IPM Sri Lanka and Chartered Management Institute (CMI), UK Sri Lanka Branch jointly hosted a presentation on “Emotional Intelligence and Work Life Balance” at the IPM Sri Lanka “HR House”auditorium recently.
The presentation was conducted by acclaimed author, Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Empsy Cambridge Psychology Institute founder Dr. Ho Law on the invitation of the IPM External Affairs Committee.
The event attracted a wide spectrum of interested participants including council members, members, faculty and students of IPM. The joint organisers - CMI, UK Sri Lanka Branch was represented by its President Malraj Kiriella and members.
“We are honoured to have had the opportunity to host Dr. Ho Law who is an eminent and world renowned personality in the areas of psychology, management, education and coaching, jointly with the Sri Lanka Branch of CMI, UK. With this endeavor, IPM is fulfilling its mandate to uplift the standard of human resources management in Sri Lanka while providing a platform as well as an opportunity for the HR fraternity to engage in fruitful deliberations on timely topics” IPM Sri Lanka President Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri said. “Emotional intelligence and work life balance are two important factors in today's complex business and social framework that we operate in on a day to day basis. Both go hand in hand for the well-being of the individual as well as the organization. The time is opportune to engage in discussions and deliberations in this regard especially from a human resources management perspective. This will ensure that all concerned are able to understand its importance and far reaching effects for balancing work and life for optimal results” he added.
“Our goal is to help develop the skills of Sri Lankan managers. Emotional intelligence and work life balance has great relevance to human resource managers. As such, the Sri Lanka Branch of CMI, UK is pleased to collaborate with IPM Sri Lanka in organizing this important session to get the message across to the HR fraternity,” Sri Lanka Branch CMI, UK President,Malraj Kiriella said.
During his presentation which was titled “Yin and Yang of work life balance - emotional intelligence of everyday life” Dr. Law emphasized that in order to meet the health needs of the people, an employer must necessarily provide a method or methods for employees to make their needs known and have ways and means of addressing those needs in an organizational context. This will help the organizations to develop a comprehensive framework for a healthy work life balance. Furthermore, Dr. Law explained the inter-relationships that exist between emotional intelligence, work life balance and mindfulness, and the extent to which these factors impact organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session where members of the audience were able to clarify and address their concerns on the subject.
IPM Sri Lanka keeps pace with the new trends and concepts in HR by engaging continuously with the business community to share experiences, thoughts and insights in order to enrich and enhance the HR profession. It actively encourages and promotes members’ participation at international conferences and forums to provide exposure, build networks and conduct research into areas of interest to the HR profession in Sri Lanka.
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