The rich program of this year’s Future Leaders conference, the final part of the project aimed at networking and educating women from the corporate world, ended with Mini-Mentoring Zagreb.
Partner event 3PlusInternational, renowned for its world-wide Mini-Mentoring events, provided our participants with career development tips and strategies, as well as the concrete steps they can take. Likewise, Mini-Mentoring Zagreb enabled delegates to expand their network of contacts and to improve networking skills.
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Panel mentoring
Mini-Mentoring Zagreb consisted of two parts – panel and speed mentoring, with moderator Dorothy Dalton, international career coach and human resource expert and 3Plus International owner.
In addition, the following mentors were presented to future leaders:
- Ivana Gazi, President of the Zagreb Stock Exchange,
- Igor Pureta, Chairman of the Management Board of Grawe Croatia,
- Tamara Macasovi, Partner of PwC Croatia,
- Lejla Zuki-Krivdi, President of the Management Board Microsoft Croatia,
- Ilijana Jelec, Erste Real Estate
- Maja Kuhar Sobin, Secretary General of Erste Bank.
At the beginning, mentors briefly shared their tips with young leaders. The main message was:
Be your own person, believe in yourself because you are enough! Do not take everything personally because you are creating the greatest stress yourself.
The mentors equally responded to the questions asked or gave their comment on the story stories of the participants. Among others,
the panel discussed issues of job interviews, workplace sexism, and women’s lower salaries
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to family and career balancing.
The experience of one of the attendees was such that during the job interview, when she asked about the company, she did not receive the answer she was looking for. Dorothy pointed out that interview are a two-way street, from potential employers to candidates, and that the candidates should also have the opportunity to get the answers they are looking for.
Igor emphasized that in his company, Grawe Croatia they are sharing stories that convey the company’s culture. He shared how the company offer there are various volunteering activities where employees have more opportunities to get to know the company.
Ivana Gazi also stressed:
In Croatia there is a culture where people do not like asking questions. But no matter what, they should be placed.
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Important priorities
Asked how to balance the private and business life and how to do it, Lejla said:
“It is important to know the priorities and do not try to be overcome. We simply can not do everything because we do not have time for everything and we do not have to feel guilty about it. ”
She also added that she was dedicated to the job only, and when she was home, she was only devoted to the family. Tamara added that the most important moments for her are her family. As a mother of three daughters she found what she was looking forward to was playing a game with each one of her children at the end of every day.
Many thanks to the mentors for their wise insights and excellent questions from the participants.
