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Building a Productive Workplace

SBP recognizes the significance of
providing a frictionless and
empowered work environment to
its employees. SBP and its
subsidiaries have always
endeavored to provide a safe and
productive work environment for its
employees. Conducive policy
interventions and regular
sensitization sessions on key
workplace issues work in tandem to
build a workplace where all
members can work towards their
performance goals with minimal
distractions from the unproductive
elements of a social setting. NIBAF-
Karachi conducted various
programs over the quarter to build
a productive and safe workplace. negative reaction may seriously enabling environment of gender
Brief overview of key programs harm their professional reputation. justice where men and women can
conducted over the quarter is as Given the significance of this area all work together with a sense of
below: and in order to train the participants dignity. Based on the specific
to positively channel their negative requirements of SBP BSC

emotions, three monthly iterations management, a one-day F2F
Managing Anger, Fear and on “Managing Anger, Fear and program was designed on the topic
Anxiety” were conducted by Dr.
Anxiety Hanif Mohammad, a corporate for middle and senior managers of
trainer. Dr. Hanif provided SBP BSC to help inform and guide
Stressful situations are way too them on appropriate ways of
common in a workplace as feelings guidance for proactive addressing and interacting with
of anger, fear and anxiety are a management of negative emotions their co-workers. Ms. Shahnaz
natural response to difficult to employees, discussed creating Kapadia, a renowned corporate
situations. Be it differences in self-awareness to identify the basis trainer and market expert
opinions in team meetings, and trigger points for anger, fear discussed the importance of
cancellation of projects after weeks and anxiety and shared techniques
of hard work, work overload, or to effectively overcome negative gender sensitization and its role in
dealing with an aggressive feelings/emotions. the workplace, clarification of
customer/colleague, resentment Gender Sensitization for gender-related concepts,
may creep in quickly. When unconscious gender biases and
experiencing a hostile situation on Middle and Senior discrimination in organizations, and
the work place, employees must Managers measures to create an enabling
remain cognizant that an impulsive environment for both men and
Achieving a performance-oriented women to improve organizational
organizational culture hinges on culture and performance.
successfully moderating many
inherent biases that individuals
bring to the workplace. One such
bias relates to the pre-existing
societal notions of Gender. Gender
sensitization trainings are a great
way to address gender-related
issues/biases at the workplace and
work for solutions to create an