Collaboration with Emotional Intelligence

Collaboration frequently occurs in the workplace where people come together to cooperate and work on a strategic project in order that they can accomplish a common goal.  It is simply teamwork taken to a higher level and has become a more productive way of doing things.
Most often collaboration happens within fairly small teams  - functional teams, time-limited project teams or cross-functional management teams.
In
effective collaboration
, all people involved use their
emotional intelligence
well to
balance emotional needs with their thinking
, build
authentic relationships
and make
good quality decisions
on behalf of the organisation. Whether working with others one-to-one, in small groups or large teams, there is
exemplary communication
with
 empathy
that 
engages hearts and minds.  
This occurs at all levels of the organisation.
This course is about 
collaborating with others 
in ways that will help you to 
communicate more efficiently
 as you work to understand and work with differences that lead to effective collaboration.  In addition, the skills, processes and tools taught in this course can bring value to other aspects of your life.
People often talk about positive and negative emotions.  This is not that helpful as emotions cannot really be labelled in that way.  The course also covers
the myths around positive and negative emotions
and why this terminology is not appropriate when working to understand emotions and emotional intelligence in the workplace. 
The course covers all aspects of collaborative working focusing on
win-win collaboration
where everyone benefits. The
characteristics
,
principles
and
modes
of collaboration are examined to give you a much broader insight into getting the best from collaboration.  
The course, also, covers
trust
 and how you can build trust as you work together with others.
Behavioural styles 
are reviewed looking at the strengths and liabilities of each. You get the opportunity to complete a questionnaire that will give you an insight to the behavioural style that you prefer to use with the chance to explore how your style can help and how it can hinder collaboration.  Completing this practical activity will enable you to how to use your behavioural preferences and style to better effect when collaborating within a project.
This course is a standalone course for anyone interested in understanding collaboration at work and how to get more from collaborative relationships.  It compliments other courses that explore 
emotional intelligence
 in more depth.
By completing this course, you will be able to
Determine why a collaborative approach is beneficial in teamwork
Recognize why collaboration is underpinned with good emotional intelligence
Evaluate ways to work with the principles and characteristics of collaboration - what works best, when and where
Explain the various modes that can be used in collaboration
Assess your own collaborative style and how this helps or hinders you in collaborative working
Identify strategies and ideas about how to collaborate more effectively
Manage work with multi-disciplinary teams at all levels within an organisation
Explore how to use mindfulness techniques to run collaborative meetings more effectively
Recognize how to use emotional intelligence to collaborate with others and build emotional bonds
You'll receive all the information that you need and will be 
coached
 using
 loads of practical hints
 that you can use straight away.

The course is made up of a series of lectures and contains comprehensive course notes. There are a series of interactive exercises that involve some activity with other people and some reflection.
PLEASE NOTE - This course is 
NOT
 for you if you are not prepared to work through the practical activities that make up a fundamental part of the course.  Collaboration cannot be developed just by watching the video lectures.  It requires you to do some reflective thinking, to get some feedback and to discuss your development with others.  I'm afraid that you won't get the best from the course unless you are prepared to do this.
There are 
SEVEN 
practical activities included within the course that are designed to help you understand collaboration and how you can improve the way in which you work with other people towards shared goals  All of them require you to engage with your collaborative team and do some work outside of the course.
The course is being continually refined and updated to ensure it remains current and relevant.  Feedback is always welcome. 
The course contains a series of Lightbulb Moments resource cards, which have been created to provide you with handy reminders of key points around topics covered within the course.
All PDFs can be completed online and are Section 508 / ADA Accessibility compliant.
All videos are high definition recorded in 1080p.
All videos have grammatically correct English captions.
Latest update - December 2024
Who this course is for:
This course will support the development of your emotional intelligence. It will be of interest to you if you are looking to develop collaborative relationships, work towards win-win solutions and ways to interact with others effectively.
This course will help you if you are regularly involved in collaborative teamwork.
This course will be of interest to you if you are interested in developing your collaborative skills