Building Collaborative Groups that Outperform the Rest

Great teams can sometimes feel like magic. So much so that it can be hard to pin down why they work so well. But such dynamics are explainable—and replicable. And at their heart is emotional intelligence.

While much has been written about the power of emotional intelligence at the individual level, little has been said about the benefits of this concept for groups. And it’s not as simple as putting a number of emotionally intelligent people together and expecting them to work cohesively. Instead, leaders need to build a team culture around agreed upon norms and habits.

In this session, social and organizational psychologist and professor Vanessa Druskat combines thirty years of research and team development to present a model for building and leading emotionally intelligent teams that motivate and sustain successful collaboration and high performance.

Vanessa Druskat is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of New Hampshire. She has spent thirty years researching team collaboration and performance, and has pioneered the concept of team emotional intelligence.