Workplace Skills Development Academy New Zealand

Why You Should Attend This Training

In today’s fast-moving and high-pressure business environment, technical skills and experience are no longer enough. What truly separates top performers from the rest is how effectively they understand, manage, and influence emotions - both their own and others’.

Leading with Emotional Intelligence is not just a soft skill, it is a critical leadership capability that drives performance, builds trust, and strengthens relationships across teams and organisations.

By attending this training, you will:

Gain a Competitive Edge
Enhance Your Leadership Impact
Improve Communication and Relationships
Strengthen Decision-Making Under Pressure
Increase Team Performance and Engagement
Build Self-Awareness and Control

The Bottom Line
If you want to grow as a leader, influence people effectively, and consistently perform at your best (for the next level), emotional intelligence is no longer optional, it is essential.

This programme will equip you with practical tools, real-world insights, and powerful techniques to elevate your personal and professional success.

About the trainer

Ahmed Bari is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience across training, human resource development, marketing, and organisational management, both in Bangladesh and internationally. He has worked extensively as a coach, trainer, researcher, strategist, and management consultant, supporting public institutions, private sector organisations, universities, and NGOs.

Between 2018 and 2024, Ahmed worked as a consultant, trainer, and strategic advisor with key public sector institutions in Bangladesh, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Youth & Sports. His work during this period focused on capacity building, performance improvement, skills development, stakeholder coordination, and institutional strengthening, providing him with practical experience in navigating large-scale national programmes, compliance environments, and multi-layer governance structures.

Over the past 18 years, Ahmed has conducted more than 1,000 life, career, leadership, and performance development sessions across Asia, positively impacting thousands of individuals, particularly youth, professionals, and emerging leaders. Known for his strategic thinking, disciplined ex*****on, and people-centric leadership, he is widely regarded as an effective organiser of large-scale engagement initiatives and nationwide grassroots networks.

Ahmed has served as Assistant Professor of Marketing and Management at leading universities in Bangladesh and has contributed to curriculum development, faculty training, and institutional capacity building. He has published research articles in the areas of Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Continuous Professional Development, and has experience as an editor and contributor to community newspapers and career development publications—giving him a strong understanding of media responsibility, public communication, and ethical narrative building.

Ahmed’s leadership excellence has been recognised through numerous national and international awards, including UNESCO recognition, academic and government scholarships, excellence awards in training programmes, and achievements in national-level sports competitions. His success story as an immigrant was published in the leading New Zealand newspaper The Dominion Post in August 2017.

He is the Founder and Lead Coach of Life Skill Coaching New Zealand and the Founder of StepUP Foundation Bangladesh, a charitable organisation dedicated to children and youth development across Bangladesh and several Asian countries. Through these initiatives, he has built and managed volunteer-based networks, district-level coordinators, and multi-country programmes, directly relevant to managing any national and international role.

Having travelled to over 45 countries, Ahmed brings a global perspective combined with deep local insight, making him uniquely positioned to coordinate a nationwide, political and non-political, citizen-based engagement platform.

Leading with Emotional Intelligence: The New Power Skill of Top Performers (10 & 11 April, Dhaka, Bangladesh) Why You Should Attend This Training In today’s fast-moving and high-pressure business environment, technical skills and experience are no longer enough. What truly separates top performers from the rest is how effectively they understand, manage, and influence emotions - both their own and others....

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7 Employability Skills Everyone Must Build in 2026

[True story] A few days ago, I introduced a new client to a business owner.

The opportunity was strong.

The product was good.

The timing was perfect.

After two meetings, the business owner became overly aggressive in trying to close the sale.

He pushed hard.

Spoke more than he listened.

Focused only on selling features and pricing.

Within days, the new client contacted me privately.

He said he felt pressured.

He felt unheard.

And he decided to step back from further communication.

The deal didn’t collapse because of pricing.

It didn’t fail because of product quality.

So what went wrong?

It failed because of employability skills.

Here are 7 employability skills everyone must build — whether you are a graduate, a manager, or a seasoned entrepreneur:



Selling is not talking. It is listening.

Intelligence

Reading the room matters. Pressure destroys trust.



Every client requires a different approach. One style does not fit all.

Thinking

Strategy beats impulse. Closing is a process, not an event.

Management

Long-term trust is more valuable than short-term revenue.

-Solving

Understand the client’s real need before offering solutions.

Ethics & Accountability

Respect pace. Respect boundaries. Respect people.

The product was good.

The opportunity was real.

But behaviour determined the outcome.

Hard skills build businesses.

Soft skills sustain them.

In your experience, what causes more deals to fail — pricing or behaviour?

If You Can’t Solve the Problem, Don’t Be Part of the Problem

A few years ago, I watched a capable, respected person slowly lose credibility—not because they failed, but because they kept stepping into problems they could not fix. Every meeting, every crisis, every argument that wasn’t theirs somehow became their responsibility. They meant well. They wanted to help. But in the end, they became exhausted, blamed, and entangled in messes that were never theirs to carry.

That experience taught me a hard lesson: intention alone does not justify involvement.

Problems exist at every level—personal, professional, social, national. Some are small and manageable. Others are deep, political, emotional, or deliberately complicated. Before jumping in, one question matters more than passion or opinion:

Can I actually contribute to a solution?

If the answer is yes, then act responsibly.

Start by understanding the problem fully, not emotionally. Listen more than you speak. Separate facts from noise. Offer practical steps, not dramatic reactions. Even small actions—clarifying confusion, calming tension, or guiding people toward the right decision—count as real solutions.

But if the answer is no, then restraint is wisdom, not weakness.
Too many people insert themselves into other people’s problems to feel important, relevant, or morally superior. Some problems look noble to fight but are actually traps—designed to pull in energy, divide relationships, or shift blame. When you adopt someone else’s problem without authority, clarity, or capacity, you often become part of the damage.

Not every problem needs your opinion.
Not every conflict needs your voice.
Not every crisis needs your presence.

Avoiding involvement doesn’t mean you don’t care. It means you care enough to not make things worse.
Here’s a simple rule I try to follow:

If I can help solve it, I engage thoughtfully.

If I can’t, I don’t amplify it, spread it, personalise it, or carry it.

Silence can be responsible. Distance can be strategic. Focus can be powerful.

Choose your battles carefully.
Solve what you can.

And when you can’t—step aside gracefully.
Sometimes, the best contribution is not becoming part of the problem.

Ahmed Bari, Life & Performance Coach,
Vice President - WSDA New Zealand

We are proudly presenting our WSDA FUTURE CEO (Future CEO) programme graduate - Mr. Md. Mahbub Alam.

Md. Mahbub Alam is the Additional Managing Director (AMD) of Southeast Bank PLC, a seasoned banker with nearly 30 years of experience.

His career began in 1996 at Uttara Bank and includes senior roles at Mercantile Bank and Jamuna Bank. Prior to joining Southeast Bank, he was the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) at NCC Bank PLC. Mr. Alam has deep expertise across key banking functions like branch and corporate banking, credit, international trade, treasury, operations, remittance, financial inclusion, AML, and risk management.

He holds an MBA in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Accounting from the University of Dhaka.

From Classroom to Career : The Soft Skills Advantage

আগামীকাল ২.৩০ মিনিটে, সমাজবিজ্ঞান বিভাগ ( পরীক্ষা ভবন), ব্রজমোহন কলেজ বরিশাল।

👉 সেশনের উদ্দেশ্যঃ-
এই সেশনের মূল লক্ষ্য হলো শিক্ষার্থীদের একাডেমিক জীবন থেকে পেশাগত জীবনে যাওয়ার সময় যেসব সফট স্কিল বা এমপ্লয়েবিলিটি স্কিল প্রয়োজন, সেগুলো সম্পর্কে স্পষ্ট ধারণা দেওয়া এবং বাস্তব প্রস্তুতি তৈরি করা।

❓কেন এই সেশনটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণঃ-
শুধু একাডেমিক জ্ঞানই কর্মজীবনে সফল হওয়ার জন্য যথেষ্ট নয়। সফট স্কিলের অভাব অনেক মেধাবী শিক্ষার্থীকে পিছিয়ে দেয়। এই সেশন শিক্ষার্থীদের আত্মবিশ্বাস, মানসিক প্রস্তুতি এবং পেশাগত আচরণ গড়ে তুলতে সহায়তা করবে।

🔰 সেমিনারে আলোচ্য বিষয়সমূহ
১. কার্যকর যোগাযোগ দক্ষতা
২. টিমওয়ার্ক ও সহযোগিতামূলক কাজের অভ্যাস
৩. সমস্যা সমাধান ও সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ
৪. সময় ব্যবস্থাপনা ও শৃঙ্খলা
৫. পেশাদার আচরণ ও কর্মক্ষেত্রের নৈতিকতা
৬. মানসিক প্রস্তুতি ও চাপ সামলানোর কৌশল
৭. বাস্তব কর্মজীবনে নিজেকে মানিয়ে নেওয়ার কৌশল

👉 শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য প্রত্যাশিত উপকারিতাঃ-
-ক্যারিয়ার নিয়ে বাস্তব ও পরিষ্কার ধারণা।
-কর্মক্ষেত্রে প্রবেশের আগে মানসিক ও আচরণগত প্রস্তুতি।
-নিজের শক্তি ও দুর্বলতা চিহ্নিত করার সুযোগ।
-আত্মবিশ্বাস ও প্রফেশনাল মানসিকতা বৃদ্ধি।

🔗ফ্রি সেমিনারটিতে যুক্ত হওয়ার জন্য এখনই রেজিস্ট্রেশন করুনঃ
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