Permanent Secretaries are attending the final module of the Executive Leadership Development Training at the Public Service Training Centre in Nasese.

The two day workshop focuses on Emotional Intelligence and Workshop Productivity.

Public Service Permanent Secretary, Mr Parmesh Chand says the purpose of the workshop is to explore, delve deeper and gain better understanding of the functions and value of emotions in particular for leadership responsibilities.

“Management today believes that the success or failure in the running of organizations is directly related to their ability to work productively with employee emotions, most importantly we learn that key leadership skills and perspectives are related to aspects of emotional intelligence.”

In line with Pillar 3 of the Peoples Charter, Mr Chand said Government is adamant in nurturing leaders who are positive, visionary, transformative and constructive.

Course facilitator Ms Asena Yauyau of the Fiji National University adds emotional intelligence and self-awareness is key  to leadership development and is a skill to handling stress. The absence of emotional intelligence can lead to career derailment.

“We have helped many leaders understand and develop emotional intelligence competencies.

One way that we have successfully helped managers move beyond intellectual know how and expand their emotional intelligence is through Benchmarks.”