Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom

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  • Workshop “Being at your Best in 2017”

    On Wednesday 25th January, we had the pleasure of hosting the breakfast workshop “Being at your best in 2017”, organised in collaboration with Paradox Partners, member of the Chamber.

    After a warm welcome to attendees, Cristina Carmona, our Head of External Relations and Communications, introduced the speaker: Mr Lloyd Wigglesworth from Paradox Partners.

     

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    Cristina Carmona welcomed the attendees to the first workshop of 2017.

     

    The session aimed at providing useful guidelines and tips for participants to be able to achieve not only their new year’s resolutions, but also their overall ambitions both at professional and personal levels. By doing this, they would be ultimately able to be at their best during 2017 and onwards.

    To help everyone reach this stage, the speaker handed out a guide at the beginning of the event, which attendees would be following to complete different tasks. The first one consisted on setting a list of resolutions and goals, which paved the way for the rest of the activities to follow.

    As the speakers explained, reaching one’s goals is not an easy task, especially when we have long-term plans that require taking one step at a time. For that reason, the next activity consisted on writing which habits each participant thought important and necessary to acquire in order to fulfil their previously set goals.

    As the event went on, the conversation shifted towards what blocks or enables attendees to be one step closer to reaching their objectives. Lloyd had then the opportunity to analyse in further detail what energy sources and leaks are involved in the process, thus helping or hindering the fulfilment of said objectives.

    Guided by the speaker from Paradox, who quickly connected with those present and engaged them in the different activities of the session, participants were then encouraged to share their thoughts on their resolutions and aspirations, potential challenges they usually face, and opportunities available to them. This contributed to create a communal atmosphere as everyone shared similar concerns and ambitions.

    Once the workshop had finished, there was time for networking, which provided a great opportunity to connect with fellow colleagues and members over breakfast.

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    Attendees had the opportunity to network over breakfast.

    We would like to thank all who were present for their active participation as well as Lloyd Wigglesworth for this stimulating and engaging workshop.

    If you want to find out about other activities organised by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, we encourage you to keep an eye on our UPCOMING EVENTS section on our website. In addition to this, you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter in order to receive updates and information about our events.

  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AT WORK

    On Tuesday 7th June we had the pleasure of holding the workshop “Emotional Intelligence at Work”, organised in collaboration with The Client Academy, Benefactor of the Spanish Chamber.

    On this occasion, our Secretary General, Igor Urra, received attendees on behalf of our institution and introduced Ms. Mónica Hernanz, Managing Director of the company and our speaker on the day.

    To kick off, Mónica started the talk by explaining relevant information about the background of the company and herself before tackling what would be the main content of the workshop: what Emotional Intelligence is and its applicability on some working areas.

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    Ms. Mónica Hernanz, the speaker from The Client Academy during the session.

    Furthermore, Mónica went on to describe the main features of highly emotional intelligent individuals and talked about how this concept has changed throughout the years. In particular, she focused on the EQi 2.0 test, which is considered as the most used and validated Emotional Intelligence test in the world and consists of 5 different areas: self-perception, self-expression, interpersonal, decision making and stress management.

    To elaborate on this, the speaker provided attendees with an Emotional Intelligence self-scoring test by following the EQi 2.0 model, in order to evaluate their skills in comparison to most business people they know while explaining every relevant concept.

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    The attendees listened attentively during the workshop.

    To conclude the workshop, Mónica briefly summed up the whole presentation and showed how an investment in Emotional Intelligence produces tangible results in businesses by sharing some successful cases in multinational companies.

    Once the session finished, participants were invited to enjoy the breakfast; time when both the attendees and the speaker were able to discuss further the ideas the session had covered.

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    Participants had the opportunity to network and exchange their opinions about the session.

    We would like to thank all attendees for joining us and particularly to Ms. Mónica Hernanz from The Client Academy for delivering such an interactive and productive presentation on Emotional Intelligence.

    If you want to find out other activities that the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is organising, we encourage you to keep an eye on our UPCOMING EVENTS section within our website. In addition to this, you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter in order to receive updates with our events.

  • Executive Coaching: Maximise Your Potential

    On Wednesday 11th February we held the seminar “Executive Coaching: Corporate Health Strategy” in collaboration with Melioora, member of the Chamber.

    Igor Urra, Secretary General of the Spanish Chamber, welcomed attendees on behalf of our institution and introduced Eloy M. Rodríguez; the speaker for this session, who after a long multinational career in ITC technology, decided to give a radical change in his professional life. He became a Certified Executive Coach and launched Melioora, an innovative company to help managers and experienced professionals get sustainable success based on Enterprise Health.

    Eloy M. Rodríguez, co-founder of Melioora, during his presentation.

    Eloy introduced the session comparing companies to people. In his words, a human’s health is determined by social, physical and mental well-being; whereas for companies the factors to measure the “wellbeing” of an organisation are organised in pairs, and are as follows:  market – clients, finance – progress, and people – emotions.

    Nowadays, most corporate effort are made in the first two categories, breaking the balance and leaving people and emotions unattended. Thus, he explained that coaching helps maximise the potential of leaders, professionals and teams. In fact, the speaker mentioned that, according to an article published on the Harvard Business Review, up to 30 per cent of a company’s financial results are determined by the climate of the organisation. Therefore, it is highly important to focus on this side of the company to enhance its performance.

    Attendees completing a self-awareness form, one of the activities they were requested to do at the workshop.

    During the second part of the seminar, attendees enjoyed first-hand experience with a practical exercise. They were given a form and asked to think of a professional barrier they had. After answering several questions individually, participants could feel that they were more aware of the problem and were able to establish little steps to improve their situation.

    Later on, everyone in the room was engaged in a group exercise where they had to complete a task with their eyes closed and following very precise directions. The purpose of this activity was to raise awareness on how being familiar with one’s team members and the way they work has a positive impact towards obtaining a common goal.

    Participants had the opportunity to network after the workshop.

    At the end of the session, attendees took the opportunity to ask Eloy about Melioora’s methodology and exchanged their views on the topic. After the Q&A, participants continued networking while enjoying some breakfast.

    If you want to find out about other activities that the Spanish Chamber is organising, we encourage you to keep an eye on our UPCOMING EVENTS section within our website. Furthermore, you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter in order to receive updates on our events!

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