How Emotional Intelligence Helps Managers Build Trust and Fix Toxic Culture

You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders

Discover how to grow your head, heart, and gut intelligence to strengthen emotional intelligence, build trust, hold employees accountable, and create a thriving team culture as a new manager.

In this episode you’ll learn how to identify your dominant center (even without a personality assessment) and practical ways to grow all three so you can:

• Build trust and credibility with your team
• Hold employees accountable without micromanaging
• Handle conflict with confidence
• Lead effective team meetings that drive results
• Repair or prevent a toxic culture

By the time you finish listening, you’ll know how to balance clear thinking, relational connection, and decisive action to improve team dynamics and shape the culture you want to be part of.

Key Takeaways:

• The role of emotional intelligence in leadership success
• How to identify your dominant center of intelligence
• Practical ways to grow your head, heart, and gut skills daily

Additional Links:

• Take the DISC or Working Genius Assessment + free 20-minute debrief with Desiree

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