Emotional Intelligence: The Leade...
Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Skill That Holds It All Together
The Executive and The Mystic by Fred LeFranc & Kristina Wiltsee
S1 · E20
Jun 16, 2026
41:09
Episode notes

In this Season 1 finale of The Executive & The Mystic, Fred LeFranc and Kristina Wiltsee explore emotional intelligence and why it has been the quiet foundation beneath so many of their conversations this season.

Using Daniel Goleman’s emotional intelligence framework, Fred and Kristina break down the four dimensions of EQ: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Together, they explore how emotional intelligence helps leaders move from reaction to choice, regulate stress, read the room, practice empathy, and navigate conflict with clarity.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why emotional intelligence is foundational to leadership
  • The four dimensions of emotional intelligence
  • How self-awareness creates space between reaction and response
  • Why  ... 
Keywords
executive leadership
emotional intelligence
self awareness
The Executive and The Mystic
leadership development
conflict resolution
EQ Leadership
self management
empathy in leadership
relationship management
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