Course Outline
Module 1: Identity Mapping & Shared Awareness
Goal: Establish psychological safety and a foundation for understanding individual and team diversity in a hybrid world
Activities:
- Emotional Weather Check-in (quick personal intros using emotion emojis)
- Identity Mapping Wall – Participants select tags (cultural origin, generation, hybrid style, values) on a shared digital board (Miro/Mural/whiteboard)
- Breakout Sharing – Stories behind identities (3x3 groups)
Module 2: Cultural Intelligence vs Emotional Intelligence
Goal: Understand the interplay between CQ and EQ for navigating diverse and emotionally complex workspaces
Key Topics:
- The 4 CQ Capabilities: Drive, Knowledge, Strategy, Action
- EQ in action: Self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, relational mastery
- Navigating bias, misunderstanding, and misalignment across age, culture, and workstyle
- Generational perspectives on authority, flexibility, and feedback
- Emotional resilience in dispersed teams
- Hybrid conflict and tough conversations
Experiences & Exercises:
- CQ & EQ Self-Awareness Test (dual model rapid diagnostic)
- Generational Values Mapping (team puzzle with fictional personas)
- The EQ Mirror – Participants practice active speaking; peers give structured feedback on warmth, tone, pauses, and word choice
- Tough Talk Scenarios – Roleplay high-stakes hybrid conflict and feedback conversations with observer insights
Module 3: Collaboration in the Hybrid World
Goal: Redesign habits, rituals, and digital behaviors for inclusive and high-impact hybrid collaboration
Key Topics:
- Asynchronous vs synchronous communication mastery
- Hybrid meeting rituals, expectations, and equity
- Psychological safety and trust without “hallway” contact
- The New Rules of Presence – How to project warmth, clarity, and leadership across screens
Exercises:
- Hybrid Meeting Autopsy – Audit a recent team interaction, identify energy leaks
- Collaboration Channel Challenge – Redesign team communications based on reach, impact, and emotional tone
- Presence Simulation – Participants practice short messages (video, chat, email) aimed at warmth/authority across formats, then receive peer scores
- Rapid Ritual Building – Teams design a “Better Hybrid Monday” routine using shared async/sync tools
Module 4: The Human Collaboration Canvas
Goal: Consolidate everything into a practical, team-level Collaboration Blueprint
Key Themes:
- Redefining decision-making, conflict, celebration, feedback, and connection
- Creating rituals for connection and flexibility
Activities:
- Human Collaboration Canvas – Teams complete a structured template covering:
- Team tone & norms
- Decision & conflict strategy
- Meeting cadence
- Trust & flexibility rituals
- Check-in/check-out methods
- Commitment Circle – Each participant commits to 3 new collaboration behaviors to try in their real team
- Reflection Wall – Collective mural of key insights and changes
Wrap-Up
- “One Shift I’ll Make” Open Mic
- Digital Certificate & Post-Session Toolkit
- Invite to CQ/EQ Follow-Up Clinic (optional)
Requirements
Equip your teams to thrive across time zones, mindsets, and mindscapes
Testimonials (3)
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Eugeniu
Course - Stress Management Workshop
I liked the involvement of the trainer and how her energy involved also the participants, the training was interesting, with many practical supporting facts and examples, practical exercises. It was great!
Jelizaveta (Liza) - ASSTRA Forwarding AG
Course - Stress Management and Prevention
Relevance of the training and the reflection of behaviours already observed in others and myself.