20 Emotional Skills to Help Businesses Thrive
We deliver learning experiences for the modern world of work, collaborating with you to build a tailored programme based on the emotional skills needed by your teams in order to thrive. As well as developing the individual, we recognise relationships with others as an essential component to a thriving organisation. We apply psychological and therapeutic insights to team dynamics, encouraging self-awareness and strengthening communication.
Workshops are available virtually or in-person, and each workshop is accompanied by extensive supporting materials designed to help embed the learnings, allowing participants to practise the relevant emotional skills long-term. Each workshop is 2-hours long and for up to 30 people at a time.
What to Expect from a Business Workshop at The School of Life
Our Business workshops are delivered in person or virtually via Zoom by The School of Life faculty and feature enlightening lessons and interactive exercises to help employees and leaders flourish at work.
Our approach creates a space for structured self-reflection to transform the way we see ourselves and others.
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All Our Workshops Are Available Virtually or In-Person
Workshops are available virtually or in-person, and each workshop is accompanied by extensive supporting materials designed to help embed the learnings, allowing participants to practise the relevant emotional skills long-term.
Adaptability
Today, businesses – and their people – have to learn continually responding to change and innovation by staying
Charm
In order for even the best ideas to have the greatest impact, they need to be communicated with
Communication
The stronger a team’s communication skills are, the better the outcome: research by MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory found
Confidence
The greatest projects and schemes die for no grander reasons than that we don’t dare. Indeed, research shows
Creativity
Einstein said that we’re all born geniuses – which suggests that a lot of education strips us of
Decisiveness
Making good decisions is a fundamental aspect of being a trusted co-worker or an excellent leader. Yet, too
Diplomacy
A workshop which offers techniques for handling sensitive discussions and tough negotiations. Diplomacy is the art of navigating
Effectiveness
The end result of an absence of efficiency isn’t just inefficiency, it’s regret. In order to work through
Eloquence
Although many of us fear it more than death, knowing how to speak to others in front of
Empathy
Feeling and demonstrating empathy is tied to better performance at work, and especially to better leadership. Available Virtually
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a major fascination of our times. We often think of entrepreneurs as bold risk-takers with completely
Innovation
It’s one thing to have a good idea and another thing to put that idea into practice. This
Leadership
Throughout the ages, much has been written about the traits of great leaders. It’s easy to feel intimidated.
Objectivity
Emotions can sometimes blur our vision. To make good decisions and work well with others, we need to
Playfulness
Too often we think of play as something reserved for children, or worse, for the lazy, idle, and
Purpose
Day-to-day work can all too easily make us feel bored or burnt out. For many of us, this
Resilience
To overcome the inevitable changes, stresses and setbacks of the professional world, individuals and organisations need resilience. Available
Self-Awareness
Self-Awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence, yet studies show that while most of us think we understand
Supportiveness
Supporting others and listening carefully (but not uncritically) to their signs of distress allows us to give them
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It…(was)…exactly what our colleagues needed. It was an excellent mix of useful and stimulating presentations and open discussions and the feedback from the team members was extremely positive.