Emotional Intelligence | Professional Development Workshop | Report

Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Part 1
Introduction
The ability to understand and monitor own emotions as well as the emotions of other
people in order to make the difference between the emotions and to use those emotional
information in order to guide the behavior and the thought process of a person is known as
emotional intelligence (Miao, Humphrey and Qian 2017). It has been seen that most
organisations have been focusing on emotional intelligence in the workplace as it has been
labeled as a very valuable skill as it helps in improving communication in the workplace,
managing the workplace, helps in solving issues in the workplace and also helps in building
positive relationships in the workplace. According to many researchers, emotional
intelligence is a skill which can be enhanced if received proper and efficient training
(Mattingly and Kraiger 2019). The importance of emotional intelligence in the organisation
has become vital for the fruitful productivity and operations of an organisation. This paper
will focus on providing a professional development workshop which aims on helping
employees develop and enhance their emotional intelligence skills for their and the growth of
the organisation.
Discussion
Emotional intelligence has become extremely important in the workplace and
according to researchers and scholars, self-awareness helps in understanding the needs of
one’s own and if certain events occurred the facilitating an evaluation of the alternative
solutions. Wheeler (2016) states in order to make the emotional intelligence be effective, the
first thing should start with oneself, and one cannot help in enhancing the well-being of

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another person without having a proper sense of oneself and understanding how to operate in
an emotional level. The emotional intelligence level usually distinguishes the leaders in an
organisation and it is their skill which helps in developing an effective and productive
workplace. Thus, emotional intelligence as a skill has been a priority for every recruiter and it
is important for organisations to try to enhance the emotional intelligence skills for the
existing employees and the employees who are going to join to make the workplace more
effective. In order to do this, the organisations need to come up with a professional
development workshop which will aim at improving and enhancing the emotional
intelligence of the employees in the workplace or the organisations.
Professional development workshop
Objective Activities Resource Time Outcome
Introductory
session
To give the
participants
or the
employees a
context about
emotional
intelligence
and state its
importance
in the
workplace.
The other
objective is
to help them
understand
about the
importance
of emotional
intelligence
in the
organisation.
Professional
introduction
of the
mentor and
the
participants
A room
with
amenities
like fan,
chair,
projector,
desk,
notepad
and a pen.
1 day  Will be able to
understand and
be aware of
the topic
emotional
intelligence
 What the
workshop is
going to focus
on and also
know about
the activities
that will be
done
 Understand the
importance of
emotional
intelligence in
the workplace
Keeping
journal and
reflection
To have the
ability to
reflect on
one’s own
personality
and attitude
Maintain a
professional
journal and
reflect on
what has
been taught
or said in the
A diary or a
notebook
and a pen
and a room.
1 day This will help the
employees to critically
examine themselves
and be self-aware of
their own behavior.