Malwina Staszak

Lekcja 17: Who will survive the crisis?

The financial crisis has not only hit America and Europe but is slowly spreading to all continents of the globe, yet no one really knows how serious it will be or how deep it can go. The media in some countries play down the whole situation; while in others speak of a financial Armageddon. Industry analysts speak of a downturn in the economy and an enormous number of job cuts.

Lekcja 16: Time to celebrate

Anniversaries are good moments to look back in time at ones achievements and successes. For companies it’s a time of recognizing their accomplishments and promoting their business, not to mention improving employee morale.

Lekcja 15: Executive search

If you are a deeply experienced and expertly skilled employee, you need to find a person that could take your career to the next level. You need to find yourself on the list of headhunters that control the access to the best and most important executive jobs in the world

Lekcja 14: A Lean Christmas

Christmas is a time of giving, buying presents and sharing what we have with the less fortunate. In the corporate world Christmas was the long awaited time for large bonuses, fruitcakes and turkeys and lavish parties. Yet, this Christmas might not be so merry for many employees. Corporate generosity might be quite lean this holiday

Lekcja 13: New Roles in HR

The Human Resources department in a company has an important role in the functioning of the organization. It is an intermediary between the management and its employees

Lekcja 12: Case Studies

In today’s lesson we’ll discuss what case studies are and how they are important in business education.

Lekcja 11: Corporate Citizenship

At the beginning of 2008, during a gala event organized by the Voluntary Work Association called „the Best of the Best”, TP Group was recognized as a company that supports volunteer work among its employees

Lekcja 10: Women to the rescue

Research by the Women and Work Commission in the UK suggests that if women’s skills were better harnessed the country would gain about ?23 billion. Nevertheless, there are few women on boards and it will be extremely difficult to change the financial crisis around, however the current situation may be a triggering point for the cultural change that is about to happen in executive boardrooms

Lekcja 9: Healthy working environments

Is it possible to work in an office where instead of a staircase you have a slide that takes you straight into the office canteen, where you are given all-you-can-eat meals every day? You say, it’s not possible? I have to prove you wrong and say, definitely yes. The office environment I was describing exists in Google.

Lekcja 8: Professional development

In the previous lesson I wrote about the significance of the Business Coaching Industry on the effective functioning of an organization. Today I’d like to continue the subject of training in the workplace and focus on the need for professional self-development.