As you sit there waiting for your meeting to start, you try to think of a good topic for conversation–something engaging and stimulating. But you can endure the awkward silence no longer. So …
You start talking about the weather.
Ugh.
As someone with emotional intelligence, you know this isn’t the way to go. Instead of spending your time chatting about the weather and meaningless topics with colleagues, you want to build strong connections and rapport with people at work.