Leading With Emotional Intelligence: Azusa Pacific's Santa Cruz

Guest Victor Santa Cruz, Azusa Pacific University

16:54 min watch

Summary

Emotional Intelligence is the topic of this AthleticDirectorU conversation with Victor Santa Cruz, Head Football Coach at Azusa Pacific. Santa Cruz talks about his early challenges as a leader which led him to the process of becoming self-aware. The conversation touches on how he implements self-awareness in his program and the overall importance of emotional intelligence in any organization.

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- Early challenges as a leader
- Becoming self-aware as a leader
- How do you define emotional intelligence?
- How did you implement emotional intelligence in your program?
- What tools did you use for assessment?
- Are there tangible results from using emotional intelligence in your program?
- Using evaluation and assessment tools as a leader
- Going through frustrating times in an organization
- Has there been residual effects on the rest of the athletics department?

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