Mihailo Jankovic

“I have known Mihailo for a long time and in different roles/companies. Mihailo is one of a very few individuals who demonstrate both human and leadership qualities in everything he does. He has very strong personal integrity and his way of thinking and acting (“walk the talk” not only on paper) is the right example of how a real leader should behave.

Most recently he was our external consultant in the project “People Plan” to which I was assigned in Heineken Serbia. The project was about delivering strategic overview of the organizational strategy and business goals, and defining the way to support it by strong organization, processes and people. He grasped the business and the challenges very quickly, understood the team dynamic and was able, through defined methodologies, to shape the project in a way that was globally recognized.

He was also identified as an executive coach to one of the management team members in order to support his smooth transition to the next leadership passage. The approach, the knowledge, dedication and persistence shown from his side was excepted warmly, and mentee was able to progress further thanks to professional support that he received from Mihailo.

It is very easy to work with Mihailo if you know what you want. He is organized, always available and open to suggestions and comments. He brings the additional value by challenging the processes/decisions and standard way of thinking. He is bringing the knowledge from other industries and Serbian market dynamics. I can warmly recommend Mihailo to other companies whether as a consultant or a full time employee.”

– Dragana Davidovic / HR Director Europe at Heineken

“I have been working with Mihailo Jankovic from February 2010th till November 2013th in a business environment that needed a turnaround, a strong push to reverse the negative performance trend. In a complex and demanding environment Mihailo was a change agent who constantly demonstrated strategic approach and built competitive platform for further sustainable development of the business. He was able to restructure the team, mobilize its strengths and align it around long term vision. He easily recognized business opportunities and turned them into success stories which enabled company to achieve top line growth.

Mihailo is a strong leader who spread clear vision, enthusiasm and positive energy that assured high level of engagement and commitment across the organization. He was always nursed out of the box thinking, constantly searching and exploring business opportunities in order to improve performance and raise the bar for himself and his team. Mihailo is ‘’walk the talk’’ leader who leads by his own example and easily builds trust through his words and actions. Mihailo’s strength is capability to recognize talents inside the organization and unlock their potential. He always ensured that right people were set on the right places giving them enough support and motivation but also freedom to enable them to grow.

Among many, I am proud to be the one of the professionals he had recognized, coached, empowered and developed into senior managers. Even though he is very demanding, he is a person and it was an immense pleasure to work with him. Despite the workload and demanding agenda he was always approachable and had a sense of recognizing his team’s problems, both professionally and privately, and acting as a strong support to them. I was privileged to work with Mihailo and the above-mentioned four-year period was priceless in terms of my professional development. Having a chance to be the part of his winning team made me a better professional, but a better person as well.”

– Milan Bukumirovic / Managing Director Business Services UK, Ireland & Nordics at Swarowski