Why is Emotional Intelligence (EI) being seen as the secret sauce in leadership circles? Might it be relevant to your personal and centre strategy in 2025? Learning the principles and practical applications of EI helps us manage both our own emotions and those of people around us. Most businesses, however well run, organized and efficient, struggle with emotional complexity or drama that occurs within teams. ECE centre management, in an environment of predominantly women who are all juggling life’s challenges, takes that stress up several notches. Self-regulation helps us to manage triggers Emotional Intelligence: Why is it Important for Leadership Success? By Vicky Evans, Leadership and Life Coach and create greater balance and focus, but it’s easy to get stuck in firefighting mode and run on autopilot. Could there be new or different ways to lead or manage our day, our team and our centre? How can we change our own habits and behaviours to model the changes we’d like to see in our people? Navigating Trigger Points ECE centres are a hive of activity, but also emotions. I remember my own experience as a parent, having emigrated to New Zealand when my youngest child was three. Leaving her in a new place where she knew no one was challenging for both of us! ECE leaders are often overloaded or exhausted, which can impact on how we interact with those around us. How we manage our reactions and responses to staff and parents can be the difference between helping them to feel inspired or insecure. It is therefore beneficial to unpack our own trigger points and discover what can be done to improve our responses. Enhancing Team and Parent Dynamics This can seem easy when things are going well, but perhaps less so when we face July 2025 { 28 }
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