Mental Toughness workshop brings DBWC members together at the April Network Majlis

Kompass facilitates half day workshop at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dubai, UAE, 21 April 2014 – The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organization for business women, both professionals and entrepreneurs, in the Emirate of Dubai, recently held its monthly Network Majlis event at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the theme “Mental Toughness and High Performance”. Leila Rezaiguia, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Kompass, an innovative consultancy who specializes in enabling performance excellence for individuals, organizations and educational institutions to ensure business and career success, facilitated the half day workshop.

The interactive workshop provided participants with valuable insight into what Mental Toughness is (a personality trait which determines, in some part how individuals perform when exposed to stressors, pressure and challenge, irrespective of the prevailing situation) and focused on topics such as: understanding its role in developing yourself, your kids, your businesses and organizations, along with its impact during times of change and pressure. Kompass also shared some strategies on how to develop mental toughness to consistently achieve peak performance as individuals and teams during pressurized periods in your daily life and at work.

“Our business world is complex and as the UAE and the rest of the world evolves, this will carry on getting more complex. As a woman in business it is important to understand what mental toughness is and how you can enhance your own personal skills to adapt to external influences,” said Mrs. Raja Al Gurg, President of DBWC. “Although we can’t change the complexity and the turbulence in the business environment, we can turn challenges into opportunities by having the skillset to tackle issues head-on. We are extremely excited to share this great workshop with our members today as it’s our vision to aid in the growth of every business women in the UAE.”

Leila is a dynamic Human Development professional that strives to work with people at all career levels to unlock their potential. She is a multi-lingual (English, Arabic and French) facilitator, an ICF qualified Team and Life Coach and Mentor with 16 years international experience.
“We are honored to facilitate today’s session on Mental Toughness and High Performance among a group of enthusiastic business women alongside the DBWC. We work with individuals, entrepreneurs, kids, parents, teams and sporting teams to help them understand mental toughness and how to develop skills and knowledge to enhance their performance, well-being and behaviour in life and in the workplace" added Leila.
Genny Ghanimeh, CEO of Pi Slice, also made a special appearance at the April Networking Majlis event during which she shared some of her insight on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovative Social Responsibility. Genny captivated the audience with a quick talk about PI SLICE, the first ever crowd-lending platform in the MENA region, the many challenges of social entrepreneurship from a female perspective and the lessons learnt from navigating through all of them.

For more information about the Monthly Network Majlis events, the DBWC or how to become a member, visit www.dbwc.ae.