Rob interviews Joe Davis, a chartered psychologist and senior consultant at Ground & Air. Joe shares his journey into psychology, particularly in the field of sports and performance. He discusses the importance of emotional intelligence and its impact on personal development and leadership. Joe also talks about his work in the emerging field of esports, where he helps teams and players develop skills such as communication, resilience, and managing pressure. He highlights the role of tools like the Emotional Capital Report (ECR 360) and VoicePrint in enhancing self-awareness and improving team dynamics.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Joe Davis is a chartered psychologist with a background in sports psychology and a focus on human performance and development. Ground & Air, where Joe works, is a performance and well-being company that offers services such as performance coaching, development training, and insights using tools like the Emotional Capital Report (ECR 360) and VoicePrint. Emotional intelligence is a key area of expertise for Joe, and he believes that self-awareness and understanding one's own emotions are crucial for effective leadership and influencing others. Joe has worked with various clients, including Red Bull Formula One esports team, helping them with communication, emotional control, team cohesion, and managing burnout. Joe is passionate about reading and staying up-to-date with the latest research and developments in areas such as longevity, youth development in football, and therapeutic approaches like ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). He is also involved in the development of an app called Head Coach, which aims to help young players and coaches develop emotional intelligence skills for improved performance and well-being. BEST MOMENTS "Emotional intelligence is developing the ability to recognise, identify and understand our own emotions and manage our own emotional experience."  "There's a direct relationship between self-knowing or self-awareness and then skills like empathy and relationship skills."  "It's getting that balance. You need to challenge. You can't have everything too nicey-nicey." "Reading is crucial. It doesn't only educate you, but it helps you in your own work as well when it comes to making patterns between things and helping to understand other people."  VALUABLE RESOURCES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leader-manager-coach-podcast/id1370481271?mt=2 https://www.robryles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPYDVzZVnA https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertryles/?originalSubdomain=uk HOST BIO Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches. The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life. LEARN MORE HERE Football, coach: https://www.patreon.com/robryles