Reference no: EM132675411

Emotional Intelligence

Ahmed has just been promoted to joint venture project manager in a large oil and gas company. His responsibilities involve gathering together and coordinating executives from four different organisations who are working together to develop an offshore oil rig. Part of Ahmed's role is to be in constant communication with the joint venture participants, keeping them up to date on project related changes at all times.

In the initial stages of the project, Ahmed does well and keeps everybody informed, as well as preparing and executing his own contributions to the development. However, as the project moves into a critical planning phase, he finds it difficult to stick to his personal work schedule. The joint venture participants have been requesting documents and information from Ahmed outside of the team's scheduled meetings, distracting him from completing his own tasks. Ahmed starts to receive criticism from the joint venture team for not following up their requests on time. He starts to lose confidence in himself and his capacity to perform well in his role. He begins having trouble sleeping and is consistently arriving late to work. In an email, his supervisor requests a meeting with him to discuss his performance, leaving Ahmed feeling uncertain about his job.

Question: Based on the emotional intelligence notes and the situation; identify the issue that Ahmed is facing and suggest him ideas to overcome his emotional state.