Prof. Enrica Garzilli
Prof. Enrica Garzilli is an internationally recognised academic, award-winning author, Harvard Lecturer, researcher, founding Editor-in-Chief and mindfulness teacher. She combines decades of international academic experience with evidence-based mindfulness, emotional intelligence and intercultural communication.
At the Institute of Customer Management, Prof. Garzilli delivers programmes in mindfulness, emotional intelligence and corporate wellbeing, integrating evidence-based practice with intercultural communication to strengthen focus, resilience and workplace performance.
Her approach is practical, evidence-based and immediately applicable to the workplace. She equips professionals with effective tools to manage stress, improve concentration, strengthen communication and achieve sustainable performance..
Expertise
- Mindfulness and workplace wellbeing
- Emotional intelligence and self-regulation
- Stress management and burnout prevention
- Leadership, resilience and sustainable performance
- Focus, attention and cognitive performance
- Intercultural communication and global leadership
- Artificial intelligence and digital communication
- Academic research, scholarly publishing and editorial leadership
- Executive education and evidence-based practice
Academic Background
- Prof. Garzilli's academic background spans history, Asian studies, international relations and intercultural studies. She was a Lecturer at Harvard University, a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School, a competitively appointed Senior Fellow at the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, and a Research Affiliate at the University of Delhi following an appointment by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She holds a degree in Arts and Humanities, the Italian National Scientific Qualification, and postgraduate master's degrees in Computer Science for the Humanities and Teaching History to Foreign Learners. She was Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Oriental Series – Opera Minora and Editor-in-Chief of two award-winning peer-reviewed academic journals, with more than 25 years of editorial leadership.
Professional Experience
Prof. Garzilli combines academic expertise with practical international experience. She has worked across university teaching, research, publishing, consultancy and international projects.
Her professional experience includes scholarly publishing, press and media relations, policy-related projects and intercultural collaboration. She has served as an expert and representative on European Commission projects, published extensively as an author, editor and researcher, and organised, chaired and contributed to international conferences.
More recently, Prof. Garzilli has also contributed to selected artificial intelligence projects.
Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence and Corporate Wellbeing
Prof. Garzilli's programme integrates evidence-based mindfulness, emotional intelligence and corporate wellbeing practices to help professionals and organisations improve focus, resilience and performance while supporting stress management and burnout prevention.
The programme focuses on practical tools that can be applied throughout the working day, including:
Teaching Approach
Prof. Garzilli's teaching is evidence-based, experiential and practical. Sessions integrate concise scientific insights, guided mindfulness practices, interactive emotional intelligence exercises, facilitated exploration of participants' direct experience, and practical application to everyday workplace challenges.
Participants gain a practical understanding of how attention, emotional regulation and stress influence workplace effectiveness, and learn evidence-based techniques to improve focus, communication, resilience and decision-making.
The approach helps participants move from scientific understanding to practical application, translating evidence-based concepts into everyday workplace skills that support communication, decision-making, wellbeing and sustainable performance.
Professional and International Recognition
Prof. Garzilli has built an international reputation through academic research, scholarly publishing, university teaching and editorial leadership, holding several competitively awarded academic appointments.
Her wider academic and professional achievements include:
Teaching Areas
- Mindfulness for professionals
- Emotional intelligence at work
- Corporate wellbeing and performance
- Stress reduction and resilience
- Sustainable leadership and workplace presence
- Communication and relationship quality
- AI, digital work and attention management
- Research-informed professional development