Emotional Leadership Development Certification – 1 Day In-Person Course

Learn how to use the power of emotions to help yourself, leaders and teams thrive.

Because emotions drive behaviour, and behaviour shapes culture.

This one-day certification gives you the tools to understand and work with emotion so you can build trust, connection and performance in the way you lead and help others do the same.

Whether you lead people directly or support those who do, this course equips you with the riders&elephants Emotional Leadership Development Toolkit, a game-changing resource used by leading organisations around the world to shape emotional awareness, empathy and culture in action.

Why this course?

Because leadership isn’t just about what we do...it’s about how we make people feel.

This game-changing certification will show you how to use the riders&elephants Leadership Development frameworks, resources and tools to help you and the people you serve truly thrive.

You’ll learn how to turn emotional awareness into meaningful action, using simple and practical methods that build trust, connection and psychological safety.

You’ll leave with the confidence and tools to help leaders and teams strengthen connection, collaboration and performance through emotional culture and the know-how to embed these practices in everyday leadership.

Who is it for?

This course is for anyone passionate about helping leaders and teams thrive, including:

Leaders and Managers who want to build trust, empathy and connection in their teams
HR, L&D and OD Professionals who design and deliver leadership and culture programmes
Coaches, Consultants and Facilitators who support leaders
Future Leaders and Culture Champions who want to bring humanity back into leadership

What you will learn

How emotions influence leadership and team performance
How to use and embed the Emotional Culture Deck tools and frameworks
How to build emotional awareness and language that strengthens relationships
How to help leaders shape emotionally aware teams and positive cultures

Pre-Course Virtual Meet-Up 45 minutes (Optional)

Monday 24th November at 12:30pm

You’ll be invited to an informal virtual meet-up before the course.
It’s a chance to connect with others, ask questions and get the most from your in-person experience.

What to expect on the day

An interactive and energising day filled with conversation, reflection and insight.

You’ll explore your own leadership emotions, learn how to use the Emotional Culture Deck toolkit and discover new ways to help others lead with emotional clarity and compassion.

Lunch, refreshments and all materials are included.

This course is designed for a small group to ensure a personal and impactful learning experience.

Course overview and tools

Part	Tools	Activities
Part 1: Leading Self	Intention Setting Activity, Know Yourself Handbook, Difficult Conversations Handbook	Reflect on personal leadership emotions. Explore emotional drivers using the Know Yourself Handbook. Practise handling difficult conversations through the ECD framework.
Part 2: Leading People	ECD Leadership Handbook, Emotional Contagion Guide	Identify and establish desired emotions for teams. Apply emotional contagion principles to positively influence team dynamics.
Part 3: Leading Teams	ECD Weekly Retro Guide, Leadership Workshop and Canvas	Define your team’s emotional culture and develop leadership behaviours that reinforce desired emotions.
Part 4: Reflect and Review	Reflect and Review Canvas, Post-Course Challenges	Consolidate learning, reflect on growth and set future leadership goals.

What you will receive

Your Emotional Culture Deck Leadership Toolkit (worth over £250)
Certified Emotional Leadership Practitioner status, Certificate and Badge
A post-course group coaching call to embed your learning
90-day all access to the global Elephant Rider online community and resources
Continued Learning Discount: Enjoy a 50% discount on your future purchases of The Emotional Culture Deck, a testament to our commitment to your ongoing development

Inside your toolkit

Your toolkit includes everything you need to start applying your learning straight away:

Your own Emotional Culture Deck
Leadership and team reflection guides
Conversation handbooks and canvases
90-day access to online tools and community resources

Group coaching call

Monday 12th January 2026 at 12:30-1:30pm

A follow up session to help you reflect, troubleshoot share your bright spots. Bring your experiences challenges and questions and we will help you to work through them and build momentum.

Why this matters

Because emotions drive behaviour, and behaviour shapes culture.

When leaders understand and work with emotion, they create environments where people feel valued, supported and inspired to perform at their best.

This course gives you the frameworks and confidence to bring those conversations to life.

Meet Rebecca

Hi, I’m Rebecca Holliday, a certified riders&elephants certified consultant based in the UK.

I specialise in helping leaders and teams thrive through emotional culture. When we support how people feel, we unlock how they perform, connect and grow.

Over the past three years, I’ve facilitated hundreds of people across diverse sectors to strengthen their emotional culture and build more connected, high-performing teams.

I’m proud to have received a cumulative facilitator score of 9.95 out of 10, with 100% of participants highly recommending the course, and every participant on the certification courses I’ve delivered rating their course experience 10 out of 10.

My sessions are interactive, energising and designed to create a safe space to learn, connect and be inspired.

You’ll leave equipped with practical tools, fresh insights and the confidence to strengthen connection, collaboration and performance through emotional culture.

I’d love to see you there 💛

Feedback from previous practitioners

I thoroughly enjoyed the ECD practitioner course. The content was relevant and though provoking and Rebecca our facilitator was brilliant. Looking forward putting my news skills into practice. Wendy Younge - Head of Learning and Development

Rebecca is energetic and positive and her approach through the day was highly contagious. The materials are excellent and I can't wait to start sharing my learnings and help businesses to embed and develop their emotional culture. - Silvia Correia - Senior HR Advisor

I really enjoyed taking the time out to spend with Rebecca learning about the ECD, there are so many ways this tool can be crafted into BAU and it was inspiring and encouraging to be able to explore that. I'm excited to see how we move forward within the business. - Nicola Mitson - Head of People Operations

Inspired! Informative, useful, engaging with some great tools to provoke thinking! Pauline Bennett - Head of Development

It was a fantastic experience with a fantastic facilitator showing the importance of expressing true feelings and understanding the power that comes along with tapping into them. Thank you Rebecca! Samual Anvar - HR Advisor

Rebecca was incredibly engaging and really enjoyed the session. I am very excited to implement this across the working groups. - Aimee Lennon-Ward - HR

Simple and engaging way to develop better conversations and drive performance - Elliott Tooley - Director

Refund policy

Unfortunately, ECD Certified Consultants don’t offer refunds for this workshop experience.

However, you may send someone else in your place to this workshop if you cannot attend for any reason.

You must notify Rebecca to advise you will not attend the workshop and the name of the person that will attend in your spot.

If you cannot attend the workshop, and no one attends in your place, Rebecca will post your ECD Emotional Leadership Development Workshop Kit to you so you don’t miss out completely.

In the very unlikely event that the workshop has to be cancelled, your place will automatically transfer to the next available date. If you’re unable to attend the new date, just get in touch and we’ll arrange a refund for you.