The seminar commenced with a thought-provoking exploration of the essential qualities of effective program managers led by Prof. Drikus Kriek. Discussions centered around the multifaceted aspects of program management, emphasizing traits such as drive, courage, collaboration, communication skills, and empathy.
The agenda also featured engaging workshops, including a Design Thinking session led by Prof. Nenad Filipović, which underscored the significance of understanding and enhancing the customer experience cycle. Furthermore, speakers like Andrew Crisp and Sean Meehan brought insightful perspectives on contemporary challenges and opportunities in branding, marketing, and program delivery.
A standout moment was the exploration of teamwork dynamics by Prof. Drikus, highlighting the motivational conditions essential for fostering a cohesive and high-performing team. Additionally, Prof. Danica Purg, President of CEEMAN, addressed the ethical responsibilities of program managers, offering strategic insights on time management and prioritization under pressure.
Participants expressed their enthusiasm and appreciation for the enriching experience, emphasizing the seminar's role in personal and professional development.
Here are a few impressions from our attendees:
"𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴."
"𝘈𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴."
"𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 7 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺."
"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭. 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦."
As another chapter closes, CEEMAN looks forward to continuing its mission of inspiring and leading with innovation until the next Program Management Seminar in 2025.
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