The Power of Emotional Intelligence with Sonia Singh

In this vibrant episode of Women Empower Wednesdays, host Bri Logue welcomes Sonia, an internationally certified leadership and high-performance coach with a rich background in teaching corporate leaders to enhance interpersonal skills such as emotional intelligence, communication, and influencing without authority. Sonia, who also contributes her expertise as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco and an executive coach at the University of California, Davis, delves into her journey from having a strong focus on technical skills to emphasizing the indispensable interpersonal skills that distinguish successful leaders.

Key Takeaways:

• Shifting Focus to Interpersonal Skills: Sonia underscores the pivotal shift from technical prowess to interpersonal abilities, highlighting the latter as crucial for leadership success.
• Journey into Coaching: Sharing her personal trajectory, Sonia recounts a moment of realization that propelled her from feeling misplaced among executives to embracing her true calling in coaching, fueled by a passion for unlocking leadership potential in others.
• Navigating the Dual Path: Sonia reflects on her experience of balancing a full-time executive role with her coaching practice, emphasizing the energizing nature of meaningful work.
• Emotional Intelligence as the Foundation: Sonia advocates for building emotional intelligence, comprising self-awareness, self-management, and the capacity to navigate social complexities, as the cornerstone of effective leadership.
• Creating Discipline and Routines: Highlighting the challenges of entrepreneurship, Sonia discusses the importance of self-imposed routines and community support to maintain motivation and accountability.
• Cultivating Connection in a Remote World: The conversation also touches upon the critical need for human connection, especially post-pandemic, and the ways to foster meaningful interactions in a predominantly remote work environment.

Connect with Sonia:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniaksingh/
Website: www.SoniaKSingh.com

Connect with Bri:
Website: www.brilogue.com
IG: @bri.logue
FB: @bri.logue
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