Beyond Leadership

When trying to make your co-workers better, and to realize their areas, where they can grow and improve, we need to provide a constructive feedback. These tough conversations are even harder to have as multiple crises and their side effects wear on. To top it all off, a change in venue from in-person to remote removes the nuance that can help soften the blow of bad news. Taking a few steps to be m...

Franci Pliberšek, ustanovitelj, lastnik in generalni direktor enega največji slovenskih podjetij za proizvodnjo stavbnega pohištva, MIK Celje, živi svoje podjetniško pot že več kot 30 let. Njegova zgodba, je zgodba o trudu, močni želji in pogumu. V 30 letih je uspel ustvariti visoko tehnološko podjetje, ki zaposluje 200 ljudi in je predano tudi družbeno odgovornemu delovanju, usmerjeno v skrb za s...

When being innovative and trying out new ideas, failure becomes inevitable and a part of our lives. That is why a complex, fast-paced world demands from us that we accept our mistakes and learn from them, and adapt rapidly. The recipe for successful adaptation to failure: · Try new things. Expose yourself to lots of different ideas and try lots of different approaches, on the grounds that failure...

Branko Žunec je eden najbolj izkušenih in prepoznavnih poslovnih trenerjev, coachev in svetovalcev tako v Sloveniji kot tudi v tujini. V skoraj 25-ih letih kariere je razvil številne modele in orodja, s katerimi razvija in navduši udeležence (večinoma direktorji, vodje in lastniki podjetij) ter jim pomaga do do odličnih, celo izjemnih poslovnih rezultatov. Branko resnično verjame v odličnost voden...

Here are 5 steps to be more efficient with your e-mail communication: 1. Streamline communications and clarify roles. A team of experts is not the same as an expert team. Having many leaders in a resuscitation room creates cacophony and makes it difficult for a team to focus and prioritize tasks. Clearly stating the title and roles of people on each email was another important step.  2. Comma...

Miha Murn je vsestranski umetnik in podjetnik, ki se udejstvuje na številnih funkcijah v umetniškem in poslovnem svetu. Je predsednik in izvršni direktor podjetja AAMI Corporation , ki se ukvarja s povezovanjem posla z umetnostjo in kulturo. Miha Murn je ustanovitelj, lastnik in direktor Zavoda AAMI in umetniški direktor pri podjetju MegaGraf d.o.o. Prav tako je ustanovitelj in predsednik javnega...

Emergency global crisis response Even a company such as Slack, which is focused on organizational agility, had never moved with such speed and clarity of focus as in March 2020. They realized that they are going to be exposed to challenges such as dramatically increasing customer demand and an extremely abrupt transition to working remotely. They knew that thousands of companies would make a massi...

David Žalec je ustanovitelj in direktor podjetja Sadje v pisarni . Podjetje je odprl leta 2018 in v samo dveh let postal ena izmed velesil v Sloveniji, ki skrbi za dostavo sadja in zelenjave. Ljubezen. Kvaliteta. In ljudje. To je tisto, kar danes napaja zmagovalni duh ekipe sadjevpisarni.si. Sadje v pisarna je v Sloveniji postali sinonim za nasmejane, zdrave in energične ljudi, ki verjamejo v moč...

The role of ethics in your career   When it comes to building an ethical career, good intentions are insufficient. Existing research emphasizes social and psychological processes and biases that hinder people’s moral judgment, leading them to violate their own values and often to create contorted, post hoc justifications for their behaviour. So how can you ensure that from day to day and in t...

Dr. Matej Drašček, vodja službe notranje revizije pri Hranilnici Lon d.d., Predsednik Združenja notranjih revizorjev IIA - Slovenski inštitut Dr. Matej Drašček je doktor znanosti. Naslov disertacije je bil “ Analiza etičnih pristopov managerjev (področje poslovne etike) ”. Leta 2006 prejel Prešernovo nagrado. Ima tudi ogromno certifikatov CIA (certified internal auditor), CRMA, CFSA (Certified fin...

There’s a growing sense that corporations need to be focused more on long-term sustainability and less on short-term profitability. However, it’s difficult for well-established companies to make that shift, because it requires that well-entrenched organizational routines change. Most of them are not start-ups that began with a social purpose. At companies that have performed well, sometimes for de...

Ram je magistriral iz fizike in 3 leta delal v raziskovalni skupini na Institutu Jožef Stefan. Nato je prestopil iz akademskih voda v podjetništvo, kjer je delal v startup podjetju, kjer so razvijali napredni 3D tiskalnik. Sprejeti so bili v HightechXL accelerator na Nizozemskem, vendar pa so bili del tistih 90%, ki jim ne uspe obstati. Tako je preskočil iz podjetja s 4 zaposlenimi v podjetje s 30...

Our last tip of the week for 2020 covers the important topic of finding balance in pursuing career goals for both women and men. This becomes even more essential in contemporary organizations with long working hours, high workload and demanding tasks. · With dual-career couples, both partners are highly educated, work full-time in demanding professional or managerial jobs, and see themselves on an...

Dr. Nana Šumrada Slavnič je doktorica davčno pravnih znanosti. Diplomirala je na Pravni fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani, magistrirala na Harvard Law School, doktorirala pa na Katholieke Univesiteit Leuven. Je vodja pravne službe pri Outfit7 Limited. Svojo karierno pot je zasledovala pri podjetjih kot so PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovenia), IBM in sedaj Outfit7 Limited , kjer vodi ekipo 18ih...

Today, rapid, constant, and disruptive changes are the norm, and what succeeded in the past is no longer a guide what will succeed in the future. Twenty-first-century managers simply don’t (and can’t) have all the right answers. To cope with this new reality, companies are moving away from traditional command-and-control practices and toward something different: a model in which managers give supp...

Andreja Cavnik je svojo karierno pot pričela v Londonu v svetu nepremičnin, kjer je delala za eno najmočnejših nepremičninskih agencij v UK. Leta 2016 je odprla svoje podjetje, leta 2017 pa se je pridružila ekipi Tony Robbinsa , ki velja za #1 life in business strategista na svetu in se s tem podala v svet Fortune 500 podjetij. Več kot 6 let je preživela v Londonu, 1 leto v Kaliforniji, ZDA, sedaj...

Challenges for Women in the Workplace Scholars of gender inequality in the workplace are asked by companies to investigate why they are having trouble retaining women and promoting them to senior ranks. Ask people why women remain so dramatically underrepresented, and you will hear from the vast majority a lament—an unfortunate but inevitable “truth”: High-level jobs require extremely long hours,...

Dr. Jerca Legan Cvikl je doktorirala iz filozofije in teorije vizualne kulture in je antropologinja vsakdanjega življenja . Skoraj tri desetletja je ustvarjala in občasno živela ter veliko potovala po svetu. Je direktorica in strokovnjakinja za strateško komuniciranje v podjetju STATUS, kjer svetuje posameznikom in skupinam v javnem in zasebnem sektorju doma in v tujini. Nazadnje pa je zagrabila z...

It will be quite some time before we understand the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the history of such shocks tells us two things. First, even in severe economic downturns and recessions, some companies are able to gain advantage. Second, crises produce not just a plethora of temporary changes (mainly short-term shifts in demand) but also some lasting ones. Any analysis of growth opport...

mag. Edita Krajnović, direktorica podjetja Mediade; inovatorka in neprestano v vlogi motivatorja sprememb   Mag. Edita Krajnović je direktorica v podjetju Mediade. Poklicno pot je začela kot asistentka za poslovne finance na Ekonomski fakulteti v Ljubljani, kjer se je uveljavila tudi kot nosilka izvirnih in učinkovitih strokovnih seminarjev za podjetja. Strokovni izziv jo je vodil v poslovno...

Negotiators often mainly react to the other’s side moves. But for complex deals, a proactive approach is needed. Strategic negotiators look beyond their immediate counterpart for stakeholders who can influence the deal. They intentionally control the scope and timing of talks, search for novel sources of leverage, and seek connections across multiple deals. Researchers offer the key strategic prin...

Mag. Ladeja Godina Košir je ustanoviteljica in direktorica platforme Circular Change ter predsednica Evropske platforme za krožno gospodarstvo ECESP (nick name: Krožno gospodarstvo na dveh nogah). Leta 2018 je bila finalistka za nagrado The Circulars 2018 v kategoriji Circular Economy Leadership Svetovnega gospodarskega foruma v Davosu. , prepoznana kot "regionalni motor krožne tranzicije". Svoj m...

Coaching for change   •       Change is hard. Ask anyone who has tried to switch careers, develop a new skill, improve a relationship, or break a bad habit. And yet for most people change will at some point be necessary - a critical step toward fulfilling their potential and achieving their goals, both at work and at home. They will need support with this pr...

Prof dr. Matej Černe, izredni profesor za področje managementa na Ekonomski fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani   Prof. dr. Matej Černe je izredni profesor za področje managementa na Ekonomski fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani. V raziskovalnem in pedagoškem delu se osredotoča na inovativnost, ustvarjalnost, organizacijsko vedenje ter vodenje in oblikovanje dela v digitalni dobi. Za svoje razisko...

Learn When to Say No All day every day, most of us are fielding requests. The asks can be formal or informal, large or small. They’re not just from direct bosses and teammates but from all over the organizational chart. Add to this the demands of external stakeholders, family, friends, and acquaintances, and sometimes even complete strangers. The requests keep coming – across tables and through Zo...