(Day 9) 22nd March - The New Focus (Regroup and New Topic)

22 March

  • More engaged with lecture, relating it back to my own professional development 
  • Frustrated as it appears most groups wanted sensory design, module has felt unorganised which has made me agitated
  • Passion about the groups idea for sensory as I believe in the ROI however, rather than fight our cause I am letting go of the idea. Not speaking up to ask to be part of 
  • Opportunity to focus on another topic of interest which is design management, also creates opportunity for part B as it is a passion of mine
  • Group are happy to shift focus and Ellie is joining another group for the BIM topic
  • There’s two groups of sensory design, both focusing on different things however I will let go and focus at the task at hand
  • PAITENCE
  • Are me and Hannah dominating, intimidating or leading?
  • Disappearing in middle of call? Is the rest of the group as committed as Hannah and I?

The new group shift and topic has allowed me to focus on certain elements for the self-reflection. As I am doing a topic I am passionate about it is now about controlling my passion, patience and emotions. The group consists of four people, two of which who are international students. We conducted a gap analysis which highlighted areas of focus not just for the topic.

This will be a great opportunity to exercise my empathy, emotional intelligence, patience and leadership skills. I predict that, naturally, Hannah and I will lead the group due to confidence and our personalities. As an advocate for design management, I know that I will need to take moments to slow down check in with myself, self-reflection will be imperative. I want to ensure that we all move at the same speed with clear understanding of what we are doing. From past experiences I have learnt that I lack trust, rather than motivate and teach, I take on work load. Therefore, if a similar situation arises I will use this to focus on my leadership and management skills. 


To remind myself of the components of emotional intelligence: 

McKinlay, L. Available at: https://www.cognitiveinstitute.org/get-smart-about-emotional-intelligence/

All my focus points fall into components of EQ. ‘Emotional intelligence’ refers to the capacity for recognising our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and our relationships' Dan Goleman, 1995. 

Therefore, my research question still stands: How can a high emotional intelligence improve intrapersonal and interpersonal skills for efficient teamwork?

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