Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

Sussex Global UK

Introduction

Re lack of emotional intelligence and the impact of that lack of awareness when one is in a senior position – in this case, senior members of the British Royal Family. The fallout from this limited view of the situation that the UK is in , and a naïve perception of the role of a Monarchy in a changing environment, and the resultant impact on the country as a whole.

What Does ‘Read the Room’ Mean?

To use one’s intuition to analyse the general mood of the people in a particular setting and act accordingly. Often used as an imperative

Eg., I’ll read the room and see if it’s the right time to have the conversation. If people already seem on edge, I’ll probably wait to bring it up.

THE FREE DICTIONARY

To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine what would be appropriate or inappropriate to say or do

WIKTIONARY

To be or become aware of the opinions and attitudes of a group of people that you are talking to

CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY

Read the room means to observe a group of people and understand their collective mood, emotions, opinions and tendencies. Read the room usually refers to a literal roomful of people, but it may mean a certain demographic or clientele

NB. The phrase originally was around in the 1970s and used by thieves to observe where things are located in the room and the access to them. In the 1990s the phrase ‘read the room’ began to be used by marketing executives to mean to understand the motivations, feeling and mood of a certain group of people.

GRAMMARIST

Emotional Intelligence

In the work place context, it relates to learn how to build emotional intelligence (EQ) to improve the work space for everyone. We need emotional intelligence most where we are least likely to find it, at work. At work you don’t have the ties of love to motivate you to get along with others as you do at home. You don’t have the benefit of a shared history to help you understand what moves those around you. That makes it all the more important that you have a way to tune in to what those you work with need right here, right now. You already have that facility – it’s active awareness and the empathy that flows from it. Using those elements of your EQ can help achieve success and solve problems in that moment in time at work.

Emotional Intelligence is comprised of four elements: self awareness, self management, social awareness and relationship management. How well acquainted are you with each of these resources?