Why do we need emotional intelligence at work?

It helps individuals:

  • understand how emotions affect behaviour at work
  • manage emotions and behaviours at work
  • understand their impact on colleagues and customers
  • grow the ability to build and maintain strong interpersonal connections
  • connect with others, display empathy and understanding
  • gauge situations and people around them and respond appropriately
  • deal with challenging interactions positively
  • build resilience
  • accept and positively respond to change
  • understand and navigate organisations

It helps leaders:

  • manage interactions with their team
  • understand their team
  • improve team working and dynamics
  • resolve conflict to mutual gain
  • develop strategies to influence an agenda
  • improve their ability to lead and manage change
  • realise the full potential of their team
  • create psychological safety for their team
  • make their team feel valued
  • build empathy

It helps teams:

  • improve communication
  • create trust
  • share ideas collaboratively
  • build commitment to achieve goals
  • enjoy mutual respect
  • engender loyalty and collective responsibility
  • enable successful teamwork
  • succeed

It helps organisations:

  • improve employee satisfaction
  • increase retention
  • attract talent
  • improve productivity
  • increase market share
  • thrive