For the first time in Serbia, the UPKS (Association of management Consultants of Serbia) organized and held the CMC consultants certification. CMC Global – International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) is headquartered in Zurich and gathers the most prominent associations of business consultants around the world and its main brand is CMC – Certified Management Consultant.
I was one of the members of UPKS certification committee, who were accredited to assess, certify and re-certify Serbian CMC consultants.
Our association was visited by the Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), Mr. Louis M. Loizou.
As part of the process of development of consultants and consulting firms in Serbia, Mr. Loizou presented ISO 20700, as a guideline for individuals or organizations for efficient managing of management consulting services.
At the award ceremony in Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Serbia, at the Center for Digital Transformation in Belgrade, I have received IT Security and GDPR Data Protection Expert Certificate issued by by Austrian Chambers of Commerce – WIFI – WKO
The Training and certification of second group of consultants was organized by CDT Center for Digital Transformation in Belgrade on 13-15 April and 11-13 May 2019. I was one of the Digital Transformation trainers under mentoring of trainers from WIFI, certification competence center of the Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ). The second module was the training for Certified Digital Transformation Experts for IT security, data protection and GDPR.
At “Dare to Be Original Conference” in Marsh Open Space in Belgrade, Miodrag Kostic and Tijana Sekulic working as trainers and consultants for GIZ (GIZ- German agency for international development and cooperation), performed a digital transformation workshop for young Serbian entrepreneurs. The conference was organized to promote entrepreneurship development in Serbia by “Original” Contemporary Magazine for Students created by Novak Djokovic foundation. At the digital transformation workshop we have discussed with entrepreneurs what is digital transformation and how can they use digital technology and digital business models to successfully transform their businesses? Digital transformation training
At the award ceremony in Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Serbia I have received Digital transformation expert certificate issued by by Austrian Chambers of Commerce – WKO
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia has decided to establish the Center for Digital Transformation d.o.o. (CDT). Digital transformation is defined broadly as any change associated with the application of information and digital technologies in all aspects of the establishment and/or operation of (start-up) companies, public sector bodies, associations and human society as such. The project for the establishment and development of the Center for Digital Transformation is supported by the GIZ – the German Organization for International Cooperation, as well as the Austrian Chambers of Commerce – WKO. As part of this program, from June 22 to June 24 I have participated in Digital Consultants Certification Preparatory Training Modules – Development of Digital Roadmaps and Digital Transformation (Business Models & Processes).
As part of the GIZ (German Cooperation Agency) regional programme to strengthen the cross border tourism at the Middle and Lower Danube through the Danube Competence Center (DCC) we have performed workshop facilitation and mediation for the meeting of entrepreneurs in the tourism sector with representatives from Serbian Chambers of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Tourism of Serbia, Business Woman Association of Serbia and local Tourist Offices. The goal of the workshop was to find out and share: “What help and support is needed by entrepreneurs, and what services could be provided by participating institutions and organizations to address that needs”? The workshop facilitation was performed using “World Cafe” model.
Workshop in Rogljevacke Pimnice near Negotin in Eastern Serbia
Workshop in Rogljevacke Pimnice near Negotin in Eastern Serbia
Workshop for tourist entrepreneurs in Sombor Municipal Library
Workshop for tourist entrepreneurs in Sombor Municipal Library
This was my 4th volunteering engagement at the Belgrade Youth Center where I held interactive workshop on career development ”How to build successful career?” for talented girls at the Komercijalna Banka School for Talents in Belgrade Serbia.
On September 9th I held free public lecture on “How to communicate in a successful team” at the Center for Career Development by LINK Group. There were 40 participants from LINK Business Academy and IT Academy and over a 200 viewers over live streaming.
Video from lecture on teamwork at the Center for Career Development by LINK Group
We have performed “Advanced sales negotiation skills” Public training in Belgrade Chamber of Commerce sharing our knowledge, expertise and experiences with participants from more than a dozen Serbian companies.
I performed this public training together with Marko Burazor.
As part of the GIZ (German Cooperation Agency) regional programme to strengthen the cross border tourism at the Middle and Lower Danube through the Danube Competence Center (DCC) we have performed 8 interactive training sessions “Building relations with costumers in the tourism sector” and “Online marketing for tourism service providers” in Kladovo Serbia, Odessa Ukraine and Kishinev Moldavia in English language.
Also we have created 8 presentation for entrepreneurs in tourism
This was my 3rd volunteering engagement at the Belgrade Youth Center where I held interactive workshop on career development ”How to build successful career?” for talented girls at the Komercijalna Banka School for Talents in Belgrade Serbia.
My company Business Knowledge (Poslovna Znanja) performed In-house “Training in conflict management“ at the premises of the EU Delegation to Serbia, Belgrade, Vladimira Popovića 40/V Street for the EU Delegation staff. We enjoyed good atmosphere and positive attitude of the participating EU Delegation employees.
I am creating online video tutorials at www.link-elearning.com. This video clip is on “How to present your products to retail sales customers?” as part of the online training course on “Retail Selling Skills”.
Together with Sasa Todorovic and Dejan Pavlovic, top economic security managers of the largest Serbian company NIS a.d., we have held public presentation “Economic security management” on June 17th 2015 at Belgrade Chambers of Commerce. At the seminar successful case studies of economic waste detection and prevention were presented to participating owners and managers of leading Serbian companies.
Together with Marko Burazor, we have performed business improvement in-house training (Lean and Kaizen methodology) for supervisors and managers of Gruner Serbia company in Vlasotince. Great people, great experience.
Last week we have performed public training “Sales tools to attract and keep large B2B clients” in Belgrade Chamber of Commerce sharing our knowledge and experiences with participants from different Serbian companies. I performed this public training together with Marko Burazor.
Video from “Sales tools to attract and keep large B2B customers” public training in Belgrade Chamber of Commerce on 08-04-2015
After 3 years I was re-certified as CMC – Certified Management Consultant. CMC re-certification was conducted by Croation Association of Management Consultants, under the auspices of ICMCI (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes). CMC – Certified Management Consultant is an international branding and mark of qualification and represents evidence of the highest standards in management consulting and adherence to the code of ethics of the profession.
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