Women Leaders Beyond Borders

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A podcast mini-series with elite women executives being also expats. How is it to be a leader outside the home country.

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August 19, 202446 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders #5 - C. Viohl & C. Gemmerich

How important is it for a successful mission of a foreign manager to integrate into the society of the natives? To what extent do senior female managers acknowledge their responsibility for the „women's question“? And do they feel powerful? Claudia Viohl, CEO and Chairperson of the board at E.ON, Czech Republic and Catrina Gemmerich, Managing Director of VIG Re Germany and Head of DACH and Nordics were guests of the final episode of the podcast series Women Leaders Beyond Borders hosted by Jaroslav Kramer.

July 22, 2024Episode 442 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders #4 - A. Alexiou & K. Makhmudova

What are the differences in leading a multinational team and teams made up of people of one nationality? How to estimate the unpredictable and why are horses a good battery charger? Alexia Alexiou, Chief Risk Officer at VIG Re, a member of the Vienna Insurance Group and Kamila Makhmudova, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board at Raiffeisen Bank, Czech Republic were guests of this episode of the podcast series Women Leaders Beyond Borders, hosted by Jaroslav Kramer.

July 17, 202441 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders #3 - M. Balcerzak & V. Stranieri

How difficult is to move for work with the whole family? What was the decisive moment to chose to accept working abroad? And how to deal with burnout syndrome? Monika Balcerzak, Reinsurance Accounting Manager at VIG Re and Valentina Stranieri, Member of the Board of Directors and Head of People & Culture at UniCredit Bank, Czech Republic and Slovakia were guests of this episode of Women Leaders Beyond Borders podcast. A series hosted by Jaroslav Kramer introduces elite foreign female managers in Czechia.

May 16, 2024Episode 246 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders #2 - C. Ferrari, V. Luca

How to win over new colleagues in the first days after taking up a management role abroad? What characters are welcome in a team of subordinates? And to what extent is a manager allowed to show her weaknesses? This was also the topic of the next episode of the podcast series Women Leaders Beyond Borders. Violeta Luca, CEO of Vodafone in the Czech Republic and Cristina Ferrari, Chief Underwriting Officer at VIG Re were guests of the second episode hosted by Jaroslav Kramer.

April 22, 2024Episode 144 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders #1 - A. Rejers, S. Szymula

What has been the professional journey of foreign top female managers to their current positions in Prague? How to gain the trust of cross-border subordinates? And what else is involved in being a leader outside the home country? These were not the only topic of the pilot to the new podcast series Women Leaders beyond Borders. Sylwia Szymula, Chief Retail Officer and Board Member of Uniqa Czech Republic and Slovakia and Anna Rejer, Head of Life & Health Department at VIG Re were guests of the opening episode.

April 17, 20240 min

Women Leaders Beyond Borders

Sylwia Szymula, Chief Retail Officer and Board Member of Uniqa Czech Republic and Slovakia and Anna Rejer, Head of Life & Health Department at VIG Re were guests of the opening episode.