Flexing the emotional muscle: Investigating how team reflexibility shapes performance via emotional intelligence
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In team settings, the development of reflexibility and emotional intelligence significantly influences performance outcomes. Identifying these relationships is crucial for optimizing team dynamics and achieving superior results. Present research investigates the relationship between team reflexivity and team performance through the mediating role of Emotional Intelligence. Team reflexibility affects team performance positively and developing emotional intelligence skills improves team performance. SPSS and AMOS software was used to analyze the data and the hypothesis was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) and data obtained from 317 IT company employees in Coimbatore, India. The outcomes of the study provide both practical and theoretical insights for IT company employees to increase team performance through flexible and emotional intelligence skills. Employees with a high level of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) are insufficient for today's business. To be successful, workers must have a certain level of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Employees with a high EI tend to have better relationships and connections, higher performance due to collaboration, and a more positive and peaceful workplace. This research gives managers and leaders an in-depth understanding of highly reflective teams, which will allow them to be more inventive while also altering their emotional abilities to perform better and retain the organization in the long run.
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