WISTA invests in leadership skills development program for members

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The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) successfully conducted a leadership development session for their members on 3 October at Jetwing Colombo 7.

The seminar was titled ‘Discover the leader in you’, conducted by McQuire Rens and Jones Ltd.

This event was supported by WISTA’s corporate partner, South Asia Gateway Terminals Ltd. (SAGT).

WISTA has been successful over the years in breaking down gender barriers within the shipping and logistics industry by encouraging more women to join and build career paths, and has been instrumental in carrying out many initiatives in the past targeting women and encouraging more leaders to emerge from within the industry

The session focused on identifying positive leadership traits important for women aspiring for future growth. Moreover, the session highlighted inherent leadership skills unique to women and how to leverage them for career advancement. This program also focused on making women flexible and empowered in a dynamic and challenging work environment in order to become independent decision-makers.

Furthermore, the session touched upon developing women to build leadership competencies needed in the future and to become transformational leaders. As the event consisted of many team-building activities, it created a lot of positive energy amongst the audience.