INTERVIEW

Where There’s a Will,

There’s a Way

Ing. Pavel Halfar, Ing. Yvona Halfarová

the client. I can say that each of our job

orders is unique. We meet our clients’

demands thanks to the great expertise

of our employees. We prefer complex

and high-quality solutions. This helps us

promote the strong brand name.

In over a quarter century of operations, you

must have experienced some failures as well

as victories. Which of your achievements

would you like to emphasize?

My top priority is a happy customer, followed

by the progress of the company and the

growth of our employees. Having all of these

is a most positive achievement. Just today

we received an email from a long-term client

thanking one of our service technicians for

a job very well done. His mindfulness and

observation prevented further damage

to bypass dampers.

Your company is at the point where the

family is stepping back from their executive

positions. What exactly does this mean for

the operations of your business? Do you

collaborate with external advisors? If so,

what is your experience?

Our small family business has grown quite

large. We have defined the processes and

competences within the managerial team.

However, nowadays there is little prospect

Mrs Yvona Halfarová is a manager at IPH Servis Morava, s.r.o.

Her motto is “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” The technical/

trading company which she manages with her husband,= has been

in operation for twenty-six years, and Mrs Halfarová has always

enjoyed looking for the best ways to achieve her aims, overcome

obstacles, and celebrate the results and achievements of good

work. She introduces us to the story of a family enterprise,

fulfilling the company’s vision, and her favourite places in the

Beskid Mountains.

in me and my husband leading the company

alone. We have been the chief executives

for much too long; we feel a certain kind

of weariness and maybe even inertia. We

must go on and grow, we want a successful

future for our company. We knew that

this would be a crucial step, definitely not

a simple one, and quite a sensitive matter,

too. We therefore asked our partners

in education, New Dimension, s.r.o. Their

managers and other representatives of

the company have actively been helping

us achieve the transformation for about

three years. Their views as outsiders bring

a significant drive to the transformation.

An insider much too often does not see

or understand some issues. Now we already

have a management, a managing director,

a strategy and its components. We are getting

used to our role as authorities who are not

part of the daily administration but control

the enterprise from a proper distance.

I know that your family company

emphasizes helping others, especially

children. Will you tell us a few words about

social responsibility? And what about your

connections to the Beskid Mountains?

Which are your favourite locations?

We

consider

social

responsibility

extremely important. Responsibility for the

environment is in fact a great part of our

enterprise: we supply our clients with

components which minimize undesirable

emissions. In the social sphere, we try

to help wherever we can. We have lately

been regularly sponsoring purchases of

new vehicles for, for example, a seniors

home or a foster home for children

in need of special treatment. We

cooperate with the Dobrý anděl and Bona

Helpo foundations. We have sponsored

the new type of Babybox at the hospital

in Frýdek-Místek, and we cooperate

with the Village Council in Baška. I am

very happy that our employees also

participate in charitable activities, too:

they organized Lots of Socks/Down

Syndrome Day. We live and work in the

mull of the Beskids, therefore we simply

must support regional producers and

services.

We love visiting locations with a distinct

atmosphere and lovely views, and the

Beskid Mountains really has a lot of both.

My husband and I enjoy kickbiking, so

you may often see us on the trails on

Čupek, but we also go hiking, often to

the top of the queen of the Beskids, Lysá

hora.

Thank you for the interview.

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