What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
In this inspiring talk, Marshall Goldsmith reveals why the skills and habits that have brought you success may now be hindering your further progress. Based on his bestselling book “What got you here won’t get you there,” Goldsmith challenges leaders to re-examine their behavior and embrace change in order to reach their full potential. Through powerful insights and practical strategies, he will show you how to break through barriers, improve your leadership, and move to the next level of success. Don’t miss this transformative opportunity to redefine your path to success!
- Why can success be an obstacle to progress?
- 20 key behaviors that hinder personal and professional growth
- Overcoming the “always right” syndrome
- How adding too much value can reduce team engagement?
- Why is listening an essential leadership skill?
- How does sincerely taking responsibility build trust and respect?
- How does controlling one’s own emotions lead to better leadership?
- Practical tips for changing destructive behavior patterns Leadership with purpose
- Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a member of the “Thinkers 50” Hall of Fame and the only two-time winner of the “#1 Leadership Thinker in the World” award. He has been named the world’s “#1 Executive Coach” and one of the top ten business thinkers for several years in a row. His clients include over 200 CEOs from around the world, including 5 American “CEOs of the Year.”
His book “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” has been named one of the best business books ever. Marshall’s latest book, and fourth New York Times bestseller, is “The Earned Life.”
Dr. Goldsmith has received numerous awards, including those from BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, the American Management Association, and others. His work is featured in the documentary “The Earned Life.”
The World of Extreme Responsibility
This lecture explores how a high level of responsibility is created and maintained within an organization, using examples of professions synonymous with this area: cardiac surgeons-transplant specialists and commercial airline captains.
Through personal and authentic examples, they will guide you into the world of extreme responsibility and demonstrate the mindset required to meet the challenges of your job at all important moments.
- Preparation as the key to taking responsibility
- Responsibility is shared, but it is always initiated by one person
- Procedures are there to be followed and changed
- Every consequence has a cause, not a culprit
- Responsibility doesn’t like popular decisions
- Taking responsibility in crisis situations
- Dr Miloš Matković
is a specialist in cardiac surgery, a subspecialist in transplantation, a master and doctor of medical sciences, and an assistant at the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade.
Miloš performs around 100 open-heart surgeries annually, some of the most complex surgeries in medicine.
- Captain Slavko Zečević
Slavko Zečević is a captain on transoceanic flights on an Airbus 330. He currently has over 9500 flight hours and has flown five different types of aircraft. During his career, he has flown to four continents and worked for four different companies.
Winning Louder!
Just as a conductor must harmonize diverse instruments and talents to create a beautiful harmony, so too must a leader harmonize different characters, experiences, and professions within a team to achieve a common goal. Aleksandar Marković is an experienced conductor with a rich career who, through his conducting skills, will highlight the importance of precise coordination and harmony within a team. This inspirational lecture offers deep insights and practical advice for successful team leadership and achieving sustainable change. Through the analogy of conducting an orchestra, Marković will show how leaders can develop listening, empathy, and communication skills to build trust and collaboration within a team.
- Inspiring and guiding the team towards shared success
- The importance of harmonizing different talents and characters within a team
- Tactics for building team synergy through leadership
- Why great challenges deepen trust and respect
- The importance of the values of both the team and individuals
- Aleksandar Marković
Maestro Aleksandar Marković, with talent, knowledge, and intellectual curiosity, has built a brilliant career in the world of conducting. After directing his education abroad more than two decades ago, his path led him from studies in Vienna to the position of chief conductor at the Tirol State Theater and music director of the Brno Philharmonic. Today, he is the most successful Serbian conductor on the international scene, regularly guest conducting in prestigious European and world ensembles.
A Winning Mindset
This lecture explores the key principles and strategies that foster self-confidence, determination, and exceptional results in all areas of life – including the journey to winning an Olympic gold medal. A winning mindset involves the ability to face challenges, maintain focus, and continuously improve, enabling the achievement of top results and the realization of the greatest ambitions.
- What kind of thinking, habits, and beliefs are necessary to become the best in the world?
- How to deal with extreme pressure and change?
- Which principles from elite sports can be applied to business?
- Roksanda Atanasov
Roksanda is the most successful karate coach in the world. Moreover, she is the only coach in the world of sports who has combined an Olympic gold medal, a world championship, and a European championship in a single competitive year. During the 1990s, she was among the best karatekas in the world, and now she is dedicated to working with young talents, passing on to them a winning mindset. As a member of the karate club “Knjaz Miloš,” she was a three-time European club champion and once world champion, while as a national team member she won numerous medals. As the coach of Jovana Pejković, who won a gold medal for Serbia at the Tokyo Olympics, Roksanda achieved her goal of participating in the Olympics.
Storytelling – How to Tell a Powerful Story?
This lecture is designed to help you discover and develop your power of storytelling. Stories have been an integral part of our experience since ancient times, and through them we have transmitted knowledge, preserved traditions, and shared emotions. Whether you are a team leader looking to improve your communication skills, or simply want to bring your stories to life for personal satisfaction, this lecture will provide you with the tools and techniques that can help you become a master of storytelling.
- Benefits of storytelling
- Key elements of a compelling story
- Emotional intelligence in storytelling
- Using the classic story structure
- Personal anecdotes and experiences
- Creating an engaging introduction
- Developing a clear narrative arc
- The role of humor in storytelling
- Vladimir Aleksić
Vladimir Aleksić, a prominent Serbian actor, writer, and producer, sharing his valuable experience, creates a strong connection with the audience at various events.
He feels at home on public appearances, and the audience feels as if they have known him forever.
Managing Change in the Age of Digital Darwinism
In today’s world of discontinuity and disruption, the key challenge for every organization is: “How to ensure growth?” Traditional strategies are losing importance, and innovation has become the only answer to increasingly fierce competition. Although 79% of directors consider innovation to be the most important, 80% are dissatisfied with the results. Most organizations focus on efficiency, while innovation is perceived as a foreign element. To thrive in the digital age, organizations must change the way they think and behave, moving to networked models that promote autonomy, relationship building, and experimentation. It is necessary to develop a culture in which the organization itself improves its products and processes before its competitors do. This lecture will inspire anyone who wants to better understand the new rules of business and succeed in the digital era.
- The evolution of strategies in the digital age
- Innovation as an imperative for growth
- Challenges of implementing innovation
- Discontinuity and disruption: Understanding the new rules of the game in the digital environment
- Efficiency versus innovation
- Building relationships in the digital age
- A culture of continuous improvement
- Success in the age of digital Darwinism
- Vladimir Vulić
Vladimir is an independent consultant specializing in digital transformation, innovation, and digital marketing. He helps organizations overcome obstacles and seize the opportunities presented by the digital age. He has 12 years of experience as a lecturer in the subject of “Strategic Management” at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Montenegro.
Innovation as a pathway to winning
On the lecture “Innovations as a Pathway to Winning,” key elements of the modern business environment were highlighted, emphasizing the necessity of constant adaptation and innovation. In today’s dynamic world, the ability to quickly respond to changes and continuously improve products and services is becoming increasingly important for a company’s survival and success. Innovation is becoming a key factor in achieving a competitive advantage.
- Psychology of innovation – what’s behind big ideas
- How are innovations introduced into large systems like companies?
- How is AI changing the world we live in?
- Niko Slavnič
Niko Slavnič is a visionary leader recognized for his ability to turn ideas into reality. His journey began in one country but quickly became globally recognized. With a degree from Harvard and a 2022 article in HBR, Niko is a professor at IEDC – Bled School of Management, where he teaches entrepreneurship, marketing, and business communication. In addition, he is a passionate educator and innovator, known for his transformative role in business practices worldwide.
Design Thinking – how to create products and services that people want?
Design Thinking is a methodology that guides teams through the process of creating the ideal model of a product or service. Whether it’s a physical product, an app, or a service, this principle allows for innovation that fully meets the needs of users. A large number of globally successful companies use this methodology adapted to their business. The Design Thinking lecture is intended for a wide audience and is a way to learn about the methodology itself and its basic concepts.
- What does an organizational culture that supports innovation look like?
- How does a business team develop empathy?
- Why is brainstorming important, and what should be paid attention to?
- In what ways can you test whether people need your product or service?
- How can you use the results of testing to improve a product or service?
- How to implement the Design Thinking methodology in your team?
- Milovan Dekić
Milovan Dekić was the world’s first user experience researcher dedicated to the massively popular football game Top Eleven Manager. He is one of the pioneers in applying user experience research to mobile games in Southeastern Europe. Milovan is someone who guides us to better understand the users of our products and services, to clearly define their needs and how our product solves their problems.
He has summarized his many years of experience in the very relevant book “Design Thinking”, co-authored with Marko Jevtić.
We’re All Different, Even if We Don’t Look Like It
When you see a basketball player walking down the street next to a gymnast, the physical differences between them are obvious. When the differences are in how our brains function, it’s not visible from the outside, and we usually don’t understand what we don’t see or know. Exceptional companies strive to create multidisciplinary and multicultural teams because the differences that participants bring to the team are advantages, not disadvantages. However, in conservative environments, there is a great fear of the unknown. So, let’s get to know each other.
- How do you calculate 38 + 85?
- What are the visible differences between us?
- What are the differences we don’t see?
- How can we understand each other?
- How can we adapt the job to the person?
- An environment and society where everyone is better off
- Ivan Minić
For over two decades, he has navigated the intersection of technology, marketing, and entrepreneurship. He has consulted for major global brands on their digital presence in local markets. Today, he continues to advise both global and local companies, ranging from small businesses to large corporations.
In recent years, he has also worked as a consultant, educator, and expert on numerous EU projects, collaborating with USAID, UNDP, the Thomson Foundation, OSCE, UNICEF, and other donors.
Developing Flexibility
For everyone who wants to survive in the market, flexibility is one of the crucial things for success. If you are flexible and open in business, there is a high probability that opportunities and chances will arise for you that would not otherwise happen. Nebojša Mandić is a great example of a person who exhibits flexibility in every sense of the word – as a leader, CEO, top logistics expert, and as a person. The way he adapted to changes and challenges in his industry over the past 30 years is reminiscent of driving a slalom through narrow gates of business. In a lecture entitled “Developing Flexibility,” he shares his experiences, challenges, and provides practical advice that can inspire and motivate anyone.
- Flexibility – A Personality Trait or a Skill?
- Leadership and Adapting to Constant Change (S-curves)
- A Helicopter View and Empowerment Through Delegation and Task Sharing
- Team – Trust and Mutual Respect
- The Leader as the “Thumb” of the Team
- The Coefficient of Adaptability
- Goals, Career Path and Role of Each Individual
- Ethics, Integrity and Transparency – Role Model
- The Importance of Horizontal Communication Between Sales/Marketing, Production and Logistics (overselling/overpromising, frontline personnel are not aware of sales activities, actions, etc.)
- Key messages from the lecture that impact the development of flexibility are: setting goals, measuring progress towards goals, modern organization/team management, taking responsibility, going beyond the scope of standard work for progress, linking employee compensation and benefits to achieving goals, celebrating success.
- Nebojša Mandić
Nebojša Mandić is an expert in crisis management, whose exceptional leadership skills were recognized during the most severe economic crisis and the second highest inflation in the world that our region went through in the 90s.
From storytelling to storyliving
The concept of modern events and connecting individuals with brands, ideas, or culture will be further illustrated to participants through several practical examples of world-renowned brands.
- Why does every brand today strive to become an “experience” brand?
- Where does inspiration come from and how do ideas arise that will be transformed into a seductive story?
- How to create an experience that connects with the brand in an unconventional way and differs from anything that has been seen or experienced before?
- Is creating experiences that drive action and create an emotional connection between the company and the target audience, and between the consumer and the brand, an effective marketing strategy supported by a good idea, the art of spectacle, or something more than that – experience design?
- Miro Antić – leading expert in the field of Experience Design
Contact Us
For an authentic and successful event that will be remembered!