Visiting Teaching Professional · Researcher · Executive

Cristina
Necula

Leadership & Emotional Intelligence

Senior executive with 20+ years of international experience — now bringing real-world leadership into academic teaching, research, and EI-based consulting across Europe.

Credentials & Qualifications
PhD Student — Doctoral School of Management, ASE Bucharest (2024–ongoing)
Executive MBA — WU Academy (2024–2026)
Accredited PCM® Trainer — Process Communication Model Romania
Accredited Emotional Assertiveness Trainer — EAI
EI Specialist — Daniel Goleman's 12-Competency Model
IANLP Accredited NLP Master Practitioner — AproNLPi®
Engineer — Polytechnic University of Bucharest
20+
Years of International Executive Experience
4
Peer-Reviewed Publications (2024–2025)
PhD
Doctoral Research in EI & Leadership, ASE
6+
Certifications in EI, PCM®, NLP & Coaching
My Philosophy

Real executive experience meets rigorous research.

I spent over two decades leading global teams and complex programmes at multinational organisations across Europe and the USA. What I learned is that technical expertise alone never determines success — it is emotional intelligence, communication clarity, and self-awareness that separate good leaders from transformational ones.

That conviction drove me into research, into EI certification, and into doctoral study. I now bridge the executive and academic worlds: bringing lived leadership experience into the classroom, and bringing scientific rigour into practice.

Core Disciplines

Three pillars of my work

01
Emotional Intelligence

Developing the 12 EI competencies of the Goleman model — from self-awareness and emotional self-control to empathy, influence, and inspirational leadership.

02
Leadership Development

Drawing on 20+ years of senior leadership at global corporations to equip leaders with frameworks that drive sustainable, people-centred performance.

03
Communication & PCM®

Using the Process Communication Model® to help leaders understand personality types, adapt their communication style, and manage teams with precision.

What I Offer

Teaching, Training & Consulting

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Visiting Teaching & Executive Education

Bringing complex leadership and EI concepts to life for university students and executive audiences — grounded in both current research and real corporate experience.

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EI Training & Coaching Programmes

Accredited training in Emotional Assertiveness, PCM®, and EI competency development for individuals, teams, and organisations seeking measurable behavioural change.

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