FICSA

Federation of International Civil Servants’ Associations

Palais des Nations, Room VB. 03/04, CH-1211 Geneva 10

Tel: (41 22) 917 3150, Email: , Web: http://www.ficsa.org

Geneva, 13 February 2018

To: Chairs, Member Associations/Unions

Chairs, Members with Associate Status

Presidents, Federations with observer status

Chairs, Associations with consultative status

cc Members, FICSA Executive Committee / Regional Representatives

Standing Committee on Social Security

From: Gemma Vestal, General Secretary

ANNOUNCEMENT

WORKSHOP ON WORKING UNDER PRESSURE: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

IN THE WORKPLACE

(WHO/HQ Geneva, 29 March 2018)

Deadline for applications: 16 March 2018


Dear colleagues,

The Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations (FICSA) is pleased to announce that it has organized a one-day workshop for staff on “Working under pressure: emotional intelligence in the workplace” to take place at the WHO/HQ in Geneva on 29 March 2018 (Room M205 from 9h00 to 16h30). The workshop will be conducted in English by an experienced trainer from the Vienna.

The course will cover the following topics:

Ø  Understand how your emotions drive your behaviour under pressure

Ø  Increase your awareness of your ‘stress triggers’

Ø  Learn how to better respond to tension and pressure

Ø  Identify emotional habits that affect your professional performance

Ø  Understand what motivates you to do your best

Ø  Learn some simple coaching techniques to help others in your team to develop similar skills.

As per standard practice, the workshop is provided free-of-charge for FICSA dues-paying members.[1] For other staff representatives from non-FICSA member organizations the fees are as follow:

·  CHF 200 per person;

·  For members with consultative or observer status, a 30 per cent discount would be applied.

General information, including recommendations on hotel accommodation, will be sent directly to the participants upon confirmation of their participation.

To sign up please use the attached application form. Nominations should be signed by the President/Chair of the local staff association/union and sent to the FICSA Secretariat <> by the above-mentioned deadline. Seats will be confirmed on a first-come first-served basis, irrespective of the duty station of assignment. The number of participants is limited to 20. Therefore, it is advisable to register well in advance of the deadline.

ALL TRAVEL-RELATED EXPENSES AND DSA MUST BE COVERED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STAFF ASSOCIATION/UNION OR ADMINISTRATION.

Kind regards,

Gemma Vestal

General Secretary

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FICSA secretariat
Palais des Nations
Office VB. 03/04
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Tel. (41) (0) 22 917 3150
Web: http://www.ficsa.org

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