The current global trend is to create smaller, self-managed and self-motivated teams as the economic value add that the team members bring, is way above what they are remunerated for. The DNA of high performing teams includes an understanding of emotional and social intelligence, effective communication and are able to manage strong and negative emotions to perform effectively with confidence internally and externally.
At My pocket Coach we assist teams in achieving systemic alignment, collaboration and creative thinking to address challenges, discuss the rules of engagement and mutual respect whilst focusing on individual differences and strengths.
What is Social Intelligence? And why has it become the new buzz word in neuroscience and communication training? Professor Michael W. Austin describes Social Intelligence as “the knowledge, cognitive abilities,…
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