Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for effective leadership, influencing how we manage our own emotions, understand others, and build strong, trust-based relationships. Leaders with high emotional intelligence navigate challenges with composure, communicate with clarity, and create environments where teams feel valued and motivated. This session will explore the essential components of emotional intelligence and its impact on leadership effectiveness and team dynamics.
Developing emotional intelligence enhances decision-making, conflict resolution, and the ability to lead with authenticity and confidence. In this session, we’ll discuss how emotions shape workplace interactions, how leaders can strengthen their emotional intelligence, and practical ways to foster a culture of trust and collaboration. By understanding and refining these skills, leaders can create more engaged, resilient, and high-performing teams.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the key components of emotional intelligence and assess their impact on leadership effectiveness
- Define emotional regulation strategies to manage stress, navigate conflict, and enhance decision-making
- Identify techniques for building trust and fostering strong relationships through empathy and self-awareness
"Ascend Leadership Monthly" is a webinar series created by Jina Etienne, CEO of Etienne Consulting, to inspire, inform, and elevate professionals at all levels. Each month, Jina tackles an essential leadership topic grounded in her passion for helping leaders build deep connections, cultivate safety, and thrive as inclusive, mindful, and trusted leaders. Each session equips participants to grow as leaders by building key competencies, improving communication, and fostering meaningful relationships. From navigating difficult conversations to building trust and achieving work-life balance, this series introduces critical leadership skills that are both practical and impactful. Whether you’re stepping into leadership for the first time or seeking to sharpen your skills, this webinar will equip you with the tools and insights needed to grow as a leader and make an immediate impact.
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA
Etienne Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
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(301) 778-5510
Jina is a consultant and speaker on diversity, inclusion, culture, and belonging. She creates training programs and workshops to help clients move forward in their D&I journey. She is a storyteller and speaks candidly about her experiences, hard lessons, and ‘aha’ moments that helped her understand the importance of individuality, the value of curiosity, and the courage it takes to “just” be yourself. Often described as “approachable” and “relatable” by her clients, she works with purpose and the intention of being engaging, practical, and immediately applicable to real-world situations. Jina draws from her unique background and mix of work experiences to offer examples and share insights designed to benefit everyone across the workplace ecosystem – executives, management, employees, and customers.
Previously, she was Principal Consultant at EtiennePartners (EP), a boutique consulting firm that offered a unique strategy development, workshops & coaching to leaders, executives and entrepreneurs. Co-founded with her husband, EP was a full-time partnership in both work and life. Although in different professions, their work often intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership and navigating conflict within teams. Combining their experiences, backgrounds, and work led to the development of their unique approach to D&I, which she continues to use in her practice today.
About Our Presenter
Etienne Consulting's work is informed by their unique mix of experience in public accounting & business consulting, association management & member engagement, and diversity & inclusion consulting and training. Although in a variety of roles and industries, their work has always intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership, clarity of purpose, and navigating conflict within teams.
This led them to develop techniques to deepen awareness and strengthen communication — core skills necessary for driving meaningful change in organizations. They work with businesses and firms to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of people experience, operations, policy, communications, branding, and community & social responsibility. Their training programs and workshops are designed to bridge the gap between diversity and inclusion by offering concrete skills and communication strategies teams and use to build teams capable of leveraging their full diversity to drive innovation, growth, and lasting cultural change. They also offer support in developing, implementing, executing, and reporting on D&I strategy.
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