Bringing Logic and Emotion Together

Recently, I was asked to provide a workshop as part of an all day team building event. The team of 12 had been through some challenges and were on the other side of rebuilding their identity. During intake, I learned that this team tended to be scientific and logically oriented. When I suggested the topic of Emotional Intelligence and Communication, the supervisor enthusiastically supported. We agreed to a 2-hour virtual session.

I share this as a lesson in flexibility and collaboration. The supervisor had a prior team building experience in mind that left her feeling positive and excited. While I was unable to replicate the content of that experience, I was able to provide them with an engagement that left them feeling positive, excited and curious. The curiosity came from the opportunity to step out of the logical side of the brain and focus on building individual and team success through the engagement of emotional intelligence. This was done by demonstrating how emotional intelligence elevates the interpersonal experiences that we have with each other and offering actual ways to perform and engage in building our emotional intelligence. The team had the smarts and IQ that landed them the high level positions that they held; the awareness of the emotional intelligence competencies gave them the tools and opportunity to experience the personal success that may have been missing in their careers. And in life.

Feedback from the supervisor included: "she (provided) a...teambuilding session covering emotional intelligence, conflict management, and communication styles, synthesizing a large amount of data and providing it to staff in an easily understandable, digestible, and approachable manner."

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