Session 20

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence represents much of the core areas of exploration in coaching. In this session we will begin to look at how Emotional Intelligence can be explored through a coaching session in a series of exercises or by simply informing our questions with the components of Emotional Intelligence. First, let’s look at an overview of Daniel Goleman’s work in his book, Emotional Intelligence:

Throughout a coaching relationship, the client may request, or the coach may recognize, an opportunity to explore one of the 5 components of Emotional Intelligence. The following two resources look at ways to facilitate that exploration, and how to tell when a client could benefit from coaching around Emotional Intelligence:

Emotional Intelligence Mindmap Presentation:


Session 21: Mindset Exploration