Workshop on Modern Management – Agile, Corporate Culture and Systems Management, 05.05.2018
On 5 May, a new format was added to the repertoire of our Club events - a full-fledged one-day workshop. The idea for this event came from the members themselves and was developed thanks to their suggestions. The theme of the workshop is the consideration of theoretical aspects and examples of practical application of modern trends in management, namely Agile-management, system management and corporate culture. Three experienced trainers - Vladimir Gorshunov and Aleksey Alekseev from Belarusian company AgileLab, and Heiko Brix, representing Brix-Coaching & Training from Germany - presented the mentioned topics and covered a wide range of related issues.
The event focused on the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge in practice, exercises as well as interaction with each other, exchange of views and experiences between participants and trainers as well as among the participants themselves - rather than simply passing on theoretical knowledge. The whole event was planned according to this principle. The venue - a cottage at the Robinson Club on the Minsk Sea, the time - a whole day off, and the format - round tables instead of theatre or podium seating - were to encourage interaction with each other and creativity.
The coaches delivered very interesting training sessions, filled not only with professional knowledge, but above all with practical tasks and exercises. The topics of the workshop were highly relevant to many of our club members in view of their own management activities, and this was also reflected in the interest and involvement of participants in the group work.
However, participants had varying levels of knowledge of the individual parts of the workshop. While some of the participants were familiar with the concepts of Agile or corporate culture, including from working in their own companies, others were familiar with many of the terms in the most general way. For this very reason, a very interesting and lively discussion took place. The inviting atmosphere at the cottage, combined with an attractive view of the Minsk Sea, contributed to a good mood among the participants and encouraged informal communication as planned.
The workshop was followed by a short tour around the Robinson Club grounds, and the evening was rounded off with a barbecue dinner. Thus, the dinner, which could also be attended by family members of the workshop participants, was another good opportunity to informally discuss what we heard and share our own experiences in the field.
The event focused on the possibilities of applying the acquired knowledge in practice, exercises as well as interaction with each other, exchange of views and experiences between participants and trainers as well as among the participants themselves - rather than simply passing on theoretical knowledge. The whole event was planned according to this principle. The venue - a cottage at the Robinson Club on the Minsk Sea, the time - a whole day off, and the format - round tables instead of theatre or podium seating - were to encourage interaction with each other and creativity.
The coaches delivered very interesting training sessions, filled not only with professional knowledge, but above all with practical tasks and exercises. The topics of the workshop were highly relevant to many of our club members in view of their own management activities, and this was also reflected in the interest and involvement of participants in the group work.
However, participants had varying levels of knowledge of the individual parts of the workshop. While some of the participants were familiar with the concepts of Agile or corporate culture, including from working in their own companies, others were familiar with many of the terms in the most general way. For this very reason, a very interesting and lively discussion took place. The inviting atmosphere at the cottage, combined with an attractive view of the Minsk Sea, contributed to a good mood among the participants and encouraged informal communication as planned.
The workshop was followed by a short tour around the Robinson Club grounds, and the evening was rounded off with a barbecue dinner. Thus, the dinner, which could also be attended by family members of the workshop participants, was another good opportunity to informally discuss what we heard and share our own experiences in the field.
The certainly positive feedback from our members on this event clearly showed that this format fits the needs of our members very well and is accordingly a success. We will therefore continue to offer the same relevant and practical topics in a similarly practical and engagingly communicative format.
Photo impressions of the workshop can be found in the gallery, and the trainers' presentations are available to club members in the private section of our website.
Photo impressions of the workshop can be found in the gallery, and the trainers' presentations are available to club members in the private section of our website.