Meeting/Event Information

Topic:  Elevating HVAC leadership: the Power of Emotional Intelligence

Presentation Synopsis:  

For leaders in the HVAC industry, the challenge of building robust teams and nurturing client relationships often poses a stumbling block. In today's technical world, possessing technical skills alone is no longer enough. To truly thrive, we must also cultivate our human skills, those qualities that connect us to our humanity, define our personalities, and enable us to communicate and interact effectively with others. By developing emotional intelligence, you will transition from being task-focused managers to empathetic and inspiring leaders. This transformation will not only improve team performance and project outcomes but also create a positive and thriving work environment, leading your organization toward greater success and growth.

Learning Objectives:

•           Learn the 5 myths about emotional intelligence
•           How can you prove the ROI of emotional intelligence.
•           Learn actionable strategies to improve EQ and watch your team & profit grow
• What is the most important EQ skill in the HVAC industry (nothing can improve without it)

Speaker:

ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Karine Leblanc wears many hats—engineer, bestselling author, and international professional speaker.

As the Western Sales Manager for Modular Solutions at Daikin Applied, Karine blends engineering expertise with a talent for coaching and relationship-building to deliver cutting-edge solutions. She’s all about speeding up projects, saving clients’ money, and making their HVAC experience seamless from start to finish.

Karine Leblanc has a mechanical engineering degree from L’ École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal. Not your typical engineer™, she is passionate about working with technical professionals to improve their human skills so they can become more productive, feel happier, and live the life they deserve. She is also a certified behavioral analysis consultant, an eSpeakers Certified Virtual Presenter, and a certified John Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker. Sharing her knowledge and her own experience of personal transformation, she is a distinguished lecturer for ASHRAE and has spoken all over the world.

​Karine has served on ASHRAE's board of directors, and her accolades include the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award and John F James International Award. Plus, she's the Past-President of the National Speaker Association Los Angeles Chapter, and her contributions to her alumni earned her the title of Leadership Ambassador. Karine is also the author of a bestseller “How to Be Human in a Technical World: Discover the Six Magic Skills that Will Change Your Behavior and Your Life"