Prague Leadership Institute
Vision
To create the center of excellence for the development of high performance 21st century leaders
Mission
To maximize the bottom-line effectiveness of leaders in a fact-based learning environment that inspires growth and nurtures the conversion of knowledge into common-sense wisdom using the The Human Element of Leadership™
The Human Element of Leadership™
At senior levels of management, cognitive intelligence and technical expertise have become commodities--essential threshold abilities and competencies needed just to enter the senior ranks. Exhaustive research shows, however, that a high level of cognitive intelligence alone is neither a predictor of top performance nor of the ability to lead effectively. Exceptional performance, especially at this level, requires well developed emotional, social and contextual intelligence skills, which collectively are The Human Element of Leadership™.
Contact
Prague Leadership Institute s.r.o.
Sněmovní 174/7
118 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic
IČ: 248 10 525
DIČ: CZ248 10 525
Registrace v OR: oddíl C, vložka 176389
Mobile: +420 602 265 884
Email: kristin@pragueleadershipinstitute.com
About Us
founder
Columnist and author, Pepper de Callier has devoted his career to understanding, counseling, and coaching leaders globally. Formerly a partner at two of the most respected executive search and consulting firms in the world, Spencer Stuart and Heidrick & Struggles, Pepper has advised executives in Asia, North America, and Europe at Microsoft, Japan Energy, Emerson Corporation, Boeing,...
co-founders
A recognized authority and frequent contributor in print, electronic and television media on the topic of leadership, Jan is the founder and Managing Partner of Bubenik Partners, a Prague-based CEE executive search and consulting firm. Previously, he managed Korn/Ferry International in Prague and before entering the search industry he was a management consultant for McKinsey & Co. Jan is...
Now Managing Director of the Business Strategy Consultancy, Cigale Ltd., Mike is former Chairman and CEO of the Czech Brewer, Plzeňský Prazdroj, and Group Executive of its parent company, SABMiller, the world’s 2nd largest brewer.
Mike has 12 years experience at Operating Board level and has previously held senior executive positions in nuclear power, project management and business...
faculty
As CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, one of the world’s premier executive search firms, Ron redefined the search industry and set the standards of practice on a global basis. His contributions to professionalism, integrity, and quality in the professional services industry are manifold and, in many cases, are still considered to be the gold standard. Ron’s experience spans a number of...
As CEO of České Radiokomunikace, Jane heads the market-leading TV and radio broadcasting and network systems solution provider in the Czech Republic. For more than 20 years Jane has developed a broad cross-section of leadership skills and abilities. Her experience is truly multi-cultural, spanning Europe and Asia, where she served in a variety of leadership positions including being a member...
Czech Vladimira Josefiova returned to Prague at the end of 2010, after spending about 5 years working abroad to pursue her own business in the area of mergers and acquisitions in former CEE and ex-Yugoslavia. Before moving abroad, Vladimira was a fixture on the Top 25 Most Influential Women in Business list in the Czech Republic. After earning an MBA at Harvard, her career has included being...
Now a private investor, Petr recently returned to Prague after seven years abroad in leadership roles in banking and financial services. After acquiring the financial services business he co-founded, GE appointed him CEO of GE Money bank Czech Republic, then he became Global Senior Vice President of Consumer Finance with responsibility for 36 countries. Petr was then recruited to become CEO...
Tomáš is the former Executive Vice President of Myllykoski Corporation, one of the world’s largest publication paper producers and the global gold-standard in coated and uncoated papers for publishers, printers, and retailers. He is the former Chairman of RPG Industries, Vice President of Mondi Packaging, and CEO of Mondi Štětí. He has extensive leadership experience in CEE and South Africa...
Highly regarded for her insight and effectiveness in developing and managing communications programs for high-profile clients such as Unilever, ING Group, GE Money, Zentiva, Pilsner Urquell, Bayer Schering Pharma, and many more, Dita has been a trusted advisor to CEOs for more than 16 years through a wide variety of business cycles, from image and education to branding and re-branding, to IPO...
Frequently referred to as the most senior Czech in the corporate world, Jan is Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation. He joined Microsoft in 1993, and during his 16 year tenure with Microsoft he has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, including the President’s Award for Excellence. In recognition of his contributions to the IT industry and to philanthropy, he was elected...
guest lecturers
David Bennett is a Professor of Management & Leadership, as well as the Director of Outreach for the College of Business at California State University San Marcos, where he teaches Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Career Development and is the co-founder of “In The Executive Chair” class. He did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University and his graduate work at Harvard Graduate...
Executive, entrepreneur, technologist—After working as Exxon’s Director of R&D, Mr. Cusumano founded Catalytica, Inc., a public company comprised of two business units, Catalytica Energy Systems and Catalytica Pharmaceuticals. He served as President and CEO, and subsequently as Chairman. Catalytica Pharmaceuticals grew in less than five years from four to 2000 people, $500 milion in...
His Excellency, Petr Kolář, is currently Ambassador to Russia after having served as Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States. Ambassador Kolář previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Relations (2003-05), Ambassador to Ireland (1999-2003), and ambassador to Sweden (1996-98). In addition, he served as Director of the Eastern and Southern Europe...
Chairman of the Board and Chief Insights Officer of Zogby International Research, LLC, John Zogby remains, by all accounts, the gold standard of polling and market research data collection and analysis in the United States today. He has been praised as "the most accurate pollster" (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, USA Today) and "the pace setter in the polling business" (New...
Currently, Doug is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Plzeňský Prazdroj, one of the top five businesses in the SABMiller Global stable of operations, contributing over 10 Million Hectoliters of volume and over $500m in Revenue. Plzeňský Prazdroj is home to the major International brand for SABMiller, Pilsner Urquell. Doug joined SABMiller in 1999 as Vice President Sales –...
Jay Geldmacher is Executive Vice President of Emerson & President of Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing & Power group of companies (6 Business Units). Under his leadership, the Embedded Computing & Power group has grown from $300 million to $2 billion in size as one of the world leaders of power conversion & computing products. The company, headquartered in Carlsbad,...
President of Rolls-Royce International for Central and Eastern Europe, Paul Kaye’s focus is on strategic business development throughout the region, in the aerospace, defense, energy, nuclear and marine industries. An innovator by nature, engineer and scientist by training, and holder of multiple patents in the mining and metallurgical fields, in his early career Paul specialized in developing...
C. David Ferguson is the former Chairman and CEO of Gould Electronics, Inc. His management experience includes: marketing, sales, operations, engineering, quality and finance in the automobile, electrical, fiber optics, battery, electronics and semi-conductor industries.
David has more than 40 years of International experience. In the International field, he has successfully...
Canadian Muriel Anton is currently the CEO of Vodafone Czech Republic. In more than 20 years of her career, Muriel has acquired significant experience in financial management of telecom companies in both Canada and the Czech Republic and has earned great renown as an expert in the field. She first came to the Czech Republic in 2000 to join the startup Oskar as a Vice President for Finance and...
James E. Thompson, GBS, is the Founder & Chairman of The Crown Worldwide Group of companies. The designation, GBS refers to The Gold Bauhinia Star, which is awarded to citizens in Hong Kong who have given distinguished service to the community or who have rendered public or voluntary service of a very high degree of merit.
Jim is frequently referred to in the press for his business...
Tom Dine commenced his career in foreign affairs and the politics of foreign policy as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines (1962-64). He went overseas again to serve as personal assistant to Amb. Chester Bowles in the American Embassy in New Delhi, India (1967-69).
Dine was legislative assistant for foreign policy to U.S. Senator Frank Church (1970-74), senior national security...