"The Art and Management of Social Skills and Business Protocol" - CAPACITY FULL!!!
March 10, 2009 NEW Location: InterContinental Praha, Pařížská 30, Praha 1
Main Topic: Frequent lapses in the soft skills which so often open the door to lasting business success. Speaker: Eliška Hašková Coolidge Location: InterContinental Praha, Pařížská 30, Praha 1 - Klementinum room CAPACITY is full. Eliska Hasek Coolidge launched her career in 1959 by enrolling in the prestigious Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Upon graduation cum laude she joined the White House Staff as a speech writer and subsequently created the Office of Presidential Messages of which she served as Director and Special Assistant to the President for five administrations from John F Kennedy to Ronald Reagan. In the Reagan /Bush years she served for nine years in the U.S. Department of State, first on the personal staff of Secretary of State Alexander Haig , later as Congressional Liaison Officer for the Inter-American Bureau, subsequently as Assistant Chief of Protocol of the U.S. and finally as U.S. Alternate Delegate to the Organization of American States. Born in Prague into the influential family of Frantisek Hasek, Czech Banker, Stock Exchange President and Patriot who was assassinated in 1942 by a Nazi firing squad , she returned to her homeland in the 1990's to manage restituted family property . After nearly thirty years of U.S. Government service, she set up Coolidge Consulting Services, which ,among other objectives, is dedicated to the Art and Management of Social Skills and Diplomatic Protocol .Since 2000, Mrs. Coolidge organizes and conducts courses in etiquette and diplomatic protocol for government ministries, diplomats,business executives, private citizens and most recently for children. In 2005, Mrs. Coolidge wrote a book "Five U.S. Presidents my Czech Grandmother and I" which became a best seller. In 2006 she was asked by the ODS Party to run for the Czech Senate. Victorious in the first round ,she lost by a narrow margin in the runoffs when Communists joined the Social Democrats to defeat her. For Senior level management. AmCham contact person - Renata Paceltova at rpaceltova@amcham.cz, 724 184 866.
'Cost Management and Leadership' by Deloitte
March 04, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
During this presentation, Steve York will use case studies and share his experience in leadership and reducing costs. In his presentation he will cover the following the points: Presentation outline • Crisis events bring out the best and worst • Metrics and leadership • The importance of looking towards the outliers • Tips for survival Presentation Style • Integrative presentation with case studies • Group role play What you will take away? • Develop new ideas for monitoring key result areas for your business • Understand the risks in the new business environment • Understand what you can control and what you can manage Speakers: Steve York, Partner, Risk Services Flavio Palaci /technical presentation on the metrics/ Manager
"Managing in downturn: opportunity for the savvy organization" by Hay Group & SpenglerFox
February 25, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1
With IMF slashing growth forecasts and the gloomiest commentators predicting a full-blown depression, the current economic omens are not good. Hay Group´s recent global slowing economy survey shows that many organizations are reacting to this already, freezing base pay or preparing to do so. They are reconsidering the value and expense of many programs including their staffing levels and cost of their reward programs. But should a downturn be a time for cutting back, shedding and battening down hatches? Or is there opportunity in economic adversity? We would like to invite you for the debate on Managing in downturn, from revamping your operational model to finding leaders with the skills to shine in hard times. Downturns hold out many opportunities for the savvy organization. Speakers: 1. Scott Marlowe, Country Manager, Hay Group 2. Blake Wittman, Country Manager, SpenglerFox Prague
Mobile Advertising – what it is and where it goes (in co-operation with Vodafone)
February 19, 2009 AmCham offices
Topics: - Mobile - a new chapter on media market - Mobile advertising – why it is not just a miniaturized internet? - What’s there for Consumers and Advertisers? - Why mobile operators should play a role of media houses? - It works – Campaign cases Contact person: Roman Minarik, rminarik@amcham.cz, GSM: +420-604-243-665
“How to make business in economy crisis” presented by KP2 & PricewaterhouseCoopers
February 19, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
How to increase productivity of Sales teams in economy crisis - Successful lead generation in a tough market - Opportunity and resource management - Sales Management role in current climate Speaker: Siegfried Kreuzer, Director of KP2 GmbH Kreuzer&Partners Impact of an economic slowdown on business in the Czech Republic - Sector outlooks - Cost management and cost cutting - Restructuring Speakers: Charles Bates, Daniel Cappelletti, Petr Smutný from PricewaterhouseCoopers
February 03, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
Stuart Brain, Senior Manager, Transaction and Consulting Services - Mazars LLP, London Topic: „Three steps to beat a recession: If it really is a recession, what should a business do?“ 1. Sorting the Basics: Business priorities. Costs, efficiency and effectiveness of your operations. Managing costs: identifying waste and unnecessary spend. Discipline and Persistence. Performance measurement, results communication. Staff effectiveness and motivation. Case study. 2. Protecting the Core: Fallback plan. Improve your cash management processes: tax planning opportunities. Key performance indicator dashboard. Relationships: Staff. Customers, suppliers and investors. Work with your bank. Case study. 3. Changing the Rules: Grow! Customer led strategy. Communication activities. Networking: staff, customers and suppliers. Counsel pannels. Case study. Speaker: Zachary Rosen, US Desk Senior Manager, MAZARS Executive management and board members have an opportunity to take a more active role in protecting and preparing for the uncertain business cycles that lay ahead. We would like to share our approach on how to protect your business in the immediate to long term. Our presentation will focus on key operational issues where the review and improvement of internal controls can protect and improve your business: 1) Improving your cash and accounts receivables function 2) Monitoring and taking better control of inventory management and accounts payables 3) Evaluating the potential for fraud and controls to mitigate this risk
Leadership in the time of crisis - best practices survey done by Krauthammer International
January 29, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1
Leadership in the time of crisis is a challenging discipline. Krauthammer International has executed a survey focused on this topic in TOP 100 European companies. Its output covers the following issues: - Managing companies in the time of crisis: - Strategic x reactive approach - Qualitative x quantitative measures - Hectic activities x productivity - Handling chaos - Leading people in the time of crisis: - Leadership role in a crisis - Risk handling - Team x individual focus - Keeping loyalty in difficult moments
January 22, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
If you need to know what's going on in online world and you have only 90 minutes, this course is for you. It shows recent successful case studies of Czech and international digital projects, explains what is happening and what is going to happen in near future in digital world and of course it shows digital advertising is fun! Topics of the presentation: 1. Why Digital Communications? And what do you absolutely need to know it? 2. What are the possibilities and opportunities for a brand with Digital Communications? 3. What other companies in your industry are doing? - Locally - Internationally 4. Key trends, tools and techniques. Speakers: Jiri Langer, Technical Director EURO RSCG 4D Digital, Jan Los, Business Development Director EURO RSCG Digital
The Center for Business Cooperation at the Czech Technical University in Prague - presentation
January 20, 2009 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1
First of the series of briefings from university representatives on the topic University and private sector cooperation will be held on January 20th at AmCham offices. Mr. Jaroslav Burčík of the newly created Centre for Business Cooperation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague will inform about results of the survey made in the beginning of 2008 whose aim was to find out actual cooperation and interest from companies to cooperate with universities. The second part will introduce the Centre for Business Cooperation and its services. Speaker: Ing. Jaroslav Burčík, Ph.D., Director
December 02, 2008 Crowne Plaza Prague Castle Hotel, Strahovská 128, Prague 1
Content of marketing seminar: - Introduction - "Guerilla Marketing - innovative marketing solutions in tough economic times" featuring Erin Reindl, CEE Coordinator of JWT - Discussion
November 26, 2008 AmCham, Dušní 10, Prague 1
Internet marketing 1. "How Google marketing works" by Jiri Lenk, Google - People search for your products - be there - Use Google other products to promote your business (YouTube, Maps) 2. "How to get to the top? Use SEO!" by Radek Karban & Michael Muselík, seo consultants from SEO Expert s.r.o. - About SEO, what is that, history - How Search Engines works - Why you need to be on the first positions in organic search - Eye tracking studies & marketing statisticts (global and local) - Compare websites with different positons and their results - Case studies – part 1 - SEO process, how to optimize my website, each parts - Case studies – part 2 - Review in points This seminar is aimed on SME owners, MD, and marketing/advertising people. You will learn more about how to use internet as a marketing tool, the general side of advertising platforms on Google and what is SEO and Ranking and how to get better positions, or have higher ranks on internet.
Communicating in Uncertain Times
November 25, 2008 AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1
What do you need to communicate and how should you do it? A team of AmCham experts have put together an internal communications checklist that can help you and your company navigate through this tricky terrain. See the Invitation attached. FOR Senior level management, HR directors.
Moravia Committee + Tour at Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport and CEAM
November 14, 2008 Letiště Ostrava a.s., č. p. 401, 742 51 Mošnov
Committee on Moravia is composed of business leaders who are located in the region and who have a good contact network in the business, political and academic communities. The role of this committee is to gather and compare notes on economic developments, and set priorities for building the physical and human resource infrastructure in the region. We will then work on those priorities with local, regional and national governments. Program: 1. Meeting of Committee on Moravia at Airport Office Center (informal discussion on hot issues) 2. Presentation on Leos Janacek Airport’s development and future by Leoš Liška, Safety Director 3. Tour at Leos Janacek Ostrava Airport and CEAM (the largest aviation service and repair centre in CEE)
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