WOMEN IN TECH LAUNCH ABUJA
I had this golden opportunity to attend a tech meetup that was targeted specifically for women under the umbrella of Women In Tech Abuja organised by Developer Circle from Facebook hosted at Ventures Park Abuja.
As I got to the venue I saw these ladies all beautifully dressed, all fully kitted. They were all here to take a swing at developing and inspiring one another. There’s this saying that goes “we learn everyday”. My tank was so filled up that I didn’t want to leave that meet up. Lots of issues were tackled.
First up was me, co-Lead Facebook Developer Circles Bauchi. I gave a talk on “harnessing the power of emotional intelligence”. I started off by explaining what emotional intelligence was where I said emotional intelligence was about dealing with people keeping in mind that humans are creatures of emotions not of logic. I gave lots of scenarios using basic life example. I made them understand that when we are dealing with people, we should be able to put ourselves in their shoes and try to think from their perspectives.
I spoke extensively on the characteristic of emotional intelligence:
-Self awareness
-Self regulation
-Empathy
Self Awareness
Here I talked about how self awareness enables us to be honest with ourselves, accept and harness our strengths ,weaknesses and desires. How well do we deal with how with our emotions.
Self Regulation
This point I discussed how self regulation involved the disciple with how you are able to control your impulses which included maintaining calmness and not overreacting to mistakes. Also talked about how emotional intelligence enables people to stick to discussions they’ve made.
Empathy
when talking about empathy I discussed about the capacity to step into other people’s shoes to understand their lives and start to solve problems from their perspective. I explained further about how it is necessary to understand new culture and the new business environment you find yourself to avoid conflicts.
Finally I said that emotional intelligence is a gateway to a balanced life ,it’s basically the essential to every aspects of life
In our physical health, mental health, relationships and conflict resolutions
And so, the event came to a happy ending with the hopes that something this good would come their way again very soon.
As the ladies started leaving the hall, I could tell each one of them was now on a journey of discovering herself. They were now walking on a path of transforming themselves from average ladies to game changers.
All thanks to Facebook Developer Circle Abuja
