People

and Leaders

in Industry 4.0

Part II

The first part of our series focused on

leaders and their leadership skills. As

Mr Mohelník, CEO at  Ferrit said, it is

important for leaders to develop the

potential of their employees. But how

can they tell the true potential of the

people? How to develop it? What exactly

is the aim of such development? Who

are the teachers and instructors in the

process of development?

People seldom know their very own potential. They

are unsure of what their talents, best skills and abilities

are, and how to use them best at work. Leaders may

help them discover their true extraordinary features

via professional and development targets, through

collaboration and new projects. This is where people

demonstrate what their unique qualities are, and how

far they can go over their limits.

“byTeachers must not be like milestones

the road showing the way, yet not

moving anywhere themselves.

John Amos Comenius

”

A leader must be able to connect a talent with key

competences. The introduction of Industry 4.0 not

only involves IT and other professional competencies

but also communication, social and organizational

competencies. Team and project work in multicultural

and virtual groups is extremely important. That also

requires language skills on a high level. People must be

capable of a quick response to a challenge, capable of

independent, flexible and responsible work, capable

of creativity, reliability, discipline and taking an

understanding of the context and circumstances.

There are various and individual ways to develop each

of these competencies. Yet they do have something in

common, and that is the aim of the development. An

understanding of what must be achieved in the given

competence and why. Understanding of the sense of

the development is the elementary prerequisite to

a motivated approach.

A leader is, for employees, the foundation, support on

the way to development. A leader is also the teacher

who keeps learning too, and such an example inspires

others.

Petra Klementová, HR Manager at Ferrit, has been

developing throughout all her career. She creates

the environment in the company which motivates

employees to grow. I asked her:

What do you see as key competences of employees

at Ferrit?

I see the managerial competenceis as clear number one.

Managerial skills, the ability to lead their departments

and efficiently organize their people considerably

shape their success.

How does Ferrit develop these competencies?

In early 2018 we radically renewed our top

management, focusing their development on team

building and management styles. We combine various

methods of education: workshops, trainings and

individual coaching. In the coming year we intend to

involve everyone, from managers at other levels in the

hierarchy to foremen at individual workshops, in this

system of personal development. At the same time,

our people are getting involved in strategic projects

developing collaboration within our company.

How do you enhance your personal development in

the position of HR Manager?

Besides the aforementioned, I attend conferences on

HR at our company, and I enjoy discussions at round

tables with HR specialists where we share our practical

experience. I am inspired by successful leaders and

books with real stories from businesses.

Text a foto:

Radka Šušková,

New Dimension, s.r.o.

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