AFM280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Emotional Contagion
30 May 2018
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Reflection #3
AFM 280
Billy Han
Norally he I’ i a group eiroet, I’ alays tryig to e the eergeti perso ith
the ability to motivate others to work harder while having fun. I try to seek out any discomfort felt by
my group members and address them promptly in a positive manner to alleviate their stress levels and
oost group effiiey. Durig our tie spet o the ase Just Wash Your Hads, I applied the
koledge that I’e leared durig the Eotioal itelligee orkshops to aage y eotios as
ell as y peers’ eotions. I continuously self-checked myself to stay aware of my emotional state. I
reminded myself to smile, make eye contact, and nod when other people were speaking to give them
my attention. People reacted to my effort by being more confident, showing physical symptoms such as
relaxed muscles and casual breathing. It was easy to tell from their facial expressions that they were
happy to contribute and be a part of this team because they consistently smiled with gave occasional
laughter. Sometimes, as I was speakig to gie ostrutie ritiiss, I heked y teaates’ faial
cues to see whether or not they were accepting my feedback. Most of the time, they showed a relaxed
face to demonstrate acceptance. Very rarely did I see a tensed-up face for a short duration of time and
that as eause they had to suppress their desire to speak sie I as’t fiished talkig. My
teammates were interested in what everyone had to say judging from their body position. They leaned
forward towards the table during discussios ad gae eral ues suh as true, yeah, ad agreed.
During one meeting, one of our team members was having a bad day, so he came with an
indifferent and zoned-out attitude. I tried to manage his emotions by being incredibly engaging and
distract him from his negative feelings. This relates back to modifying our own emotions to something
helpful such as empowerment of others. I told him to try his best to concentrate on this meeting, and
after we can grab some coffee and talk about life. I wanted to build a friendly relationship with him so
we can become closer friends as well as better teammates. As a result, he became much more
produtie tha he ould’e ee if he was left alone. Furthermore, he offered great alternatives to the
case and opened up more solutions.
From this experience, I strived to be the start of a positive emotional contagion and spread
happiness to my teammates. After seeing the impact of my decisions, it triggered self-motivation for me
to be even better in a group setting and help facilitate the emotions of my members.
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