When conflict escalates, it spreads. One person's agitation becomes a team’s tension, a community's divide. How do we break the cycle and lead toward connection instead?

Stress and conflict are on the rise, it’s a contagious virus: When people feel emotionally escalated, they often try to enroll others in their outrage, fear, or frustration. That dynamic, amplified by stress and uncertainty, is pulling teams and communities into deeper division. 

It’s not the emotions that are the problem: it’s how we either react or respond to them. Our brains evolved to treat discomfort, disagreement, and disconnection as threats, triggering ancient survival responses that prioritize escalating reactions. But today, that response undermines effectiveness and collaboration. 

In this webinar, we’ll explore how emotional intelligence gives us the tools to recognize and redirect escalation. To shift from reaction to response, even when there’s volatility all around. That lets our team members, clients, students, friends and family members go back down the escalator to increase clarity and constructive engagement.

Key Takeaways:

✅ Understand the escalation trap: Why conflict spreads, and how our brains are wired to follow it.
✅ EQ tools to interrupt the spiral: Skills to notice rising agitation and shift toward productive emotional states.
✅ Lead with calm, coach with clarity: How to support others to stay connected and collaborative even when tensions run high.

Who Should Join

This session is ideal for people-leaders, managers, changemakers working to grow leadership effectiveness.

Why Join Live

While everyone who signs up will receive a recording, joining live offers the full experience. Engage with our community, participate in real-time discussions, and immerse yourself in the collaborative learning environment that makes these sessions so impactful.

Why Do We Do These Live-Online Free Sessions?

Six Seconds is a global nonprofit dedicated to increasing emotional intelligence worldwide, including transforming organizations by embedding emotional intelligence in the culture. By hosting interactive webinars like this, we aim to share practical tools and insights that foster better relationships and emotional health. Join us and be part of this movement to build stronger connections and a more emotionally intelligent world!

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