🎙️ Ep. 214: The Secrets to High-Performing Teams with Dr. Vanessa Druskat

Why Emotional Intelligence Isn’t Just Personal—It’s Team-Based. 👥🔥You don’t need another personality assessment or trust fall.You need the right team norms that foster collective emotional intelligence.In this 🔥 conversation with Dr. Vanessa Druskat—renowned researcher and author of The Emotionally Intelligent Team—we explore what makes teams thrive beyond individual EQ. If you're leading a team and feel like something’s missing, this might be it.🤔 Team-reflection pause led by Vanessa (2:11)📊 Rachael's real world example of a emotionally intelligent team from her Google days (4:28)🌱 Environment > Individual EQ (11:47)🚩 Scapegoats as Valuable Signals (17:49)🔺 3 Pillars of Emotionally Intelligent Teams (21:52)❤️ The Case for Belonging (27:42)🧠 Emotion > IQ in Collective Intelligence (33:57)⚡ The Tipping Point for Team EQ (38:52)🔁 Examine Routines—Not Scapegoats (44:21)💡 If you’re building, leading, or reshaping a team, this episode will give you the tools to unlock more trust, psychological safety, and sustainable performance.🎧 Listen now + tag a colleague who needs this - and BUY THIS BOOK 👇👇 🔗 More from Vanessa, including her book, assessments and handouts at vanessadruskat.com#emotionalintelligence #changemanagement #managingteams #teameq #pausecast #thoughtleaders #UNH