Staying Emotionally Connected

Technology in 2020 has made it easy to interact with another real person – at a click of a button, but staying emotionally connected together apart can be hard. Even if you are using the latest apps and tools to communicate with your teams, such as Zoom, Slack, MS Teams, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts, Webex, or Skype for Business, you might still be missing the mark when it comes to genuine human connection through cyberspace.

Emotional intelligence, at its core, is connecting your head with your heart and the heart of others. And although we now have various techie-tools to communicate and stay connected with the latest updates from our coworkers, managers, and clients, we still need to put in the time to communicate at a heart-level with those same people.

Remember, before we are an employee, we are human first. And each of us has experienced a lot of stress and extreme uncertainty since March 2020. Tapping into how you are feeling throughout the day and conducting regular check-ins with your colleagues is essential. It provides a safe place for your team to express their coronavirus-related fears and stressors, and have a candid conversation about what is going on right now. It’s hard for people to focus on work when they are concerned about their physical health and safety.

Studies show that our mental health has and is worsening since COVID-19, and we need to provide the support for our employees to share their feelings, so they can move past it and focus on the results we need them to.

In this keynote, Staying Emotionally Connected Together Apart, we will cover why emotional intelligence is the answer. We will explain how EI creates deep connections with others and provide some best practices to follow to remain together apart.

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.”

— John Lennon