Emotional Self-Awareness in Leadership Training

Emotional Self-Awareness Training for Managers

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will understand the definition and importance of emotional self-awareness. At the end of the lesson you will be able to recognize your personal emotions and understand what triggers them. At the end of the lesson you will learn self-reflection techniques and how to implement feedback for personal growth. At the end of the lesson you will acquire techniques for managing emotions and maintaining composure. At the end of the lesson you will understand how to build empathy and enhance emotional intelligence. At the end of the lesson you will be able to apply emotional self-awareness skills in real-life scenarios through case studies and role-playing. At the end of the lesson you will develop a personal action plan for continued emotional self-awareness improvement.

What do you already know about emotional self-awareness?

Understanding Emotional Self-Awareness

Emotional Self-Awareness: The ability to recognize and understand one's own emotions and their impact on behavior and thought processes.

Identifying Personal Emotions

Emotional Triggers: Specific situations or events that elicit an emotional response.

Reflective Practices

Self-Reflection Techniques: Methods like journaling and mindfulness that aid in examining one's own thoughts and feelings.

Emotional Regulation

Emotional Regulation: The process of managing and responding to one's emotional experiences in a healthy manner.

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Emotional Intelligence: The capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.

Practical Applications

Real-life scenarios through case studies and role-playing.

Conclusion and Next Steps

Review, Q&A, and discussion of next steps and additional resources.

Additional Resources

The definition list provided in the previous response.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.