{"id":58800,"date":"2025-01-07T12:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/agda5n2\/emotional-intelligence-leaders-phil-willcox\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:27:59","slug":"emotional-intelligence-leaders-phil-willcox","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/agda5n2\/emotional-intelligence-leaders-phil-willcox\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Intelligence for Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emotional intelligence is more than a leadership buzzword. It&#8217;s the foundation for building trust, inspiring teams, and driving performance.<\/p><p>Leadership expert Phil Willcox reveals why awareness, understanding, and influence over emotions are essential skills for leaders who want to create safe, motivated and high-performing workplaces in today\u2019s human-focused world.<\/p><div class=\"ew-video\" data-videosource=\"embed\" data-videotranscriptkey=\"transcript-724f8284-df50-41bd-9ad6-4e0982471a1c.txt\"><div class=\"ew-video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/2kxLp2KY-5WSyalpf.html\" title=\"Emotional Intelligence for Leaders\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/div><a class=\"ew-video-transcript\" href=\"https:\/\/nova-live-content.s3.undefined.amazonaws.com\/undefined\/transcript-724f8284-df50-41bd-9ad6-4e0982471a1c.txt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download transcript<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> About Phil Willcox<\/h2>\n\n<p>Phil Willcox is the CEO and Founder of <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/emotionatwork.co.uk\" href=\"https:\/\/emotionatwork.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emotion at Work<\/a> and specializes in emotional intelligence, organizational development, and leadership and management development.<\/p><p>Emotion at Work uses an evidence-based approach to improve work for everyone by placing emotion where it belongs: at the heart of work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Willcox runs a business that focuses on the emotional side of work. 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