Joanna Rzadkowolska-Szechińska
HR strategist
Joanna Rzadkowolska-Szechińska – an HR strategist who turns “soft” topics into hard results
Recruiting and assessing managers · leadership development and coaching · succession and organisational culture · HR strategy
For more than 25 years she has combined business growth strategy with HR practice. She creates and implements HR strategies for companies in a phase of intensive growth. She has delivered more than 300 training sessions and workshops for leaders at the top of organisations.
Certified ICC-accredited coach, active recruiter, AC/DC assessor and business mediator.
Experience
People and culture as a source of results
She specialises in topics described as “soft” – hard to measure, yet with a huge impact on hard economic results. She is an expert in HR, performance management, succession, recruitment, change management, leadership development and shaping organisational culture.
She has delivered more than 300 training sessions and workshops for senior executives – sessions that change perspectives and give food for thought. She has spoken several times at Puls Biznesu events and is the author of many publications on personal and organisational effectiveness. For several years she has run her own company, which she sees as the best school of management.
Education: Master’s degree in economics, postgraduate studies at SWPS University and the ICAN Institute. Certified ICC-accredited coach and commercial mediator.
Areas
How Joanna helps companies
She leads projects in four areas. Below – what owners and boards most often come to her with.
Recruiting and assessing managers
The right people in key positions.
- A board member or director needs to be hired
- It’s unclear who in the team has the potential for promotion
- The review system doesn’t translate into results
Leadership development and coaching
Managers who lead people, not just tasks.
- Good specialists were promoted but are struggling as managers
- The board needs a shared direction
- The owner wants to strengthen their own leadership style
Succession and organisational culture
Generational change and a culture that supports results.
- The owner is planning to hand over the company
- After a merger or rapid growth, teams “don’t play together”
- Changes are introduced, but people don’t accept them
HR strategy for a growing company
An organisation and people ready for the next stage of growth.
- The company is growing faster than its structure
- There are no clear roles and responsibilities
- Turnover is rising in key teams
FAQ
Questions about working with Joanna
A short guide to the first contact and working together.
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Talk to Joanna about the people in your company
Tell us in a few sentences what your company is facing. We will reply within 24 hours and propose a time for a conversation.
- The first conversation is free and without obligation.
- Full confidentiality – on request we sign an NDA before the conversation.
- You talk to an experienced adviser, not a salesperson.
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