In this episode of Leader: Unlocked, host Paige Buan interviews Rocky Teodoro, Leadership Consultant and Resource Speaker, and Founder of Leading is Being. Rocky shares his experience with the iLEAD leadership development program, which he created in 2016 and has seen success in promoting 56% of participants to leadership or senior roles. He also discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in effective leadership, and the need for leaders to be able to understand and manage their own emotions, as well as project positive emotions in order to influence their team. Rocky emphasizes the importance of the human side of work, particularly in the age of AI and machine learning, and the need for leaders to be agile and able to adapt to change, learn and unlearn quickly, and excel in these skills through strong emotional intelligence.

A few things we talked about:

• The importance of developing leadership skills in employees
• The success of the iLEAD leadership development program in promoting 56% of participants to leadership or senior roles
• The role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership
• The importance of understanding and managing emotions in oneself
• The contagious nature of emotions and the importance for leaders to project positive emotions
• The need for leaders to be agile and able to adapt to change, learn and unlearn quickly, and excel in the human side of work through strong emotional intelligence.

About The Guest

Rocky Teodoro is a Leadership Consultant and Resource Speaker and is the Founder of Leading is Being - a leadership development and emotional intelligence training company. He is a resource speaker for business writing, financial news writing, and emotional intelligence workshops, and is a Genos-certified emotional intelligence practitioner. Rocky is also the creator of the successful iLEAD leadership development program, which has promoted 56% of participants to leadership or senior roles. He is passionate about empowering people and developing leaders, and believes that strong emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership.
 

Rocky has years of experience in facilitating workshops on Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Critical Thinking for leaders, high-potential team members, and employees. Contact him at [email protected] for speaking and training engagements.

Relevant Links:

• Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
• Genos International Certification Program
• Training Industry, Inc.
• The Rise of AI Makes Emotional Intelligence More Important, article by Harvard Business Review
• Emotional Intelligence Report by Capgemini Research Institute
• The 6 Second Rule That Changes Everything, article by The British School of Excellence

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