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INDIAN PURCHASE

Six thousand, two hundred and sixty-nine. That’s how many kilometers by air separates us from one another. Václav Březina is currently on a business trip in Pune, India. As a Purchase Project Manager, he is responsible for the project Superb, Octavia, and Kodiaq there. “I’ve never even imagined myself living so far away. But I was so grateful for the opportunity I was offered. Though it’s been nearly half a year, India is still showering me with surprises. This country is rightfully called Incredible India,” Václav begins relating.

A girl cannot understand cars? Now I’m just laughing at that.

She started as a Trainee, now she is a successful manager, leading a department focused on customer journey in an online environment. How to be a successful manager and a mother at the same time? And what advice would she give to her 25-year-old self? The first interview of the Women in Leadership series is here – and we are starting with Nataša Obermann, Head of Online Customer Journey.

NOTES OF ONE ROBOTIC EXPERT - PART 5

May a robot be equal to a human one day? Or even surpass him? Similar questions stirred the field of robotics during the second half of the previous century. Furthermore, first robots have begun to work within production lines. Do you know when Czechoslovakia received their first robotic helper and what was the role of ŠKODA AUTO in the process? Read more to find out.

STRATEGY IS A LONG-DISTANCE RUN

Close the computer and head for the mountains. Adam Tkáč has taken up winter sports since childhood and now he goes cross-country skiing with his colleagues from the Corporate Strategy Department. He studied in the Netherlands, Sweden, and China. His current work, which revolves around strategic analysis, defining goals, and promoting company-wide collaboration, gives him a similar dynamic and international dimension. What is involved in the development of the strategy of the largest Czech company and what are the pillars of the NEXT LEVEL concept?

I HAVE TO STAND BY WHAT I SAY 100%

He compares media communication to a board game with pieces and clearly set rules. He himself has been on both sides of the board. The current ŠKODA AUTO press officer for the Czech market studied journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University, and before entering the world of PR, he gained experience as a sports journalist. After all, sports are one of his greatest passions. But it’s not only on the football field that he feels a real surge of adrenaline, but also in crisis communication, his favourite discipline in the field of public relations. What does the job of the press officer of the country’s largest company – who reached his current position at the age of a mere twenty-seven years – involve?

WORK AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ALL-IN-ONE

Would you like to present your work with more impact? Or be able to work with web applications without any setbacks? Just say the word. In the SAP Competency Centre, each employee has their own personal budget for training, which covers the costs of various workshops and courses. And what's more, the list of opportunities for your continuous self-improvement is not short by any means. Here are a few examples.

WHY HAVE MORE WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT?

A new programme is being launched at Škoda – experienced female managers mentor younger female talents who would like to succeed in management. Why is it important to support women on their way to leadership positions? We talked about this with Martina Zimmermann from the Diversity and Inclusion team.

NOTES OF ONE ROBOTIC EXPERT - PART 4

The twentieth century was crucial for the form of robots as we know them today. See the defining milestones in its first half.