How to Achieve the Prerequisite for Team Performance

Social Needs

The reason it is difficult to achieve the prerequisite for team performance is because the skills involved are not valued in today’s U.S. workforce. The prerequisite for team performance is meeting the social needs of team members. Social needs, in turn, are the number one trigger of emotions according to Dr. Vanessa Druskat (Episode 24…

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024 – How to Increase the Emotional Intelligence of a Team

Team Emotional Intelligence

In this episode, Dr. Vanessa Druskat, Associate Professor of Management at University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics, talks about why emotional intelligence is important to team performance. Dr. Druskat also talks about the three, universal social needs that must be addressed in team settings and provides examples of ways to be…

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