Beyond Leadership

Many of us are in the midst of a major transition from remote to hybrid work, which is affecting how we communicate with our colleagues. Back when we were in the office, we all knew the unwritten rules of communication. As a manager, it’s essential to help your team establish new norms around digital interactions. This should be a collective process so set up a group brainstorm with the explicit g...

Nina Dremelj je predsednica Poslovnih angelov Slovenije, predavateljica, investitorka, mentorica, believer-ka, poslovna angelina in strastna podjetnica. Njena največja strast je pomagati podjetnikom, da svoje ideje spremenijo v resnična, uspešna podjetja. Nina ima izjemno sposobnost odkrivanja startupov, ki imajo velik potencial, saj ima že več kot 10 let izkušenj v investicijskem in poslovnem sve...

Whether you are a manager or an individual contributor, giving and receiving compliments plays a critical role in building and maintaining relationships at work. When done well, a compliment is one of the most powerful ways to let someone know that we value and appreciate them. Yet, these seemingly positive interactions can be surprisingly tricky to navigate for both giver and receiver alike. Here...

Daniela Bervar Kotolenko je podjetnica, mentorica, cenjena predavateljica, poslovna trenerka, avtorica, ustanoviteljica štirih podjetij ter investitorka. Je ustanoviteljica in direktorica poslovnega združenja BIC, Business Intelligence Center, ki že 7 let ustvarja izjemne zgodbe in povezuje poslovni svetnsrednjih in malih podjetij. Je tudi predsednica MBA alumni kluba poslovne šole Cotrugli v Slov...

It seems that any given week provides ample reminders that leaders cannot control the degree of change, uncertainty, and complexity we face. The authors offer six strategies to improve a leader’s ability to learn, grow, and more effectively navigate the increasing complexity of our world. The first step is to embrace the discomfort as an expected and normal part of the learning process. As describ...

Andraž je ustanovitelj in direktor uspešne spletne trgovine Mojacokolada.si in so-ustanovitelj najhitreje rastočega fulfilment centra v regiji Fully. Za njim je že več kot 10-let izkušenj na področju spletne prodaje. Je aktiven poslovni mentor različnim podjetjem in predsednik društva Spletnih trgovcev. V preteklosti je sodeloval s podjetji, kot so Outfit7, Studio Moderna, Formitas, Žurnal24 , in...

Ana se je podjetju Kalček pridružila že kot študenta, ki je opravljala obvezno prakso na Fakulteti za podjetništvo Gea Collage. Pred tem je zaključila gimnazijo v prelepi Beli krajini. V Kalčku je začela delati v trgovini in nato prešla v pisarno. Po opravljeni praksi je ostala v podjetju kot študentka v pisarni. Tako je po določenm času spoznala celoten proces od skladišča, trgovin in uprave. Let...

What can you do to make sure your first (or next) performance review is a positive one? You should just focus on your work and let your hard-earned talents and intelligence shine, right? Wrong. Many people assume that their bosses will know and remember everything they’ve done. But this is unlikely to be the case: Research finds that people overestimate the extent to which their accomplishments ar...

Mark Kalin je izkušen manager, podjetnik, predavatelj in strokovnjak za vzpostavljanje inovativnih ekosistemov in transformacij kultur ter strokovnjak za vzpostavitev visoko zmogljivih virtualnih timov, z zelo bogato izobrazbo in poslovnimi izkušnjami. Trenutno je direktor v Švedskem investicijskem skladu 1337Works AB . Sklad povezuje dve velesili, Evropo in Azijo, saj ima sedeže na Švedskem, Slov...

Companies shifted quickly and unexpectedly to remote work in early 2020, but leaders planning for a post-pandemic future have an opportunity to take a more intentional, strategic approach to remote work. Most likely this will involve revisiting a number of 1) company policies and 2) management practices. The authors examine key emerging trends in these areas and suggest a number of questions leade...

Miha Lavtar je lastnik in direktor spletne agencije Optiweb, podjetja, ki ga je ustanovil leta 2009 in že v prvih desetih letih dosegal zavidljivo 80% rast. Danes je Optiweb eno izmed vodilnih podjetjih v Sloveniji na področju digitalnih in spletnih rešitev. Optiweb ima odlično ekipo in je na poti do 3eh milijonov evrov ter ima že skoraj 60 zaposlenih. Miha je tudi svetovalec startupom, kjer lahko...

Email culture is broken — and fixing it will require a concerted effort. To start, individuals must think bigger than protecting their own inboxes, focusing instead on reducing the collective email traffic of the team as a whole. The authors review the basics of email etiquette and suggest three strategic habits that can help teams and organizations move toward what they call a compassionate email...

Lovro Peterlin se je A1 Slovenija pridružil leta 2017 kot glavni direktor prodaje in naročniškega sektorja, junija 2018 pa je prevzel še položaj Managing direktorja. Pred prihodom na A1 Slovenija je bil od leta 2007 direktor podjetja Linea Directa, sestrskega podjetja Studia Moderna, ki se na 19 trgih vzhodne in srednje Evrope ukvarja s storitvijo klicnih centrov ter prodajo in z upravljanjem popo...

Frequent breaks help recharge our batteries at work, and while screen-free respites are usually best, sometimes you just can’t get away from your devices–and sometimes you just don’t want to. But the good news is that tech-based or -enhanced breaks can give you some of the same benefits as the offscreen variety if you are able to include some combination of physical movement, social interaction, a...

Manca Korelc je LinkedIn strokovnjakinja, soorganizatorka LinkedIn Local dogodkov, največja ljubiteljica jezer, športnica, raziskovalka vsega lepega, avtorica knjige The Slovenia Lakes. Njena pot v digitalnem marketingu se je začela v letu 2008 v eni izmed največjih agencij v regiji - Httpool. Takrat je bila v vlogi tržnice oglasnega prostora in spomni se, kako neznan ji je bil ta svet. Dodiplomsk...

It’s natural for leaders to emphasize the importance of hitting financial targets, but making numbers the centerpiece of your leadership narrative is a costly mistake. Financial results are an outcome, they’re not a root driver for employee performance, and a growing body of evidence tells us that overemphasizing financial targets erodes morale and undermines long-term strategy. Leaders looking to...

Nataša ima več kot 17 let izkušenj s področja strateškega in digitalnega marketinga ter digitalne transformacije.  Kariero je začela v globalni svetovalni hiši A.T. Kearney, kjer je 4 leta delala z upravami vseh večjih podjetij v regiji in tudi Nemčiji. Kot strateška direktorica na Pristopu in Renderspacu, ter direktorica marketinga in prodaje na IEDC Poslovni šoli Bled pa je svoj fokus usmer...

These are trying times for optimists. Covid deaths remain tragically high. Job growth remains stubbornly low. So many of our colleagues and kids are feeling stressed, exhausted, angry — “hitting the pandemic wall.” It’s important for all of us to get our optimistic groove back. leaders help their colleagues be realists — and optimists. But whether you’re running a company or managing a team, how d...

S Stašo Mlekuž sva se pogovarjala o osebnih izkušnjah z življenjem v tujini, o razlikah med starim in novim načinom vodenja ekip, o tem kaj v življenju res šteje in nenazadnje zakaj je nujno vsake toliko časa narediti osebno inventuro in reči ne.    Staša Mlekuž je posameznica z barvito mednarodno poslovno in študijsko potjo, na katero se je podala takoj po zaključku študija turizma...

Mental Health Condition of your Employees   When one of your direct reports has the courage to talk with you about their mental health condition, how you respond is critical. You want the person to know you appreciate them sharing while also reassuring them that their job and your perception of them are not at risk. At the same time, you need to figure out what impact, if any, this will have...

Blaž Strle, direktor družbe BE-terna Adriatic, je svojo profesionalno pot začel v Laboratoriju za umetno inteligenco na FRI, kjer je raziskoval področje umetne inteligence in strojnega učenja. Podjetju BE-terna se je pridružil pred sedmimi leti kot vodja oddelka za upravljanje odnosov s strankami (CRM), v letu 2018 je prevzel vlogo direktorja Adriatic regije (Slovenija, Hrvaška in Srbija), pred ne...

You won’t find a course on listening at many business schools, but it’s an essential skill for leaders if they hope to counteract the multiple forces that can lull them into believing they know everything they need to know about what’s happening in their organizations. At the core of the challenge is a paradox in the life of senior leaders, particularly CEOs: They generally have access to more lin...

Anja je leta 2017 zaključila magisterij na Pravni fakulteti, Univerze v Ljubljani. Med študijem je tudi nekaj časa preživela na Kitajskem. Tekom študija se je posvetila blockchain tehnologiji ter globalnemu in vesoljskemu pravu. Lansko leto je postala predsednica slovenskega društva Blockchain Think Tank, ki je neprofitno društvo, odprto vsem deležnikom, ki jih zanima blockchain tehnologija. Think...

In the current unpredictable and often stressful situations, managers are struggling to maintain team members’ productivity. Based on survey from 20 different companies ranging from startups to Fortune 30 and universities, located across the U.S., 6 approaches for managers are suggested on how to approach taking time off, essential for re-charging team members motivation and productivity (Nawaz, 2...

Metka Svetlin je marketing manager programa Think with Google za CEE regijo in vodja Brand & Reputation za Adriatik in Baltik regijo. Platforma Think with Google pa predstavlja zakladnico podatkov, analiz, vpogledov in dobrih praks iz prodaje in marketinga, preko katere Google navdihuje vodilne in izobražuje eksperte v poslovni javnosti v CEE regiji. Metka je diplomantka Ekonomske fakultete v...