Course Description
This course will help participants strengthen critical thinking and empathy-driven decision-making. By blending cognitive skills with emotional intelligence, it fosters leadership that advances equity and inclusion.
Course Outline
- Integrating research and neuroscience of cognitive biases
- Introducing emotional intelligence’s effective components
- Linking empathy’s effective elements to cognitive biases and motivated reasoning
- Exploring the impact of cognitive dissonance and self-verification on critical thinking skills
- Exploring cognitive flexibility techniques to cultivate mindfulness
What You Will Learn
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- be able incorporate emotional intelligence into your leadership style
- effectively separate personal cognitive biases from objective evidence
- recognize negative tendencies and habits that impede progress and growth
- be able to effectively use empathy in your decision-making process
Microcredential
This course provides learners with the opportunity to earn a microcredential. A microcredential is evidence of a skill or competency that is employment related. Dalhousie microcredentials are developed in collaboration with employers, industries, and/or organizations that relate to the content. A microcredential can be displayed on social media pages, digital resumes, personal webpages, and in email signatures. To earn the microcredential in this course, learners will need to successfully complete a competency-based assessment.
Notes
The Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development recommends an intermediate level of English language proficiency for the most effective learning and participation in our online and face-to-face courses. A list of minimum recommended scores on some common English tests can be found on our website. If you have questions about your English language proficiency and ability to succeed in this course, please contact openlearning@dal.ca.Recommended For
The course is recommended for professionals seeking to grow as leaders by improving their emotional intelligence and mindfulness.Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Inclusive Leadership : Required
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a business consultant, coach and international speaker, who currently serves part time as the Sr. Advisor, EDI Initiatives and Adjunct Lecturer at Queen’s University. Her new memoir, “Can You Hear Me Now?” was published by Random House Canada, in February 2021 and was selected as a finalist for the 2021 Shaughnessy Cohen prize for political writing and a book award finalist for the Speaker of Ontario Legislature. Her new leadership development app, MaximizingU, is available on Google Play and the App Store.