Managing in Reality Virtual Experience, Fall 2021 Misa Kozinova and guests Draft of Topics How to start and grow your own business Lessons from startup falls and rises How to motivate people in tech How to move from chaos to predictive - from Startup to Scaleup Management and Technology - two different worlds? Managing by Objectives in Service Delivery Organizations Confirmed guests TBC VP of Engineering Kiwi.com Head of Product Kiwi.com Chief People Officer Slido.com Chief Executive Officer Safetica Ex Director of Red Hat Czech Chief Finance Officer Mews Ex Service Excellence Manager IBM HR Business Partner Konica Minolta CTO FinGood CEO / CTO/ People Rohlik Suggestions? Shoot me an email Completion Criteria 1 2 Feedback forms submitted for every lecture within 7 days https://forms.gle/BZZuETSYUKGNKLrj6 3 Active participation with camera on Come only if you want to participate, otherwise just watch the recording and submit the feedback form Final thesis: How will I use the key ideas learned in my future job At least 5 key take-aways (min 500 words, max 1000 words) What do you want from this course Room 1 - How to sell your product? - How to start your own business? - How to be a good manager? - Good time management tips - How to be a good leader? - How to find business contacts? What do you want from this course Room 2 Get motivated Learn how to lead people Get familiar with the real aspects of running a company Learn how to manage conflicts in our team Learn how to motivate your teammates Getting prepared to lead, manage and organize a team project Learn how to run a team How to become a CEO What does it take to get into some sort of management role How to organise time Figure out what managers do on day-to-day basis How to become good leader How to deal with stress of being overwhelmed by the work What are the most common mistakes of managers What do you want from this course Room 3 What do you want from this course Room 4 Gain experience Learn how to manage finances How work of a manager look like Learn what are essential skills to manage people Learn to overcome obstacles in a job Gain problem-solving insights What do you want from this course Room 5 Get to know interesting people from the business Learn about managing the people and how to be a good manager To find out if managing role is good fit for me. Expect to listen to the leaders and people you don't meet on a daily basis, speaking about their work and career journeys? What do you want from this course Room 6 Inspiration How to grow our own business Avoid common mistakes How to manage people How to become a good manager What do you want from this course Room 7 Real stories Not academic way of thinking about work in IT Easy credits Meeting with not technical part of study Gain softskills and managing knowledge Broaden our opportunities Questions for CEO Room 1 What is helping you to overcome own mistakes? What was the job like at the beginning? What makes a good CEO? What kind of people will never make a good CEO? How to do good decisions? How to learn the ability of decision making? Does big responsibility help to make better decisions? How many people do you directly manage? Why are you CEO and why are you here today? What was the key moment in your career? How do owners or shareholders interfere with your long term plans with the firm ? Questions for CEO Room 2 How do you personally manage pressure, even in hard moments for your company? How do you determine if you accept a project or not? What is the most important thing to do when managing a small/starting company? Questions for CEO Room 2 How much are technical skills important when you are becoming a CEO? Were you hired as a CEO or did you move your way through the ranks? Was university usefull for you? What are the key takeaways from uni? What should people do to become a good CEO? What characters should they have? What does he change about himself/herself and his/her career/study progress? What advice would you give people wanting to get into management? Strategy of your business and why is it the correct one? How do you educate yourself in soft skills? What were some of your failures and what did you learn from them? Questions for CEO Room 3 - How you became CEO? - How to find business connection? - Risk management - What are the qualities CEO should have? - How you deal with pressure? - What´s the gravest mistake you´re willing to share? Questions for CEO Room 4 How to not become corporate and still make big gains? What went wrong? What do you think of not having managers and that people lead themselves? Do you think bussiness skills are more important than hard skills? Biggest fails What do you dont like about being in such position? What is your responsibility in your company? How long does it take you to become CEO? How time consuming is your job? Why do you think you were the right choice for the CEO? What do you consider to be your most important characteristics? What was your previous position? How far in the future are you planning? How dependant are your decisions? Do you need to consult your decisions with other people, or you can do them by your own? What is the best decision you have taken for your company? Describe yourself the best you can in one sentence. Questions for CEO Room 5 ● Can you describe us your job, what exactly does it entail? Like what do you do or what do your daily tasks look like. ● What was the craziest decision you have made that turns out to be awesome? ● Can you describe your professional journey? ● How do you balance your personal and work life? ● Would you change some of your decision if you could start again? Why? ● Can you give us some general advices coming from your past experience? ● What does your ordinary day look like? ● Do you feel a great responsibility? Questions for CEO Room 6 What would you do differently in your twenties? How do you manage your time? How many hours a day do you spend working? If you had to choose any other job, what would it be? What experience (career path) do I need to become a good CEO? What is the number one characteristic a CEO should have What is the task definition of the CEO? Questions for CEO Room 7 - What your normal day looks like? - What soft skills a good CEO should have? - What qualities (skills) should a good employee have? - Career path (which positions has lead you into your current position?) - What were your goals in the past and what are your current ones? - What are your duties? Questions for Chief People Officer Room 1 What is the main goal of your work? What is the most difficult obstacle you have to overcome when working with people? Have you ever preferred people's personality more than his/her actual skills during the hiring process? How do you deal with conflicts? Do you honestly believe that multisport card and fruit each Monday is a "deal breaker" for a new potential employee? How long on average do employees stay working for your company? What do you do to stop them from leaving? Have you ever refused the hiree because of his activity on social media? Questions for Chief People Officer Room 2 How do you make people stay in your company? Building relationships vs increasing salary Are you able to figure out who is lying on interview? E.g. I say i am trust-worthy and in the end I am not What are some of the personality traits you are looking for when hiring people? What are some tips/strategies when dealing with HR problems? How changed your approach during covid? How do you introduce new people to the team in remote? How do you manage to build relationships remotely? Questions for Chief People Officer Room 3 How do you make people want to stay in you company? In your experience is for people more important money or happines. Do you think people should see all finances? E.g. how much company is spending, salaries of other employees etc... Questions for Chief People Officer Room 4 What makes a good team? What qualities do you first look for when hiring people? Do you prefer to check employees rather than trust them? Do you often face critics or disaccords with your employees, and how do you manage it? How the culture of company influences your decisions? What are your responsibilities in company? What type of relationship do you have with people in your company? What do you dont like about being in such position? What motivates you to do your job? What is the key characteristic/skill you are looking for in employees? According to your experience, what is the best number of people to manage? What was the hardest decision you had to make, but really did not want to Questions for Chief People Officer Room 5 ● Can you describe us your job, what exactly does it entail? Like what do you do or what do your daily tasks look like. ● Who are the worst types of people? ● Worst people’s habits? ● Which soft skills are the most important? ● How to effectively motivate people? ● What are the most common problems you deal with? ● Would you like to advance even more in the career ladder? ● What does your ordinary day look like? ● Why do you like your job? If you do ● What do you like the most about your job? Questions for Chief People Officer Room 6 Do you value more passion and motivation or experiences and knowledge? How does your normal day at work look like? Did you have any major problem with your employees? How do you deal with different opinions in team How to create a coworking team with exceptional results How to know if someone is suitable for the job Questions for Chief People Officer Room 7 - How do you motivate people (employees) - team buildings, benefits, etc? - What qualities (skills) should CPO have? - What were your goals in the past and what are your current ones? - Is this position crucial for large companies as well as for small ones?