Leading with Emotional Intelligence: A Guide for Board Directors

By Sanela Osmic

In an increasingly complex governance environment, technical expertise alone is no longer sufficient for effective board leadership. The quality of boardroom decision-making is shaped not only by strategy, compliance, and oversight structures, but by the emotional intelligence of those entrusted to govern.

In Leading with Emotional Intelligence: A Guide for Board Directors, governance strategist and behavioural leadership expert Sanela Osmic explores the critical role emotional intelligence plays in board effectiveness, decision integrity, stakeholder relationships, and organisational culture.

Drawing on more than twenty years of experience working with boards and executives across multiple sectors, Osmic examines how emotional intelligence influences boardroom dynamics, conflict management, communication, accountability, ethical judgement, and leadership under pressure.

This practical and thought-provoking guide provides directors with tools to:

- navigate complex governance challenges

- strengthen boardroom relationships and collaboration

- improve decision-making and communication

- manage conflict constructively

- foster healthier organisational cultures

- lead with greater self-awareness, empathy, and accountability

More than a leadership book, Leading with Emotional Intelligence positions emotional intelligence as a core governance capability essential to effective oversight and long-term organisational success.

Written for board directors, executives, and governance professionals, this book offers a practical framework for leading with greater clarity, integrity, and impact in today's evolving governance landscape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0645953210
• ISBN13: 9780645953213
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Ethical Governance Pty Ltd
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"