Iida Mäkikallio
Iida Mäkikallio is a psychologist (M.Sc.Psych), trainer and speaker specialized in relationship dynamics and emotional skills. She has worked with teams and executives on developing relational- and emotional skills for almost a decade. Her clients range from multinational corporations to start-ups.
Iida Mäkikallio, a Master of Psychology, has been coaching emotional skills and internal motivation for several years, working with leadership and employees across various industries. As a speaker, she is known for her enthusiasm and approachable style when addressing challenging and thought-provoking topics. Iida speaks boldly about why emotional intelligence is an essential skill for the future workforce and the methods by which it can be developed. She has a deep understanding of how a psychologically safe, courageous, and trusting culture is created and how to support it.
She aims to help people on their journey towards a meaningful life and to create a world where individuals love what they do. She combines her expertise in people skills with a broader systemic perspective on organizations and applies her scientific knowledge vibrantly to everyday situations.
Expertise:
+ emotional and relational skills
+ psychological safety
+ interaction and communication
”Iida’s training on emotional intelligence opened a “door of awareness” for myself and for the people around me, helping me to understand the main patterns through which we handle our emotions and providing me with ways to recognize them in daily interactions, eventually allowing me to adapt my behavior or communication to reach a better level of mutual understanding / collaboration at work and in life. I would definitely recommend her trainings.”
“Iidan’s trainings are intelligent, uplifting and make people think. Iida has an ability to apply scientific research to challenging everyday work situations and help people strengthen their agency to change what needs to be changed. She has recieved stellar feedback from our managers and executives and I would gladly recommend her.”
”Iida’s training day was excellent, exciting, professional, fact-based and at the same time entertaining, thanks to Iida’s personality. Like I mentioned it was and is very important to discuss these topics with the whole group and bringing these subjects into collective awareness. I would like to add how well this day created a sense of ”we” and strengthened a feeling of belonging while at the same time being very informative and to the point.”
KEYNOTE SPEECH TOPICS
Iida Mäkikallio talks about relational dynamics and emotions at work, psychological safety and supporting psychological wellbeing recovery. Below you will find her most popular keynotes at the moment. She speaks weekly at events and panels. Her clients include among others PwC, Deloitte, Fortum, Dna, Nordea, IF, Varma and the Finnish Government.
1. Leading the Emotional Climate in a Team
- Why the emotional climate in a team matters, both for work wellbeing and as enabling the core competences needed for growth and adaptability
- Ways to handle uncomfortable emotions at the team level
- Making sense of dysfunctional team dynamics and how to change them
2. Emotional Intelligence the Future of Work
- The role of emotional intelligence in the future of work
- Awareness on current ways of dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions and their impact on self and other
- Concrete ways to develop emotional self-awareness and skills
3. Skills for Thriving in Change
- Understanding different ways of coping in high stress situations
- Concrete ways to support mental wellbeing and performance in the midst of change
- Tools for constructive ways of dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions
”The speaker was one of the best that I have ever heard (if not the best). Extremely clear, fascinating perspectives. She was great at picking up comments from the audience and integrating them into her presentation. It was great that she had so many concrete examples. Empathetic and very uplifting.”
”The speaker was very good at bringing the subject into our daily work. She was creative and easy to understand. Empathetic and insightful. A very talented speaker and presenter. This totally exceeded my expectations!”
”She is outstanding in explaining and clarifying the subject matter. Exceeded my expectations.“
”Iida was very professional and knowledgeable. This was truly a deep dive into emotions. She managed to discuss very complex and abstract topics in an easily digestible way.”
”The speaker had very good energy. I felt like she was reading my mind. The examples storyline of the presentation was exceptional.”
”Iida is very up to the point, respectful and engaging. Easy to listen to, clear and structured. Super connection with the audience.”
”Big thank you for the very sobering training. Got me to reflect on myself. Iida could integrate theory and science but bring it down to the everyday. Her way of presenting is very natural and energizing. She was not too attached to her own material, but lived with us in the moment and directed the conversation well. Very good at answering questions and creating discussion. Excellent!”
COACHING
All executive training programs are curated to each organization’s team’s needs, based on the company’s strategic and cultural objectives, values and ways of working.
For example:
DEVELOPING RELATIONAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS
An example outline for executive training on developing relational emotional skills:
1. Emotional self-awareness psychological flexibility (3-6h)
- Identify own current ways of reacting in situations of high stressload and challenging emotions
- Awareness of the impact of current emotion-processing strategies on self and other
- How to process challenging thoughts and emotions in a constructive way to support one’s own psychological recovery and clarity in leadership
2. Strengthening psychological safety (3-6h)
- Why psychological safety matters, both for work wellbeing and as enabling the core competences needed for growth and adaptability
- How psychological safety allows for creative tension that births new ideas and innovation
- Current strengths and challenge regarding psychological safety in the company/your team
3. Skills for courageous conversations (3-6h)
- Understanding the logic of dysfunctional dynamics and learning how to shift them
- Skills to examine and own your part in difficult situations and how to better understand and defuse conflictual situations
- Tools for leading challenging conversations with clarity and empathy
”Iida’s training day was excellent, exciting, professional, fact-based and at the same time entertaining, thanks to Iida’s personality. Like I mentioned it was and is very important to discuss these topics with the whole group and bringing these subjects into collective awareness. I would like to add how well this day created a sense of ”we” and strengthened a feeling of belonging while at the same time being very informative and to the point.”
”I enjoyed Iida’s training a lot. She approached this important theme holistically and in a way that gave insight both to my work life and life as a whole. It was great that we could discuss together and Iida could weave our perspectives into the whole. She exuded expertise. You could feel that she knows what she is talking about – both through her education, but also through experience.”
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