Unlock the Secret to Transformational Leadership with Relational Intelligence

If you want to retain top talent, elevate performance, and build a culture of loyalty, safety, and sustainability—start with your relationships.

Emotional Clarity & Boundaries

Reclaim your voice by learning how to set strong, healthy boundaries—without guilt—and finally say what you mean.

Conscious Relationship Skills

Gain the tools to build meaningful, emotionally intelligent connections—whether in love, friendship, or family.

Self-Worth & Healing Tools

Break free from patterns of people-pleasing and self-silencing. Learn to navigate triggers and heal past emotional wounds with grace..

Relational Intelligence is not a “soft skill”—it’s a core leadership competency

In today’s high-stakes corporate climate, technical expertise is no longer enough. The ability to lead through uncertainty, connect across diverse teams, and inspire innovation—requires more than strategy. It requires Relational Intelligence.

What You’ll Learn

Struggles with high turnover or team disengagement

Finds conflict is increasing while morale is dropping

Has hit a ceiling in influence, despite your competence

Wants to build a legacy without burning out your team or yourself

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Meet Our Leader

Dr. Barnes presented Ending the Cycle of Sister to Sister Destruction to a sold-out crowd at the PWN International Conference & celebrated the release of her much-anticipated book "Sister, Why You Hate Me", and her collaborative works "Teenage Girls. A Guide to Health, Wellness, & Self Esteem" and "Beyond Theory: ...

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Relational Intelligence for Executive Impact™

A 12-Week Coaching & Consulting Experience

Practical insights you can apply in your professional and personal life.

Awareness & Assessment (Weeks 1–3)

Leadership Relational Audit
Emotional Intelligence vs. Relational Intelligence Deep Dive
Personal Patterns + Professional Behaviors Assessment
Corporate Culture Snapshot: What You’re Attracting vs. What You’re Building
Key Outcomes: Clarity, vocabulary, and understanding of what’s shaping your leadership relationships

Evaluation & Alignment (Weeks 4–6)

Relationship Mapping: Team, Stakeholders, Inner Circle
Strategic Role Definition: Who belongs where (supporter, advisor, blocker, builder)
Communication & Boundary Reset Strategies
Values Alignment vs. Culture Clash: Navigating Misalignment
Key Outcomes: Realignment of access, delegation, and communication to eliminate dysfunction

Execution & Empowerment (Weeks 7–9)

Frameworks for Courageous Conversations
The SBI™ Method (Situation, Behavior, Impact) for Conflict Navigation
Rebuilding Trust & Team Harmony
Leadership Legacy: What Are You Actually Building?
Key Outcomes: Skillful confrontation, conflict de-escalation, and morale boosting through truth-telling leadership

Integration & Impact (Weeks 10–12)

Custom Leadership Strategy Based on Relational Intelligence
Team Reset Plan (optional training for direct reports)
Building Sustainable Rhythms: Meetings, Feedback, Communication Cadence
Final Executive Coaching Session + Ongoing Implementation Plan
A clear roadmap to lead well, scale without burnout, and build relational safety into the core of your leadership style

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WHO THIS IS FOR

This program is built for:

Do you ever find yourself constantly giving to others while ignoring your own emotional needs?

Feel stuck in draining relationships or unsure how to say “no” without

C-Suite Executives
Corporate Managers & Directors
HR & DEI Leaders
Entrepreneurs Scaling Teams
Nonprofit Executives & Educational Leaders
RESULTS CLIENTS EXPERIENCE
Increased employee retention
Improved communication across teams
Less emotional fatigue in leadership
Higher levels of trust, respect, and collaboration
Stronger presence and influence without overexertion

This FREE eBook is for the woman who is ready to reclaim her time, energy, and emotional freedom.

READY TO GIVE US A TRY?

Relational Intelligence Self-Assessment Tool

Private Voxer Access (During Weeks 4 & 10)

One 90-Minute Strategy Session with Dr. Barnes

Executive Relational Playbook (Workbook & Guide)

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Our customers Feedback.

Our customers Feedback.

"Sudden Impact" is the perfect name—because that’s exactly what it had on me and my business. Working with Dr. Barnes has been an absolute delight. I gained deep insights about myself and those around me. The experience was both empowering and enlightening.
Her book is simply amazing—I couldn’t put it down!

Donna Sparaco

President, Proactive Hope, LLC

Our best Team

Dr. Catherine Barnes

President and CEO of Sudden Impact Solutions, LLC

Karla Hutchinson

Senior Instructional, Curriculum, and Impact Strategist

Relate. Rise. Reclaim. ™

Understand the dynamics. Celebrate the beauty. Heal the hurt. Grow in wisdom so you can build and enjoy the relationships you deserve.

This program is about more than just leadership—it’s about lasting impact. You’ll leave with the tools to lead well, scale sustainably, and create teams that thrive.

What You’ll Learn:

Understand & manage your personal relationships (family, friends, romantic, work)
Set and maintain healthy boundaries
Recover from betrayal or emotional wounds
Build self-worth and confidence
Create an emotionally intelligent support circle

6-Week Journey Overview:

Week 1: Uncovering the Mysteries of Relational Intelligence Explore the various types of relationships and how to assess their purpose in your life.
Week 2: The 5 Places People Fit - Clarifying the Role People Play in Your Life Clarify the roles people play using the 5C Framework and identify what needs to be rewarded, repositioned, released, or rebalanced in your life.
Week 3: Boundaries, Capacity, Expectations and the Process of Relational Growth Learn how to say what you mean without guilt, recognize your relational limits, and set clear expectations. Explore healing, grieving, shifting, and growing through relational transformations.
Week 4: Friendships, Family, Workplace Dynamics & Emotional Triggers How to manage difficult relationships while protecting your peace. Understand how to navigate conflict and live well in your closest connections.
Week 5: Discernment, Dating, & Romantic Relationships: Rebuilding Trust & Letting Go Create non-negotiables and learn to stop negotiating your value in exchange to company. Explore love, fear, disappointment, and how to approach relationships from a healed place. Take a hard look at dating, healing from heartbreak, and unapologetically maintaining relational standards.
Week 6: Your Reset Plan: Community and Connections-Enjoying a Sisterhood you Deserve How to form healthy, affirming, emotionally intelligent circles of support. Celebrate growth, reflect, and create your new vision for emotionally intelligent connection and community.

Ready to Reset and Rev-Up Your Relationships?

Join Relate. Rise. Reclaim.™ and become the woman who loves with wisdom, lives with peace, and leads with emotional clarity.

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Frequently Ask Question

1. What is Relational Intelligence?

Relational Intelligence is the ability to successfully connect with others and lead through relationships with empathy, clarity, and influence. It’s not just a soft skill—it’s a critical leadership competency that drives trust, collaboration, and performance.

2. How is this different from Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional Intelligence helps you understand your own emotions and those of others. Relational Intelligence builds on that by helping you navigate those emotions in the context of relationships—with strategic tools to build trust, set boundaries, and lead with authenticity.