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SESSION 1 | DECEMBER 7, 2022
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Human-centered leadership
Discover a new leadership model and lead your people and organization successfully through uncertain times. Ensure operational consistency and a sense of stability in your company!
RASMUS HOUGAARD
Founder and managing director of Potential Project, a global leadership training, organizational development and research company. Helps leaders and organizations increase effectiveness through neuroscience-based methods. He is the author of acclaimed books, including One Second Ahead and The Transformational Leader (published by ICAN Institute). He has spoken for companies such as Microsoft, McKinsey, LEGO, Google and many others. He lectures at global business and education schools, including IMD, Rotman and IESE, and has collectively delivered more than 1,500 lectures and workshops. He has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the most important emerging business thinkers and leaders in the world.
Session description
Constant change and uncertainty negatively affect the well-being and mental health of employees. They may feel a mixture of different feelings (e.g., anxiety, fear, anger, a sense of helplessness, resistance to change), and it is the leader's job to provide them with a sense of security and stability. On the other hand, the leader is held accountable for results and achievement of goals. Thus, he faces a twofold challenge - he must simultaneously ensure the well-being of employees and the productivity and operational consistency of the organization.
How do you reconcile these two tasks? Learn about the groundbreaking model of compassionate leadership that will help you develop a balance between empathy and soft management and attention to operational consistency.
Thanks to this session:
Dr. Witold Jankowski
President of ICAN Institute
One of the most experienced strategy consultants in Europe. Creator and editor-in-chief of the Polish edition of Harvard Business Review (2003-2020) and MIT Sloan Management Review (2019). Initiator of groundbreaking meetings for Polish business with world management authorities in the areas of leadership and shaping organizational culture. Lectured in MBA programs at business schools in Canada. He conducts development programs for top managers in Poland (Management™, Strategic Leadership Academy™, Personal Leadership Academy™). As a trainer and consultant, he has worked with AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Continental, CITI Bank, Goodyear, ING, Shell and Viessmann, among others.
Dr. Lidia Czarkowska
Trainer and coach and mentor
Experienced (21 years of practice, more than 8,000 hours of workshops and trainings) trainer and mentor conducting trainings in soft skills, business psychology and management. She is also a certified coach - she has completed courses accredited by the International Coach Federation. She specializes, among others, in the areas of employee motivation, team building and group dynamics, as well as managing emotions, leveling disstress and counteracting the syndrome of professional burnout. She has conducted closed-door trainings, workshops and trainings for Raiffeisen Bank, Santander, Orange, T-mobile, PKO S.A., PKO BP, Wedel S.A., Heinz S.A. and Nestle, among others.
Joanna Pommersbach
HR consultant and leadership trainer
HR consultant and leadership trainer with experience in working with boards and executives in the area of improving leadership effectiveness. She supports companies in implementing organizational culture change and developing a culture of high engagement. She specializes in Inclusion and Diversity, helping clients develop D&I strategies and conducting D&I workshops and trainings. She holds certifications in assessment and leadership development tools, including Korn Ferry: Leadership Potential Assessment (KFALP), Korn Ferry Four Dimentional Assessment (KF4D) and Leadership Impact Study. He has been teaching International/Executive MBA courses at the Warsaw University of Technology Business School for over 20 years.
Conference program
- How Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine are changing the work environment and what it means for leaders
- How uncertainty, fear and loss of stability affect the emotional and neurobiological side of humans
- From hierarchical to networked organizations: new challenges and tasks of leaders
- Operational and procedural consistency versus agility and adaptability: key dilemmas
- The cultural aspect of a leader's work in today's business reality: new norms related to demographic and social changes
- Why being a caring person and being an effective leader are not mutually exclusive
- ak maintaining a healthy balance between compassion and leadership can bring out the best in employees
- Why making tough decisions can be the most compassionate course of action
- Practical tools and advice for leaders at every level
- Emotional and social intelligence - the foundation of human-centered leadership
- Building leader's self-awareness and self-regulation in managing self and people
- Developing empathy - why sensitivity distinguishes authentic leaders
- Mindfulness - a tool for sustainable development of teams in times of uncertainty
- The Wise Compassion Leadership Matrix
- How harmony in emotions and respect in relationships create trust and commitment
- Dialogue from an open heart - a model for creating understanding and willingness to cooperate across differences
- Diverse or inclusive company?
- Inclusive companies increase opportunities for better business performance
- Dimensions of diversity important for companies operating in Poland
- Two types of inclusivity
- How to build an inclusive company - where to start
- The equity or equality dilemma