Emotional Intelligence Special Interest Group
Re-grounding Coaching in Emotional Intelligence: Foundations That Deepen Presence, Insight, and Impact
Host: Desiree Briel Rodi, Ph.D., ACC
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time
CCEs: TBD
Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom.us. Remember to log in before registering for the event.
***IMPORTANT: You will be redirected to a Zoom registration form after purchasing your ticket. You must register with Zoom to access the live event.
Replay available to registrants for viewing purposes only (no CCEs)
Description
Regrounding Coaching in Emotional Intelligence is a 90-minute interactive session designed for coaches who want to deepen their presence, insight, and impact by returning to the foundations of emotional intelligence. Rather than adding more tools, this session helps coaches strengthen self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management as core capacities that support effective coaching. Through reflection, discussion, and practical application aligned with ICF Core Competencies, participants learn to work skillfully with emotions as valuable data—expanding choice, cultivating trust and safety, and enhancing their ability to evoke client awareness in meaningful, sustainable ways.
Key Takeaways:
1. Apply emotional intelligence principles to enhance coaching presence, self-regulation, and relational awareness
2. Demonstrate increased self-awareness of emotional signals and internal reactions that influence coaching effectiveness
3. Integrate emotional awareness and regulation strategies to support trust, safety, and client agency in coaching conversations
4. Use emotional data to evoke client awareness without judgment, fixing, or over-identification
About Desiree Briel Rodi
Desiree Briel Rodi is an ACC-certified coach who harnesses the power of Emotional Intelligence to drive awareness, action, and accountability. She has worked in higher education administration, non-profit management, and people & business strategy. Desiree holds a B.A. in Art and American Studies from Yale University; an MBA from Seattle University, where she has assisted with graduate leadership courses; a Certificate in Evidence-Based Coaching; and an M.A. in Organizational Development and Change from Fielding Graduate University, where she recently earned her Ph.D.
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