Executive Coaching • Leadership Development • Facilitation

Develop Emotionally Intelligent Leaders. Build Stronger Organizations.

Dawn Breedon, MHS partners with corporations and large organizations to strengthen the human skills behind effective leadership: self-awareness, emotional regulation, empathy, communication, conflict navigation, accountability, and trust.

Executive & management development Custom facilitated workshops Scalable organizational learning
Why Emotional Intelligence at Work

Technical expertise gets leaders into the room. Emotional intelligence shapes what happens once they are there.

Leadership today requires more than knowledge, authority, or title. It requires the ability to understand emotions, manage pressure, listen with intention, communicate through disagreement, and create conditions where people can perform at their best.

Dawn Breedon, MHS helps organizations turn Emotional Intelligence into everyday leadership behavior.

Our programs move beyond inspiration. Participants practice skills they can use in meetings, performance conversations, team conflict, change initiatives, customer interactions, and high-pressure decisions.

Programs can be customized for senior leadership, administrators, managers, supervisors, emerging leaders, intact teams, and cross-functional cohorts.

Corporate Services

Development that meets leaders where the work is happening.

Choose a focused engagement or combine services into a broader leadership-development initiative.

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Executive & Leadership Coaching

Confidential coaching that helps leaders strengthen self-awareness, communication, decision-making, emotional regulation, influence, and relationship management.

  • 1:1 executive coaching
  • Management coaching
  • Leadership transition support
  • EQ development plans
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Corporate EQ Workshops

Interactive learning experiences designed around real workplace challenges rather than lecture-only training.

  • Half-day and full-day workshops
  • Multi-session learning series
  • Leadership retreats
  • Virtual or in-person delivery
03

Facilitation for Teams

Structured facilitation for groups navigating communication breakdowns, change, accountability, trust, or cross-functional challenges.

  • Team alignment sessions
  • Conflict-navigation facilitation
  • Strategic conversations
  • Culture and communication sessions
04

Manager Development

Practical training for the people responsible for turning organizational priorities into daily employee experiences.

  • Feedback and difficult conversations
  • Empathy with accountability
  • Managing under pressure
  • Coaching employees effectively
05

Keynotes & Leadership Sessions

High-impact presentations that introduce Emotional Intelligence in a way that is relevant, memorable, and connected to business realities.

  • Executive meetings
  • Conferences
  • Leadership summits
  • Employee development events
06

Custom Organizational Programs

Tailored EQ initiatives for organizations seeking a consistent leadership language across departments, locations, or management levels.

  • Needs-aligned curriculum
  • Facilitator resources
  • Participant workbooks
  • Sustained learning pathways
Business Impact

EQ shows up in the moments that matter.

The goal is not to make the workplace “more emotional.” It is to help people respond to emotion with greater intelligence, discipline, awareness, and skill.

Clearer CommunicationReduce unnecessary friction and improve how leaders listen, respond, and set expectations.
Stronger ManagementHelp managers balance empathy, standards, accountability, and performance.
Healthier ConflictBuild capacity to address disagreement without avoidance, escalation, or relationship damage.
Greater Self-AwarenessHelp leaders recognize triggers, blind spots, habits, and the impact they have on others.
More TrustStrengthen consistency, respect, psychological safety, and productive working relationships.
Better Change LeadershipEquip leaders to communicate and respond effectively during uncertainty and transition.
Improved CollaborationIncrease perspective-taking, cross-functional communication, and shared problem solving.
Leadership PresenceDevelop composure, intentionality, empathy, and credibility in high-stakes moments.
Who We Serve

Built for organizations where leadership behavior has enterprise-wide consequences.

Corporations & Enterprise Teams
Leadership development, management training, team effectiveness, and culture initiatives.
Government & Public Agencies
Professional development for administrators, supervisors, cross-functional teams, and public-facing leaders.
Healthcare & Human Services Organizations
EQ development for people leading in emotionally demanding, high-accountability environments.
Higher Education & Large Nonprofits
Leadership, administration, communication, and team-development programs for mission-driven organizations.
Higher Education Workshop

Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, and Student Success

The US Dept of Education (ED) and mental health professionals agree that mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Our EQ influences how we think, feel, act, handle stress, and make choices. The ED emphasizes that social-emotional competencies are key to unlocking academic potential and serve as protective factors for both vulnerable and invulnerable populations. ED guidance calls on institutions to prioritize wellness, enhance mental health literacy, implement evidence-based prevention practices, and create integrated frameworks for educational, social, emotional, and behavioral support.

Many professionals note that marginalized and/or vulnerable populations require higher levels of EQ. The news is saturated with evidence of individuals with high intellectual quotients (IQ) and those with abundant resources who have “snapped.” It has always been said, “There are more suicides on Park Avenue than in at-risk neighborhoods.”

Workshop Objectives

By the end of this four-hour workshop, students should be able to:

  1. Define emotional intelligence and understand why it matters for academic success as well as life challenges.
  2. Identify their own emotions and triggers and appreciate how social, emotional, and behavioral factors are congruent.
  3. Practice evidence-based regulation strategies (e.g., mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal) to handle stress.
  4. Develop empathy and communication skills to build better relationships.
  5. Understand campus resources and ED guidance for mental-health support, destigmatization, and inclusive practices.
For Individuals

Take the FREE EQ QUIZ

Discover how you recognize emotions, manage stress, communicate, empathize, and navigate relationships.

Start Your FREE EQ QUIZ
Leadership Perspective

Emotional Intelligence is increasingly central to how we think about effective leadership.

“By teaching people to tune in to their emotions with intelligence… we can transform organizations from the inside out.”

— Daniel Goleman, psychologist and author • Source

“What distinguishes outstanding leaders from average ones are emotional self-awareness and self-control.”

— SHRM, Emotional Intelligence Is Key to Outstanding LeadershipSource

“Many leaders establish this trust by enacting emotionally intelligent competencies such as empathy and authenticity.”

— SHRM Executive Network • Source
Our Approach

Practical. Relevant. Facilitated for application.

Every engagement begins with your environment, your people, and the leadership outcomes you want to improve. The work is then shaped around real scenarios your leaders recognize.

1

Listen & Assess

Clarify the audience, organizational context, leadership challenges, and desired outcomes.

2

Customize

Align examples, exercises, case studies, language, and facilitation to your organization.

3

Engage

Create an interactive learning environment built around reflection, discussion, practice, and application.

4

Apply & Reinforce

Translate insight into leadership habits, action commitments, and continued development.

About Dawn Breedon, MHS

Human-centered leadership development with organizational purpose.

Dawn Breedon, MHS provides coaching, facilitation, and training focused on helping leaders strengthen Emotional Intelligence and apply it where leadership is most visible: communication, conflict, decision-making, relationships, accountability, and change.

Programs are designed to create meaningful conversations while remaining practical, professional, and connected to the realities of administration and management.

Led by Dawn Breedon, MHS

Facilitator, coach, curriculum developer, and human-services professional with experience in program development, group facilitation, organizational communication, and people-centered leadership.

Core focus: helping leaders become more self-aware, emotionally disciplined, empathic, courageous, and effective in how they lead people.

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Bring Emotional Intelligence development to your leadership team.

Tell us about your organization, audience, and goals. Dawn Breedon, MHS can help you shape a coaching, workshop, facilitation, or leadership-development engagement that fits your needs.

Dawn Breedon, MHS
Corporate Coaching • Facilitation • Leadership Development

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