Technical expertise and business knowledge alone are no longer sufficient for effective leadership. The most influential executives are distinguished by their ability to understand themselves, regulate their emotions, build authentic relationships, inspire trust, communicate with confidence, and remain composed under pressure. Emotional intelligence and leadership presence have become essential executive competencies that influence organizational culture, team performance, negotiation outcomes, conflict resolution, customer relationships, and long-term organizational success.
Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Presence is a practical, executive-oriented course designed to equip Junior MBA students with the interpersonal and self-management skills required to lead effectively in today’s complex business environment. Rather than emphasizing psychological theory, the course focuses on practical leadership behaviors, executive communication, emotional regulation, influence, resilience, self-awareness, executive presence, social intelligence, conflict management, and organizational impact.
Students will explore emotional self-mastery, leadership communication, trust-building, empathy, executive confidence, influence without authority, resilience under pressure, decision-making during uncertainty, cross-cultural leadership, emotional dynamics within teams, and the integration of artificial intelligence with human-centered leadership. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on practical application, enabling future executives to become leaders whose presence inspires confidence, credibility, collaboration, and sustained organizational excellence.
Course Objectives
By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
• Develop self-awareness as a foundation for effective leadership.
• Strengthen emotional regulation and composure under pressure.
• Build executive presence that inspires confidence and trust.
• Improve interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrate empathy while maintaining sound business judgment.
• Manage conflict and difficult conversations with professionalism.
• Influence individuals and teams through credibility rather than authority alone.
• Foster psychologically safe and emotionally intelligent organizational cultures.
• Lead diverse teams with emotional maturity and social awareness.
• Integrate emotional intelligence into strategic leadership and executive decision-making.
