As you continue your consulting role, the next task is to deliver a professional development program to the CEO of your chosen organization.

It is important that your program’s proposal be based on your research of emotional intelligence (EI) and specifically detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI management approach, will:  foster teamwork,   strengthen interpersonal relationships,   enhance communication,   increase overall performance, and  benefit not only managers but the bottom-line.

INSTRUCTIONS Create a 5 to 7 page proposal that includes the following components:

1) EI and Motivation  Which of the EI building blocks would impact management’s ability to enhance employee performance and job satisfaction?   Based on your research on motivational theory, describe how you would utilize positive or negative reinforcement to influence the members of the organization and resolve the issue. Provide examples to support your solution.

2) EI and Social Skills and Decision Making  Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would enhance the social skills and the decision-making efficacy of the management team.  Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would enhance the social skills and the decision-making efficacy of the management team.

3) Effective Teams  Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit the organization.