Conflict Resolution withEmotional Intelligence

Discover how emotional intelligence helps you navigate and manage conflict more effectively. Build the self-awareness, empathy, and communication skills to transform difficult situations into opportunities for understanding and growth.

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3.5Hours of Content
90Focused Lessons
8Interactive Tools
3Active Learning Quizzes
4.8Course Rating
Conflict is not the problem.

How we respond to it — with awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence — is what determines whether it damages or deepens.
About this course

Develop the emotional intelligence skills to navigate conflict constructively and build stronger, more resilient relationships

Conflict is a natural part of life at home, at work, and across communities. Managing it well is key to growth and creativity. This course helps you work proactively with others to communicate more effectively and navigate the differences that lead to conflict.

You will explore emotional intelligence skills including empathy, rapport, and active listening, and understand how they support more effective conflict resolution. Through self-assessment and reflection, you will examine your conflict styles and explore practical ways to reframe and defuse tension for better outcomes.

The course examines how the brain responds under pressure, how behavioural flexibility and time awareness influence conflict, and how to shift from reactive to emotionally intelligent responses. You will gain tools to understand why conflict happens, what drives it, and how to resolve it constructively.

Ideal for anyone seeking personal development, managing teams, working in HR, or wanting to improve relationships. No prior experience is needed, just an interest in emotional intelligence and a willingness to reflect and engage with practical activities.

85%
of employees deal with conflict at some level, making emotionally intelligent conflict resolution one of the most essential and undervalued skills in the modern workplace (CPP Inc)
2.8hrs
per week the average employee spends dealing with conflict, adding up to over 130 hours of lost time, energy, and productivity every year (CPP Global Human Capital Report)
60%
of performance problems in the workplace stem from strained relationships rather than a lack of skills or motivation, highlighting the critical role of emotional intelligence in resolving conflict
Learning outcomes

What you will learn

Recognise why conflict is to be expected and is a part of healthy relationships and productive organisations.

Compare and contrast the various modes that can be used in conflict resolution and know when to apply them.

Discover how emotional intelligence builds emotional bonds, supports trust, and helps resolve conflict more effectively.

Explain how emotional responses differentiate from rational responses in conflict and how to manage both with awareness.

Develop strategies for dealing with conflict and explore practical ways to resolve difficulties and restore relationships.

Course curriculum

What you will study

The Nature of Conflict
The Nature of Conflict
Discover how conflict arises, what it reveals about human needs and emotions, and how it can become a powerful catalyst for deeper understanding, connection, and growth.
The Implications of Toxic Situations and in Conflict
The Implications of Toxic Situations and in Conflict
Learn how to identify toxic behaviours and environments, understand their emotional impact, and apply emotionally intelligent strategies to rebuild psychological safety and mutual respect.
From Reaction to Response in Emotionally Charged Interactions
From Reaction to Response in Emotionally Charged Interactions
Explore how emotional patterns shape communication and conflict. Learn practical strategies to shift from reactive behaviours to emotionally intelligent responses.
The Chimp Paradox and Your Reactions
The Chimp Paradox and Your Reactions
Learn how your inner chimp — the impulsive, emotional part of the brain — drives reactive behaviour. Discover practical strategies to manage it with self-awareness, emotional regulation, and intentional leadership.
Understanding the Five Modes of Conflict and When to Use Them
Understanding the Five Modes of Conflict and When to Use Them
Explore how your mode of conflict influences your behaviour and how you manage conflict. Investigate ways to choose a response that builds trust and resolves issues more effectively.
Finding Common Ground Through Flexibility and Communication
Finding Common Ground Through Flexibility and Communication
Discover how flexibility, communication style, and conflict preferences shape your ability to adapt, build agreement, and respond wisely to change and tension.
Exclusive to Ei4Change
8 Interactive Tools and Resources

Tools that make your learning personal

Most online courses contain videos and quizzes.

This course gives you 8 interactive tools and resources, developed exclusively for Ei4Change learners.

Here are two examples of what you will find inside.

Exploring Conflict
Example tool
Tool example

Exploring Conflict

A reflective exercise that helps you explore what conflict means to you and how your view compares with others.

  • Prompts you to capture your immediate associations with conflict to reveal your underlying perspective
  • Encourages you to recognise how different people define and experience conflict in different ways
  • Highlights how misunderstandings and differing viewpoints contribute to tension in everyday situations
  • Helps you step back and consider how your interpretation of conflict shapes your responses
  • Builds a clearer foundation for working through differences in a more constructive and considered way
Recognising Toxic Situations
Example tool
Tool example

Recognising Toxic Situations

An awareness tool that helps you identify toxic behaviours, dynamics, and environments that make conflict harder to resolve — and explore how emotional intelligence can help you navigate them with greater skill.

  • Helps you recognise the signs of toxic behaviour and dynamics that undermine trust, safety, and psychological wellbeing
  • Guides you to assess the emotional impact of toxic situations on yourself and the others involved
  • Encourages you to examine how emotional patterns and reactions can both escalate and perpetuate toxic dynamics
  • Supports you in identifying practical strategies for managing toxic interactions with greater composure and emotional clarity
  • Provides a framework for rebuilding respect, safety, and constructive communication in difficult or toxic environments
Everything you get

Built for real learning, not just completion.

Every element of this course is designed to move you forward.

Content, tools, and resources that meet you where you are and take you further.

HD video lessons

All video content professionally produced and recorded in HD 1080p

8 interactive tools

Exclusive tools and resources built for Ei4Change learners

Knowledge checks

Interactive quizzes to consolidate and test your understanding

Practical activities

Structured exercises that embed your learning in real situations

Certificate of completion

Shareable certificate of completion from Ei4Change

30 day guarantee

Full refund if you are not completely satisfied, no questions asked

Lifetime access

Return to the course whenever you need it, with free updates included

Section 508 compliant PDFs

All course materials meet accessibility standards

Lightbulb Moments Resource Cards
Signature Ei4Change Resource

Lightbulb Moments Cards

Beautifully designed summary cards capturing key insights from each course. Print them, keep them on your desk, and refer back to them whenever you need a reminder of what you have learned. Learners report that these are among the most useful resources in the course.

Learner reviews

What learners say

This course is really insightful and is making me view all conversations I have in business radically differently. I am already starting to apply this to Incident Discussions as well as just standard meetings.
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Kian M.
Course participant
The course offers valuable insights and practical strategies for managing a variety of conflict situations. The content is presented in a clear, informative manner and provides useful guidance on effective interpersonal interaction and emotional intelligence.
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Natalia P.
Course participant
Found this course after a trying month in my organization. The content here is applicable, practical and thought provoking. The delivery of the content is simple but effective. Course exceeds expectations.
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Adrienne T.
Course participant
Robin Hills, Emotional Intelligence Coach, Trainer and Facilitator
Your instructor
Robin Hills
Emotional Intelligence Coach, Trainer and Facilitator

Robin Hills is the founder of Ei4Change and a recognised authority in emotional intelligence, with more than 45 years of experience as a business psychologist, trainer, and facilitator.

Emotional intelligence is not one topic among many in his work. It is the central focus. His teaching is built on a clear principle: emotional intelligence only matters when it is applied in real situations that shape decisions, relationships, and performance.

Through Ei4Change, Robin has developed one of the most established global platforms for emotional intelligence learning and development. His courses have reached over 600,000 learners across more than 200 countries, spanning a wide range of roles, industries, and levels of experience.

His approach is grounded in psychological research and informed by practical experience. Rather than offering quick fixes or surface level insight, he focuses on helping people think clearly under pressure, handle difficult situations, and make better decisions in the moment.

Robin's work reflects the reality that emotional intelligence is not about feeling good. It is about understanding what is happening within yourself and with others, and responding in a way that improves outcomes.

Over 45 years of experience in business psychology and emotional intelligence
Founder of Ei4Change, a global leader in emotional intelligence learning
Courses taken by over 600,000 learners in more than 200 countries
Specialist in the application of emotional intelligence to conflict resolution and difficult interpersonal situations
Recognised for a practical, research informed approach to emotional intelligence

Ready to handle conflict with greater
confidence, empathy, and emotional intelligence?

Join learners who are using Conflict Resolution with Emotional Intelligence to navigate difficult conversations, strengthen relationships, and transform the way they respond to tension at work and in life.

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Conflict Resolution with
Emotional Intelligence
$199
30 day money back guarantee
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