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