On January 26, Vanessa Urch Druskat lays out the link between emotional intelligence, sharper collaboration, and stronger results

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The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups That Outperform the Rest by Vanessa Urch Druskat

The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups that Outperform the Rest

With Vanessa Urch Druskat

January 26, 2026, 1 pm GMT / 2pm CET

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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.

 

On January 26, join social and organizational psychologist and professor Vanessa Druskat at a webinar hosted by AVT Business School as she 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.

 

Register to confirm your place. You will receive the online link to join the event in your confirmation email. You can also purchase a copy of The Emotionally Intelligent Team at the discounted price of £23.00 by choosing the webinar + book/ebook ticket option. Please note that the print edition can only be sent to UK residents, but the ebook is available wherever you are based.

 

About the speaker

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 pioneered the concept of team emotional intelligence.

 
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