Dr Dimitriadis delivers seminars to members of European Business Association (EBA) in Ukraine

Dr Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Director of Development at the Executive Development Institute (EDI) of the International Faculty, delivered two insightful seminar to members of European Business Association (EBA) in Kyiv and Odesa on the 9^th and 22^nd of September respectively. Both events took place in the frame of the collaboration between the International Faculty, CITY College and EBA.

The fist seminar, delivered in Kyiv, was entitled ‘The Empathy Leader: How to Connect with People and Engage them at Work’. In his presentation Dr Dimitriadis discussed the important role of empathy in the contemporary working environment, stressing out that “Relationships are what make a company great, not procedures. Actually, relationships ARE the company.” According to the speaker, empathy within the business environment results in high-performing employees, as they look for, and value, relationships more than tangible benefits. He then described the three types of empathy and explained how they can be implemented at work.

Dr Dimitriadis delivered a second seminar to the Southern Ukrainian Office of EBA in Odesa this time. EBA members had the opportunity to attend his presentation on ‘Brain Leadership: How to engage employees through neuroscience’.  Dr Dimitriadis discussed myths concerning relation between the brain, leadership and management, explained how leadership really works in the brain as well as presented a comprehensive model for applying brain-based leadership.

Both events were well-attended while participants found them very interesting and innovative.