How to Build a Team that Works with Vanessa Druskat

Vanessa Druskat advises leaders in some of the world’s top organizations. She's an award-winning researcher and leading expert on team leadership. The Team Emotional Intelligence (Team EI) model came from her 3 decades of field research examining team cultures that inspire high-performing collaboration. She and her colleagues have used the model globally to teach leaders how to build higher-performing teams. Dr. Druskat serves on the faculty of the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics in Durham, New Hampshire, USA. Her work is now available to a wider audience through her book, The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Building Collaborative Groups that Outperform the Rest . First Person Plural is brought to you by The Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Courses , where you can develop your own EI skillset. These tools can help you understand and manage your emotions, build stronger relationships, and be a more effective leader. PEOPLE AND PLACES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Steve Wolff Susan Fiske The Tavistock Institute Robert Kegan Daniel Goleman talks about his Emotional Intelligence Courses, available at danielgolemanemotionalintelligence.com Support the show

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How to Build a Team that Works with Vanessa Druskat is an episode from First Person Plural: EI & Beyond by Key Step Media, Daniel Goleman, Hanuman Goleman, Elizabeth Solomon.

This episode is 43:25 long.

This episode was published on Nov 6, 2025.

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