Daniel Goleman EI Self-Paced Course: Foundational Skills 2
$200.00
Emotional intelligence (EI) is crucial for personal and professional growth, helping you develop your inner capacity and impact, become an exceptional leader, and build high-performing teams.
This self-paced course is part two of the Foundational Skills series. It’s also part of the only training program created in direct collaboration with Daniel Goleman and founded on the concepts and practices of his model that are critical to developing and deepening transformative emotional intelligence skills.
In this on-demand online course, you can:
- Learn the next three foundational skills from Daniel Goleman’s EI model.
- Increase your threshold for complexity and be more flexible in the face of stress and uncertainty.
- Apply emotional intelligence to cultivate resilience and respond more effectively when encountering setbacks, obstacles, and challenges.
- Explore the foundational skills of Empathy, Adaptability, and Positive Outlook through asynchronous modules that include video, audio, reading, and reflection.
Empathy is sensing others’ feelings and how they see things. You take an active interest in their concerns, listen attentively, and pick up cues on unspoken emotions. Empathic leaders can get along well with people of different backgrounds and cultures and express their ideas in ways others will understand.
Adaptability is the flexibility to handle change, balance multiple demands, and adapt to new situations with fresh ideas. An adaptable leader can meet challenges as they arise and adjust strategy or style based on what is needed most.
Positive Outlook is the ability to see the positive in people, situations, and events. This competency has great value in leadership, as it is proven to build resilience, set the stage for innovation and opportunity, and facilitates greater performance and outcomes
Curriculum Roadmap
Empathy Module
- Lesson 1: Learn about the three types of empathy.
- Lesson 2: Explore times you’ve received empathy and how it works neurologically.
- Lesson 3: Extend empathy to yourself.
- Lesson 4: Forge deeper connections with others through human moments.
- Lesson 5: Reflect on what you’ve learned.
Adaptability Module
- Lesson 1: Settle your mind.
- Lesson 2: Embrace uncertainty.
- Lesson 3: Examine your beliefs.
- Lesson 4: Find a positive perspective on change.
- Lesson 5: Reflect on what you’ve learned.
Positive Outlook Module
- Lesson 1: Express gratitude.
- Lesson 2: Find the positive.
- Lesson 3: Evaluate your positivity.
- Lesson 4: Disrupt negative self-talk.
- Lesson 5: Reflect on what you’ve learned.


Earn a Shareable Digital Badge for Growing Your EI!
Want to earn your verifiable Credly digital badge for Foundational Skills? Get Foundational Skills 1 and 2 for $340 ($60 savings!).
*Badge is earned upon successful completion of both self-paced courses.
Not sure which Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (DGEI) Course is right for you? Check out our decision guide below:
DGEI Self-Paced Course | DGEI Facilitated Cohort | DGEI+ Continuing Ed Facilitated Cohort | |
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Who Is It For? | Anyone with a personal or professional interest in growing emotional intelligence (EI) skills | Anyone with a personal or professional interest in growing emotional intelligence (EI) skills | Anyone with a personal or professional interest in growing emotional intelligence (EI) skills and ICF Coaches/HR pros seeking continuing education simultaneously |
Learning Style | Asynchronous, Self-Paced | Hybrid, Weekly Modules | Hybrid, Weekly Modules |
Learning Structure | Online | Online | Online |
Guided Facilitation from Certified DGEI Coach | No | Yes | Yes |
Global Cohort-Based Learning | No | Yes | Yes |
Cohort Community | No | Yes | Yes |
Live Zoom Sessions for facilitated breakouts & key skills practice | No | Yes, 7 90-minute sessions | Yes, 7 90-minute sessions |
Duration | ~10 hours | 12 weeks | 12 weeks |
Time Commitment Per Day | ~25 mins/day | ~35 mins/day | ~35 mins/day |
EI Competencies Included | 3 per course (Choose from Foundational Skills 1, Foundational Skills 2, Relational Skills 1, Relational Skills 2) | 12 (All Foundational & Relational competencies from Dr. Goleman's EI model) | 12 (All Foundational & Relational competencies from Dr. Goleman's EI model) |
Includes Orientation "Getting started" Module | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Digital Credly Badges | Yes (if Foundational Skills 1 & 2 and Relational Skills 1 & 2 are completed) | Yes | Yes |
Bonus Resources Library | No | Yes | Yes |
Continuing Ed Credits | No | No | Yes (ICF & SHRM accredited) |
Learning Verification Requirement | No | No | Yes |
Professional Tools & Templates | No | No | Yes |
Access to eLearning platform | 1 year | 6 months | 12 months |
Price | $200 for 1 course $340 for 2 courses $600 for 4 courses | $1,045 | $1,395 |
Delivery: Online, Self-paced
Modules: Empathy, Adaptability, Positive Outlook
eLearning Journey: Approximately 5 hours (25 minutes/day)
Shareable Digital Badge: Earned with completion of Foundational Skills 1 and 2
Language: English
What EI Learners Say About Our Courses

The whole course as a package was of very high value for me. As I was already familiar with many bits of the knowledge about EI, understanding all of them in a systematic way, looking at the skills as a package of interrelated capacities made me more aware of what I was doing on a superficial level in the past (and why the results were moderate). My understanding now is deeper.
I lead a busy life. I spend a lot of time ‘doing.’ This course has given me the space to reflect on ‘being’ and how I want to live in the world. I have also been given great practices which calm the mind and help me be sure that when I show up, all of me is showing up.
Absolutely recommend both foundational and relational skills competency online course. Also Becoming a certified coach through DGEIC model, changed not only my coaching practice but also my working and personal relationships as well.

It’s been a wonderful learning and personal growth experience, both challenging and exciting! I don’t know if I’ve become a better coach… surely, I’m more aware about myself.

Highly recommended…the content exercises and prompts to reflect help to bring knowledge to real life from the very first start, and it is ideal to complement with coaching. My clients increased their skills beyond expectation while enjoying doing the course.
It has given me new tools to use and has helped me learn about how I function (or not), how I get hijacked, my triggers — all at a level far beyond any other course I’ve taken.

This course gave me the opportunity to learn, practice and systematize my knowledge about EI—and most of all the “felt sense” of it. Whether doing personal practical exercises, reflecting on my experience or sharing with the cohort during live sessions, it all strengthens my EI muscle and personal conviction that it’s a powerful and fulfilling way to work and live.

The Goleman online curriculum is content rich and deeply informative, yet easy to digest. I’ve found what I needed to not only facilitate my personal growth, but also apply these foundational humanistic insights to developing strategic frameworks that have helped our clients find much greater success in their implementations. I emerged from the program a more empathic and resilient being—and I genuinely wish that more people in mainstream roles could have exposure to this material. It will help tremendously with cultivating maturity in thought, values, and leadership.
Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Course transformed me and my relationship with people around me. Just as I completed the entire course we, as the entire world, went into the lockdown due to the unprecedented Coronavirus epidemic. My family and I will remember that time as an opportunity given to us to connect, reflect and grow together more than ever. Having the training helped me meet the better version of myself and built my awareness of how I could help others to thrive.
Today, as a career coach, I can be there, understand and support others thanks to Daniel Goleman and his entire team who made this course possible. If you take this course you will not only grow on your own but be amazed to witness your impact on the community around you. You will learn that from happiness to longevity, mindfulness to focus, empathy to relationship skills, stress management to leadership, everything is connected with EI. Thank you Daniel Goleman and everyone behind this course, this was the best investment I have ever done for myself.
The Daniel Goleman EI Course came at the perfect time for me. I was navigating a career change after 20 years with the same company. The self-awareness activities made me realize that even though I was excited to be starting my dream job, all endings come with loss and challenging emotions. I was getting in my own way and not making a very smooth transition. Through the coursework and resources, I worked through the emotions I was experiencing and realigned myself to my core values.
I am happy to say I have embraced my new career and am finding much more success! Without the insights this course gave me, I may not have been able to get out of my own way and may have unconsciously self-sabotaged my incredible career opportunity. I am confident now that I am right where I belong!

This course was the best gift I could ever give myself!! I am a business owner and on a very busy schedule. I am the type of person who finds it hard to be vulnerable, and I can sometimes lack empathy for myself and others. I have worked really hard on putting what we are learning about emotional intelligence into practice.
Since the second week of the course, I have really felt a shift in my life and have been getting positive feedback from the people closest to me, including my husband, my daughter, and my management team. They all noticed a positive change in the way I communicated, engaged, and connected with them. I’m still learning, and it’s not always easy, but I am committed to continue practicing. Thank you for your support, this course has done so much more than I thought it would ever do!

This course gave me the tools that help me thrive as a person and a leader. Daily modules include action and reflection that lead to tangible growth at your own pace, and I appreciated connections made with instructors and classmates around the world during regular Zoom calls. Thanks to this course I better understand myself, my workplace and the world around me.
FAQs
To earn a badge, you must complete both courses in a grouping:
- Foundational Skills Badge = Foundational Skills 1 and 2
- Relational Skills Badge = Relational Skills 1 and 2
All Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (EI) Courses are anchored by the 12 crucial competencies in Dr. Goleman’s EI model. Our Self-paced Courses (Foundational Skills 1 and 2 and Relational Skills 1 and 2) are completely asynchronous and on-demand, compared to our Facilitated Cohorts. They take approximately 10 hours to complete and you can go at your own pace. Our Facilitated Cohort Courses are 12 or 6 week eLearning journeys and include a global cohort and a dedicated DGEI Certified Facilitator. For a more detailed breakdown, please see the comparison chart above.
Yes, each course is $200 and you can save by bundling in a single transaction:
- Get two courses for $340 ($60 savings)
- Get three courses for $480 ($120 savings)
- Get all four courses for $600 ($200 savings)
To request a refund for a course, please notify us within 10 days from the date of purchase.
To be eligible for a refund:
- Request must be received within the 10-day (from purchase) refund window
- Course completion must not exceed 50%
You will have access to course content and your coursework for one year after your purchase date, which is when access starts.
This is the only emotional intelligence (EI) training program affiliated with Daniel Goleman, created in direct collaboration with him, and founded on the concepts and practices of his model that are critical to developing EI. The asynchronous module content (video, audio, reading etc.) feature Dr. Goleman and his collaborative work.
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