Foster a positive team with an ‘Emotional Culture Workshop’
Overview
Whilst the IQ (intelligence quotient) of your team is important, these days their emotional intelligence (EQ) is considered just as critical to team performance and employee wellbeing.
One powerful tool that’s helping to foster team EQ is The Emotional Culture Deck – designed, here in New Zealand, by Riders&Elephants. The Emotional Culture Deck (ECD) is a simple yet effective card-based tool that invites team members to explore how they want to feel (and not feel) at work.
Now used by over 500,000 people in 65+ countries, the ECD tool helps fosters a culture where people feel, seen and heard.
ECD workshops, led by a certified practitioner, can introduce teams to the tool in an interactive, hands-on way.
How will it help?
Emotional culture influences employee satisfaction, motivation, connection, engagement, burnout, teamwork and even “hard” measures such as performance and absenteeism. The Map your Emotional Culture workshop can play a crucial role in fostering a positive and productive work environment.
The workshop will help your people become more connected, more engaged, have more open communication and less team conflict. These are not the only benefits that you and your team will be able to enjoy.
It can also:
- enhance your employees’ emotional intelligence
- reduce stress for you and your team
- boost the morale of the team
- cultivate a supportive environment
- enhance leadership and management skills
- stimulate innovation and creativity in your team
- help with change management processes
- sustain a positive team image
What’s in the workshop package?
Two sessions in less than a day offered by a sensitive Emotional Culture Deck practitioner:
- Workshop – half a day (3-4 hours) with you and your Team
- After one month – a follow-up (1-2 hour) session tracking team culture, which can include a creative token building activity
Facilitator credentials
Kathryn Owler (PhD) has had a lifelong interest in vocational experience, specialising in job crafting at work. She has researched and written a good deal on the subject including published academic papers, magazine articles, blogs (and a memoir!).
Kathryn has considerable experience as a trainer, facilitator and coach in a range of contexts – both within Joyworkz and in other roles. Her approach is sensitive, fun and supportive. She is a certified Emotional Culture Deck practitioner.
Client feedback
Kathryn ran an Emotional Culture Workshop with our team in a previous role. She facilitated in a thoughtful, sensitive and responsive way, creating a space where people felt comfortable. The workshop helped us get to know each other better, understand the value of our different roles, and strengthen our sense of connection as a team. I’d recommend the workshop to any team wanting to build stronger relationships and more effective ways of working together. Dr Mithila Gadkari, Public Health Lead, Asian Family Services, Auckland.
Hey Kathryn. Thanks for taking the time … to present. The feedback … so far have been really great. Georgia Hubert, People & Culture, Ezyvet.
We had lots of positive feedback about the workshop last week [Kathryn], so thank you! Helen Watts, Thomson Reuters.
Thanks Kathryn …. I have received good feedback and everyone seems to have really enjoyed it. Leanne Killgour, HR Manager, Catholic Diocese of Auckland.
It was lovely to meet you on Friday [Kathryn]. Thanks very much for a great … workshop … I’ve received nothing but positive feedback. Jessica Tutti, OSH Advisor, City Rail Link Project.
Evidence-based approach
Studies show “Emotional culture influences employee satisfaction, motivation, connection, engagement, burnout, teamwork and even ‘hard measures’ such as financial performance and
absenteeism.”– Harvard Business Review
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