Gateway Series: Emotional Intelligence — Key to Becoming a Great Leader
On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 5:30–6:30 PM, Kimiko Sakuma will present “Emotional Intelligence — Key to Becoming a Great Leader” as part of the Gateway Professional Development Webinar.
Being an effective 21st century leader requires the ability to proactively integrate Emotional Intelligence into interpersonal interactions by identifying, articulating, and anticipating others’ emotional responses.
This presentation focuses on how to leverage Emotional Intelligence as a competitive advantage. We will discuss how Emotional Intelligence is a learned skill and a tool that can help break through the bamboo ceiling, myths and perceived stereotypes that may be limiting one’s ability to move up the career ladder.
By the end of this webinar you will be able to:
1. Understand and define Emotional Intelligence
2. Apply Emotional Intelligence techniques toward leadership and communication
3. Practice various Emotional Intelligence skills, traits and attributes
4. Discuss how cultural norms and backgrounds impact Emotional Intelligence
Our Next Speaker:
Kimiko Sakuma
Kimiko Sakuma is the founder of Training Route 3 (TrainingRoute3.com), a consultancy that designs onsite and online learning engagement strategies and curriculum models for companies such as Office Depot, Airbnb, Pacific Gas and Electric, How Women Lead, and Amgen among others which directly enhances knowledge retention, efficiency, process and employee productivity.
Kimiko has almost two decades worth of industry experience applying her Instructional Design skills to corporate, private, start-up and nonprofit sectors. Her range of expertise spans from designing the learning experience for conferences across the nation for the “Minority Women Professionals Are MVP’s Conference Series” which helped to advance the professional success and equity of minority women professionals to facilitating emotional intelligence workshops for executive, undergraduate, and graduate student programs at the University of San Francisco such as the Masters of Global Entrepreneurship Management Program (MGEM), China Business Studies Initiative (CBSI), and Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI).
Kimiko is passionate about working with organizations and programs that promote diversity and inclusion. This desire has led her to working on passion projects such as the documentary film “Mayor Ed Lee”, which chronicles, documents, and preserves the memory of the first Chinese American Mayor of San Francisco to supporting Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) such as Asians@ Airbnb to empower the Asian and Pacific Islander community with resources to enable success.
Connect with Kimiko through LinkedIn and by visiting: www.TrainingRoute3.com.
Join us on August 18th to learn how to lead with emotional intelligence!
Event information
When:
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
-5:30 to 6:30 pm (PDT) Webinar + Q&A session
-6:30 to 7 pm (PDT) Virtual Networking session
Where:
Zoom and facebook live
Moderator: Asian Leaders Alliance
Register: https://rebrand.ly/6rp14lk
The Goal
This joint professional development series is to equip our members and individuals with the resources and guidance to become tomorrow’s leaders.
About the 3 Organizations
Asian Business League of San Francisco
The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) was founded in 1980 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of Asian Pacific American leadership in business. Through seminars, workshops, and social and networking functions, ABL-SF provides its members with opportunities to develop and enhance leadership and management skills and to build relationships with other Asian professionals. ABL-SF also provides its members with opportunities to meet business leaders in the community and to address issues facing Asian professionals and Asian-owned businesses.
Asian Leaders Alliance
Asian Leaders Alliance
Asian Leaders Alliance (ALA) is a self-organized group founded in 2017 consisting of leaders from 70+ Asian Employee Resource Groups (“ERG”) in the San Francisco Area. ALA empowers members and allies to grow as civic leaders and foster collaboration. Since its inception, ALA has held numerous professional networking events, shared best practices of ERG programs, and annual summer leadership programs with Southeast Asian Development Center (“SEADC”) and Chinatown YMCA. ALA continues to further explore opportunities to positively impact the community, celebrate culture, and support D&I efforts.
National Association of Asian American Professionals
National Association of Asian American Professionals
NAAAP, the National Association of Asian American Professionals, inspires, cultivates, and empowers Asian and Pacific Islander leaders for professional excellence to make meaningful impacts in the workplace and in the community. Founded in 1982, NAAAP is a non-profit organization with over 30 chapters in the USA & Canada.
