Bojan Smuđa & Nikola Vojtek
As an Agile Coach, I apply my 18 years of work experience in various industries, such as fintech, mobility, blockchain, airline, and travel, to help teams and organizations achieve their goals. I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC-ICF) and hold multiple certifications, such as PMI-ACP, CSP-SM, A-CSM, CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC, ICP-LEA, ICP-BAF, and SAFe. My mission is to build positive relationships with all and enable teams and organizations to achieve agility and innovation with my coaching and facilitation skills. I help teams raise awareness about how they work, identify meaningful goals, create plans for their fulfillment, and hold them accountable for following through. I also advocate agile in the whole organization and spotlight waste. Previously, I worked on the discovery of a new standard team operating model in medicines research (vaccines) with the aim of prototyping new organizational models to shorten research cycles. I have also collaborated with other coaches, leaders, and stakeholders in big organizations, propagated success through the organization, learned from failures, and raised teams’ capability.
Nikola Vojtek PhD, is an expert in Product Delivery, Team Management and Agile methodologies, with a passion for fostering innovative, hands-on learning experiences. As the creator of the Agilist Educational Board Game, Nikola has developed a unique tool to help teams, students, and professionals master Agile principles, Product Delivery and Business Simulation through interactive gameplay. With a distinguished academic background in AI and extensive experience in product delivery, team management and training, Nikola is dedicated to enhancing collaboration, communication, and problem-solving within teams. Nikola has led numerous workshops that blend practical Agile techniques with engaging, real-world simulations, helping organizations embrace Agile for more effective product delivery. As an advocate for continuous improvement, Nikola combines deep technical knowledge with a creative approach to make Agile learning both accessible and impactful.
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Career Development CORNER session
Topic: Team Motivation Booster through Business Agility Simulation and Gamification
Description: Become aware that different people have different motivations, and there is no general approach to what motivates them and what leadership style they prefer. Understand people’s motivation drivers and learn how to help them excel with a tailored approach. The primary directive of this workshop is that all of us are unique and great, just in different ways. Agilist is an engaging and interactive educational board game designed to teach the principles of Agile, Product development and Business Simulation in a fun and practical way. Agilist brings the dynamic world of Agile way of work to life through gameplay, allowing players to experience the challenges and benefits of elements of Scrum and Kanban, and motivates them to apply different leadership styles.
Takeaways
LO1: Learn how leadership styles affect different people in a team
LO2: understand that different people will need different environmental preferences to be motivated
LO3: gain insight into yourself and your preferences
LO4: have fun with the piers LO5: Learn how to align and optimize cross-functional teams.
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