Emotional Intelligence
for Finance Professionals

The brain's emotional centers play a pivotal role in all our thoughts and actions, making them crucial in our professional endeavors. For many Finance Professionals, emotions are often excluded from their training and work experience, posing a potential barrier to career advancement and transitioning into leadership roles. This course will specifically address how Emotional Intelligence (EI) pertains to Finance Professionals.

Emotional Intelligence (EI) encompasses the ability to perceive, differentiate, manage, and evaluate our emotions. The goal is to utilize this awareness of self and others to effectively navigate behaviors and relationships. Over the course of five days, you will cultivate and refine your EI and communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on practical skill development that promises substantial benefits both professionally and personally.

This online training course will feature:

• Understanding your and others’ Emotions
• The essentials components of Emotional Intelligence (EI)
• The Transition from Finance Professional to Leader
• Giving feedback the EI way
• Developing your EI as a Finance Professional

At the end of this Anderson online training course, participants will be able to:

• Identify EI competencies
• List skills needed to transition from a Finance Professional to a leadership role
• Describe ways to improve personal EI
• Understand how to motivate yourself and others
• Display improved competency in EI

This Anderson online training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will particularly benefit:

• All finance professionals in any organisation who are transitioning to a People Management or Leadership role
• Those professionals who would benefit from an understanding of the topics
• Anyone recently promoted into a people management role

Participants in this course will receive thorough training on the subjects covered by the course outline, with the facilitator utilising various proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques.

The online course is very participatory and experiential. It involves a lot of skill practice in a group setting. Training methodology includes individual and group activities that will intersperse the sessions.  Various practical sessions, relevant case studies and group interactions are programmed into this course. As this is coaching-based, participants will be given activities to complete and work on after the face-to-face training.

• What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)?
• EI Competencies for Finance Professionals
• Understanding yourself and others
• Assessing your own EI
• Using the Jo-Hari Window for self-awareness

• The role of the Finance Professional
• From financial expert to leader
• The difference between managing and leading
• Transformational leadership explored
• The unique needs of the Finance Professional as a leader

• Understanding the psychology of people
• Improving your own EI
• Practical ways to improve your EI
• EI as a Finance Professional
• Career development SWOT

• Giving feedback using EI methods
• Cross-cultural issues
• Practical skills in listening
• Using open and closed questions
• Being EI online

• Understanding motivation
• Motivating yourself and others
• Using EI with your team
• Avoiding the dangers of groupthink
• Personal action planning

Anderson e-Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the online course