29 Oct 2013

Ohlas na self-coaching seminář

V tomto příšpěvku bychom rádi nasdíleli zpětnou vazbu na nedávno proběhlý self-coaching seminář

Shrnutí zde.

A pár fotek ...



8 Oct 2013

Invitation to Self-Coaching Seminar

Dear Alumni,

The CAA Prague team invites you to a seminar about self-coaching techniques organized exclusively for CEMS Alumni in Prague. The seminar will be in Czech; hence the rest of this invite is also in Czech.

Datum17.10. 2013 od 19h (prosím dostavte se včas), předpokládané trvání workshopu/semináře je 2 hodiny.

Místo konání:  Hradčanské náměstí 12, Praha, vedle Arcibiskupského paláce.
Do kanceláří se vchází z průchodu směrem k restauraci u Sv. Jana Nepomuckého, prosklenými dvěrmi se zvonky firem Aspironix a BrightElement. Směrovky do konferenční místnosti budou zajištěny.

Registrujte se prosím zde: http://bit.ly/19ibLbW.

Kapacita je kolem 35 osob. Při naplnění kapacity vás budeme informovat.

CEMS ALUMNI SELF-COACHING SEMINÁŘ se zaměří na tyto oblasti:
·         Co je to sebekoučování?
·         Práce s vnitřní energií
·         Práce s cílem
·         Konfirmace a princip odměňování se
·         Rozdíl mezi musím x chci
·         Jak posilovat svou vnitřní spokojenost a pocit štěstí
·         Teorie bude prokládána tipy na různá cvičení použitelná v běžném životě
·         Prostor pro konkrétní dotazy

Přednášející: Mgr. Klára Vyšatová (CV: http://bit.ly/19VzN7r)

“Během své psychologické praxe jsem pracovala s různými typy lidí a mou zkušeností je, že každý z nás velice dobře ví, co nechce, ale jen málokdo dokáže vyjádřit to, co by opravdu chtěl, co by si opravdu přál. To, že naše cíle a přání dokážeme zformulovat a vyjádřit, je prvním krokem na cestě k jejich dosažení. Koučování je pro mě procesem, který by měl koučovaného nejen rozvinout, pomoci mu najít životní rovnováhu a učinit ho spokojenějším, ale zároveň ho doprovázet na cestě zakončené schopností být sám sobě úspěšným koučem”.

Těšíme se na vaši účast, přijďte si uklidnit ducha a pobavit se s Cemsáky o užitečných tématech. Připravíme také drobné občerstvení.

Tým CEMS Alumni Association Prague

23 Sept 2013

Start of September in Cems Alumni Association, Prague

CAA Prague has kicked off September with two nice events - one social and one sporty. We will continue offering interesting activities for CEMS Alumni community in Prague this and next year. Stay tuned and follow the usual communication channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, your email inbox and last but not least this blog).

CEMS Alumni Rentreé Dinner at Restaurant Giardino in Prague.



and CEMS Alumni Run organized in cooperation with www.jdubehat.cz.





26 Jun 2013

CEMS Alumni Soirée 20.6. ReCap

Dear CEMSiesCEMS Alumni Soirée was a really nice gesture from our home university VŠE and the CEMS VŠE team has already posted some nice pictures and summary of the event on the academic web.


We hope, that similar official get-togethers of Alumni in Prague will get repeated during next years, so that we occasionally celebrate the success of all VŠE Graduated CEMsies, together with the increasing number of us. We are now 337 graduated CEMS Alumni @VŠE between years 1997 and 2012.
During the CEMS Alumni Soirée evening, it was certainly interesting to hear about beginnings of CEMS at the University of Economics, Prague. Plus a lot of us got to meet quite a few people whom we had not met before or had not seen for a long time.

Our new 2013 team of CEMS Alumni Association Prague has presented a lookout into events being prepared for the next few months. You can download or view the slides here.

Looking forward to keep in touch with all of you and see you on next events of CAA. Meanwhile, enjoy summer and stay in a good mood!

Your CAA Prague Team


18 Jun 2013

CEMS Alumni Soireé at VŠE

Hi all, we have 69 Alumni registered for the reunion at VŠE to celebrate 15 years of CEMS at our home university. Great news! Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Your Czech CAA team.

List of participants

5 Jun 2013

CEMS Alumni Soiree to 15 years of VŠE in CEMS

Dear Alumni,

as you might have already seen in the official email from VŠE, we have a great opportunity to meet together on the occasion of celebration of 15 years within CEMS alliance and 5 years since the official opening of CEMS MIM master program.

We would like to draw your attention to this event once again and invite you to take part in it. We see it as a great opportunity to bring all CEMS Alumni together, meet and share experience, open door to new contacts and friendships and revive our CEMS spirit.
Moreover, you will have a unique chance to meet all CEMS Alumni Club board members who will personnally present a very challenging and exciting event plan for the upcoming year. We simply believe that it´s worth being CEMS Alumni and adhering to the Club and we want you to share the same opinion.
The event take place on Thursday, 20th June 2013 from 6 p.m. in the premises of Rajská budova(Paradise building) at VŠE. You can view the official invitation page here.
Please don´t forget to register until 10th June so there is enough food for everyone.
The registration list has already more than 50 Alumni registered, if you want to see the actual one, please let us know.
We really do hope in your attendance and we will be looking forward to meet with you on June 20th at CEMS Soiree and throughout the whole year.
Sincerely, 
your CEMS Alumni Club Board Team 2013/2014

10 May 2013

Saying goodbye

Dear all
I have already announced the results of the elections.
 
I would like to share with you the last e-mail I sent to all alumni in the president position:
 
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all board members and people who cooperated with us:
  • board members: Olga Nydlova, Valerie Schaferova, Katerina Chodounska, Pavlina Simurdova and Richard Bejlek
  • people who supported us by organising various events, bringing some creative ideas and also taking part in the board activities: Vasek Duda, Honza Kubik, Judita Bihellerova, Lucie Zadrazilova, and Klara Miksickova (I hope I haven't missed anyone)
  • and also all people who participated at the events - both speakers and audience
 
I would like to give special thanks to
  • Richard Bejlek who was a treasurer since the foundation of CEMS Alumni in Prague and was the one who kept the knowledge from previous terms and passed it to the new boards including ours
  • also, my big thanks go to Olga Nydlova who, as my vice-presidnet, did a great job both in supporting me in "operational" management as well as organising some of the greatest and most successful events like Networking Dinner or Coaching Seminar.
Last but not least, my thanks go also to David Kolesa and the whole CEMS Club team as well as the representatives of the university Jiri Hnilica, Gabina Bohmova and Martina Fischerova for great cooperation and support.
 

THANK YOU ALL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - YOUR COOPERATION MADE THIS YEAR FOR ME EVEN BETTER!
 
I feel honoured to be allowed to do this job. I believe we have moved to a new level especially by organising some quality events which required intensive preparation: Networking Dinner, Networking Seminar, Wine Tasting, Travellers Brunch, Student Profile Roundtable or Meet the Luxury.
 
There were also some other parts of our work which are less visible yet still pretty important: establishing a new shared drive accessible to the new boards with all relevant knowledge, promoting experience with our events among other local committees or obtaining the membership fees from the previous years.
 
If you have ever the chance to participate in the alumni activities do not hesitate - and use the opportunity as much as possible.
 
I will pass my duties to the new president officially on 1 May. After that I will remain in the CEMS alumni world, however I will be the one who rather enjoys the benefits :-). I am looking forward to meeting you at one of the events organised by the new board or at any other cems related opportunity.
 
Best regards
 
Vojtech Oplestil"

28 Apr 2013

Meet the Luxury - pictures from one of the best events recently

Luxury as a topic...
5 speakers...
Some 40 participants, both students and alumni...








Election results


As you know the election of the new board of CEMS Alumni Prague took place during the Gala Night. It is my pleasure to announce the results.

All candidates were elected so the board will be quite broad - the more activities and results we can expect.

  • Jan Plajner President
  • Lucie Zadražilová Vice-President
  • Olga Nýdlová Regular BM
  • Judita Bihellerová Regular BM
  • Tomáš Mucha Regular BM
  • Karolína Štochlová Regular BM
  • Petra Píšťková Regular BM
  • Katarína Paulíčková Regular BM
  • Jan Horáček Treasurer


Honza Plajner will take the chance and introduce his board as well as their plans soon.

Congratulations and good luck in your term!

Vojtech

7 Apr 2013

And the candidates are...

Originally, I was a little bit afraid of not having enough candidates for the new board of CEMS Alumni Association Prague. Fortunately, the result is different.

8 alumni have taken the challenge and run for all positions:
  • Jan Plajner (class of 2011) - for the President position
  • Lucie Zadrazilova (2012) - Vicepresident
  • Olga Nydlova (2010), Judita Bihellerova (2010), Tomas Mucha (2012), Karolina Stochlova (2012), Petra Pistkova (2010), update: Katarina Paulickova (2010) - Regular Board Members
  • Jan Horacek (2011) - Treasurer
Two candidates - Lucie and Olga - are members of the current board so there will be a good knowledge transfer combined with the new "fresh blood".

How can you vote? There are two options
  1. At the galla night organised by students and taking place 13 April or "on-line".
  2. Or just send an email to Marie Biancon, our former president, list the candidates and indicate whether you are in favour, against or abstain. Please send your votes by Th 11 Apr 6 PM.
I am looking forward to your voting!

Regards

Vojtech

29 Mar 2013

What will be the future CEMS graduates like

I believe one of the roles of alumni is to bring CEMS stakeholders together and let them discuss openly their concerns and ideas.

Therefore, a month ago together with VŠE we organised a roundtable aimed at the following questions.


All relevant stakeholders were present:
  • corporate partners (ŠKODA AUTO, HILTI)
  • VŠE representatives (programme management + teachers)
  • Students
  • and us, alumni
Together, 16 people + one child with various backrounds, professional as well life experience and lots of motivation to share their views.


Together we created the following SWOT


What I personally found interesting was the shift from promotion of the programme (which was one of the key issues of the first roundtable in November 2011) towards the academic aspects of the programme. It seems like the core - curriculum and learning outputs - is coming to the fore of attention.

Analysis is just the first part. We moved on and created a list of tasks for all stakeholders.


It will be a responsibility of all the stakeholders to accept their tasks and support CEMS. Alumni will definitely play an active role!

Vojtech

P.S. If you want to see the full presentation please just send me an e-mail.

3 Mar 2013

CEMS Alumni Director

Dear all
based on the recent changes in the CEMS Alumni Association the CEMS headquartes is now looking for a new CEMS Alumni Director.
Plase share the job posting with anyone you think may be interested.

Position Overview
The CEMS Alumni Director (CAD) is a new role created whereby a professional manager will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive alumni engagement initiative. Specifically, the CAD will focus on engaging our alumni community (7’700 alumni to date and growing by around 700+ per year), development and execution of a communication strategy for our alumni to ensure high engagement levels of alumni with CEMS. 
In conjunction with the CAA Board, the CAD is responsible to manage the alumni involvement with CEMS in areas such as mentoring, career development, communication, alumni social events, etc. One relevant focus will also enhancement of revenue sources for the CAA.

Responsibilities

  • Build a scalable alumni engagement model that maximizes the value of being a member of the CEMS Alumni Association Develop and lead CEMS alumni communications initiatives (via Newsletter, website, magazine, social networks, etc.)
  • Ensure that the number of paying members increases year on year in line with the growth of the membership base to achieve and maintain the financial self-sustainability of the CAA
  • Support the local committees (LCs) of the CAA in event organization and communication
  • Develop a strong, positive network of relationships with key stakeholders of CEMS
  • Keep abreast of developments in Alumni Association best practice across the globe
  • Ensure the proper maintenance of the CAA Accounts in compliance with the French law
  • Sets up the basis for funds raising to ensure financial self sustainability and development of the CAA over time 

Competencies, Experience & Qualifications


  • Previous experience of at least 5 years in having built or managed a successful project forengaging an alumni or member community, ideally within the business of higher educationenvironment; alternatively the candidate must have been an active member of the CEMS AlumniAssociation
  • S/he will have successfully leveraged social networking tools (such as LinkedIn, Facebook,Xing, and Twitter) for community engagement
  • Capable of working autonomously per identified and given targets, managing professionalactivities and relationship on a global level
  • Proven ability as networker to build meaningful relationships with remote groups andindividuals as well as manage and energize volunteers
  • Exceptional ability to communicate, collaborate with and influence at all levels of anorganization
  • Self-starter personality with the creativity to launch and manage new initiatives that enhancethe value and connectedness of the alumni community
  • Available to travel to CEMS key events and defined meetings; work on evenings andweekends might be required occasionally and on advanced noticed
  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills
  • Excellent written, spoken communication and presentation skills
  • Fluency in English (any further language is an advantage, especially French)
  • Graduate degree required (master degree is a plus)
Remuneration and Benefits
Competitive (Subject to negotiation) 

Location
Office location: HEC campus, Jouy en Josas (Paris, France). Remote working possible. 

Selection Process
First phone interview with selected CAA Board Members, followed by face-to-face interviews atHEC campus. 

To apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to yannick.migotto@cemsmail.org by March 15th, 2013. Please include “Reference: CEMS Alumni Director Application” as subject.

17 Feb 2013

Profile of CEMS MIM students - a discussion roundtable organized by alumni


UPDATE: The event starts at 17:00.
We believe a part of the alumni role is to help developing the programme we are all graduates of. The best thing we can do is to gather various stakeholders of CEMS MIM and let them discuss openly all the issues the programme is facing and let them take responsibility for its future progress.


Come and join us on 27 Feb.

10 Feb 2013

Becoming a member of CEMS Alumni Association Prague

Hi,

This time I am not posting an invitation to the event organized by CEMS Alumni Association Prague, CEMS Club or someone from alumni, nor offering you the opportunity to lecture at the University of Economics :-).

Beginning of the year is the best moment for registration and payment of membership fees of CEMS Alumni Association.

What are the benefits membership brings has been already written. To recap - it's e.g. discounts on events in the Czech Republic, access to various databases including EBSCO, for some of you the greatest benefit can be the possibility to participate on annual events.

We think, however, that the main reasons for membership in the association are different. It is mainly an expression of belonging to a growing number of students and graduates of all CEMS and what environment CEMS means. Opportunity to study at good schools meet during their studies and after with smart people who have different interests and motivation to do something extra. It also means supporting alumni activities not only on global, but especially on the Czech level.

What do you think? Does it make sense to you? If so, I encourage you to pay yearly (€ 60) or lifetime fee (600 EUR) or its variants for couples. You may pay via cems.org or by using our Czech account (more here).

Together with this and previous boards of CEMS Alumni Association Prague we devoted quite lots of energy to alumni activities, so we would be happy if the number of Czech alumni once again slightly increases and moves the Czech Republic to the front of the peloton.

Best regards

Vojta & Olga, Katka, Lucka, Klara, Richard

27 Jan 2013

Invitation: CEMS Alumni Event - Traveller’s brunch - 24 Feb 2013

Dear alumni,
Let me invite you for a spring CEMS alumni event called Traveller’s brunch. Your partner or children are welcome too!

If you search for a travel inspiration for the upcoming year, enjoy tasting exotic food, or if you just want to spend a pleasant Sunday morning not having have to cook breakfast and lunch, it will be worth coming:-).

When: Sunday 24 Feb 2013, 11 a.m. – about 2-3 p.m.
Where: Klub cestovatelů, Masarykovo nábřeží 22, Praha 1
Price: CEMS alumni paying members – 250 CZK, other CEMS alumni - 380 CZK.
The prices includes a small welcome, brunch menu - see the link further, pita bread, masala tea and water.)
Check the brunch menu.
 An example of food provided at Klub cestovatelu

Program

  • Travel experiences exchange and travel networking
  • Tasting exotic specialities (mainly Lebanese cuisine)
  • Short presentations and photo sharing by you alumni
If you would like to have a short presentation on an interesting country you visited or want to share your travel pictures at the event, please indicate it in the registration form.

Registration and payment
Please confirm your participation by filling in the registration form here.
Because the cost of the event depends on your participation once you have confirmed it, we would like to ask you to pay a reservation fee of 100 CZK in advance onto CEMS alumni account (it will then be deducted from the brunch fee at the venue). The account number: 2900119575/2010
The deadline for the registration and payment of the reservation fee is 14 February.

Looking forward to seeing you at the brunch.
Klara and the Team of CEMS Alumni Association Prague
Klara Miksickova
CEMS Alumni

Paying your membership fee

As this is the best moment for paying your membership fee for 2013 here is a simple guideline on how you can do that. There are two options.
  1. Paying on cems.org with your credit card. Go to www.cems.org, log in at the top. After logging in click on Alumni Zone in the left menu and select Online Payment. Then press on Pay your annual fee. So, finally you are the right place to pay your membership. Now just follow the steps - and don't forget to correctly select LC Czech Republic.
  2. The other way to make your payment is to pay it to our account 2900119575/2010 at Fio banka. If you select this option pay 1560 CZK and let me know that you send the payment.
Please note that the first option is preferred as you will be directly given the CAA membership. With the other option it may take some time to transfer the money to CEMS and then making your registration.

26 Jan 2013

Feedback and pictures from Coaching seminar

CEMS Alumni Association Prague team successfuly organized another educational and networking event: Seminar introducing Coaching and Counseling, on Tue Jan 15, 2013 at VŠE. Below, you can see some more info and pictures taken during interactive lecture and workshop provided by two professionals - Dominika Kratochvílová (freelance counselor, www.counseling.cz) and Joel H. Cooper (business trainer and coach, senior partner at www.learn2grow.cz).

Participants feedback: 1.4 on scale between 1-5 (1-best, 5-worst)
Assessment of speakers:
Dominika - 1.8 on scale between 1-5 (1-best, 5-worst)
Joel - 1 on scale between 1-5 (1-best, 5-worst)
Main thoughts gathered from participants:

  • "Coaching is for people who know what they want to achieve but don't know how, whereas counseling is for people who don't know what they want or what to do."
  • "During the seminar, I realised that there can be important differencies between coaching,mentoring and counselling and that the attitude of the specialist (coach/mentor) must be based on the client´s needs - if the client comes alone and seeks help or it´s a director who wants to influence his colleagues/team members - and therefore can be really various."
  • "Speakers were really well chosen. Location was great. Maybe some more tips on self-coaching would be helpful." Comment from CAA Prague: We are planning special seminar on self-coaching in Czech later this year.
  • Inspiration for future: "seminar on leading a team, managing project (alone versus with a team of colleagues)".




See you on next CEMS Alumni professional events in 2013, your team of CEMS Alumni Association, Prague.

9 Jan 2013

CEMS alumni members in Prague - numbers and value

Ever wondered how many alumni are there in Prague?

So far, more than 300 cemsies from VSE graduated in CEMS MIM. Even though tens of alumni have participated in various professional, fun and sport events the average number of CAA members (i.e. the paying members) is just above 17, if calculated from 2007 it is 22.



As we are developing especially new professional activities and increasing the quality of our events we are looking forward to reaching much higher numbers of alumni this year.

To give you an overview of how successful we are in the international context just check the chart below. As you can see last year the Czech Republic was in the middle of the field dominated by Switzerland and especially Germany.


The beginning of the year is the best time to become a member and be a true member of the alumni "family". Even though there is a number of benefits the membership offers, the main benefit is something that is usually not on the list: being a member of a community of open- and internationally-minded persons with similar background yet different personalities, hobbies and careers who can share their experience and enrich you both profesionally and personally. Also, with your membership you help promoting the CEMS MIM degree and thus expand the cems family.



In the following weeks we will update you on the benefits, the planned events of CAA Prague and the way you can contribute. I am looking forward to welcoming you personally at our events and in the CEMS Alumni community!
Vojtech