MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — The next time you go into a McDonald's, the experience might be subtly different.
If you bring a concern to a manager, she might listen to you with more sensitivity. The employees may be working together with a greater sense of harmony.
The difference is training in a field called emotional intelligence. On Wednesday, at The Heights Community Center in Maryland Heights, emotional intelligence coach Roberta Ann Moore led 30 McDonald's managers through a workshop about interpersonal relationships — learning how to read and understand the emotions of others.