planting emerging talents in slovakia

Planting Emerging Talents in Slovakia

Ivana SendeckaRon Carucci

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In Bratislava and SeattleSummer 2009

• Why leadership development in Slovakia?

• As – Is analysis of the leadership awareness

• Potential to be tapped

• Desired To – Be design

• Key messages

AGENDA

Slovakia

Bratislava

Poprad

Facts

• Previously part of Czechoslovakia, Slovakia has split from Czech Republic on 1st January 1993 and became member of EU on 1st May 2004.

• Has strategic position within Central Europe: (Capital city Bratislava is 45km away from Vienna International Airport, 200km from Budapest – capital city of Hungary)

• Most of the young generation Y is highly driven and taking every opportunity emerging from the open borders previously not available for their parent’s generation. English is widely spoken among Gen Y-ers.

• Dynamic growth of economy is accelerating need for authentic leadership for long term sustainable growth.

• Public sector is not focusing on deploying talents of the people, quality demand on the labour market is missing. Investments into R&D, innovation and leadership development is neglected.

• Educational system haven’t changed its structure since Comenius reform in 17 th century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comenius

Capital City

Ivana’s Home Town

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comenius

What we know about tomorrow’s leaders

• The most socially justice and globally minded generation in history

• First generation of Slovaks to be raised under non-communist government and will parent the first generation of Slovaks completely raised in a globally accessible world

• They are staunchly self confident and have a deep fear of failure

• They believe they can do anything, but need help to aim their passion and convictions

• Have very high expectations and especially influenced by Western culture

• Need to see their future as the leaders who will shape the Slovakia of the 21st century and need to believe the future of Slovakia has a place for them in both the public and private sectors


• As – Is status of the leadership awareness



• Key messages

AGENDA

Capturing the new trends and applying it into educational process & managerial practice in Slovakia is currently very weak.

There is need

There are talents

There is future

Areas to focused on

Private Sector

Public Sector

Universities & Schools

• Top managers are lacking the need to learn and grow, still surviving on “old good tricks”

• Emerging leaders cannot be identified, then.

• Huge gap between recent trends and topics taught by teachers

• Students are appreciating new inputs and eager to learn

• Innovation and R&D are not in the favour for government spending

• Standards for quality of labour force are not defined and there is no demand for it.

Leading by example. Success stories to be shown are good way to start with.Leading by example. Success stories to be shown are good way to start with.

Despite lack of being informed and aware,leadership requirements for future leadersare clear

Without systems to develop such leaders, where will they come from?Without systems to develop such leaders, where will they come from?

Required knowledge• Global macroeconomic trends

• Global finance and strategy

• Organization structure and dynamics

• Global marketing and foresight

• How to grow global markets

• Decision science

• Technology management

• Leading change in large systems

• How to develop talent

• Negotiating trade policy

Required characteristicsä Unyielding integrityä Thrives on changeä Demands excellenceä Adaptabilityä Curiosity and creativityä Self-confidence to involve othersä Boundless energy to motivate and

inspireä Global awareness and cultural

competenceä Judgment and intuitionä Perseverance and tenacityä Passion and persuasivenessä Self-awarenessä Ability to judge performanceä Capacity and desire to learn;

“coachability”





• Key messages

AGENDA

Identified was need for support of the innovation and learning of the citizens at all levels. What can unfold?

Investments

into

human capital

are the safest place

to deploy money

with long lasting

results

Integration of existing know-how with the latest trends can result in innovative solutions for both, private & public sector

Dedication of leaders towards change is essential. (university professors, top executives, public figures)

New standards setting will be required, change of studying materials and new design of learning process must be aligned with current technologies available.

Assurance that highly skilled talents will be utilized in the Slovak economy itself, by both private and public sector.

Attract numerous Slovak citizens living abroad to come back& enrich economy by gained knowledge .

Introduce unexplored Web2.0 applications to wide audience as very effective tool to enhance business growth during crisis.

Let’s Slovakia have its own “Harvard” quality educational institutions based on liberating talents not $$$.

Let’s Slovakia have its own “Harvard” quality educational institutions based on liberating talents not $$$.

A multi-disciplinary approach with partnerships between education, public, and private sectors is needed

•Internships & rotational assignments•Investments in training•Career development systems•Focused R&D investments

•Attract and invest in new industries and sectors•Set public policy that supports leadership development in connection with economic development•Invest in job creation in new sectors and innovation needs

•Build world-class management curriculum •Host conferences and panels to proliferate the conversation about leadership•Host global thought leaders from around the world to guest lecture





• Key messages

AGENDA

Integrating learning need and personal mastery of the leaders into essential skill set, will inspire others to grow and develop.

Media

Education

Leaders

Consciously feeding citizens with :

• Importance of human capital and value of innovation.

• Promoting and supporting talents

• Setting the best practice examples and creating new quality standards

• Informing every sphere of the society about importance of the leadership and lifelong learning as everyone’s responsibility

We can deploy existing contacts from our network to start with.We can deploy existing contacts from our network to start with.

Begin with a Two-Day Summit:“Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders of Slovakia”

• To begin a movement• To raise consciousness and inspire a generation• To enroll incumbent leaders in the cause• To hear from emerging leaders what their dreams are for

the future of Slovakia and their future in it• To unleash those dreams into action• To begin a conversation that will continue for a

generation• To teach emerging leaders how to prepare for the future• To teach incumbent leaders how to develop emerging

leaders





• Key messages

AGENDA

• Slovakia has huge human capital awaiting to be liberated.

• Emerging leaders are eager to grab the chance to lead, they need:

• To be mentored as well.

• To be supported by educational system.

• To be in demand after graduation, where they can put in practice gained skills

• Importance of the investments into innovation, R&D and education are underestimated.

• Providing pilot Leadership and innovation-program in the University and creating web2.0 interactive based platform to unite everyone eager to learn could be the first steps to start with.

• The future of a nation and its next generation of leaders is at stake

Let’s not to be puzzled and let’s complete the puzzle!

“I am game!”

Ivana SendeckáLifelong Learner

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