Main Page > Current Affairs > Wrocław Academic Hub > ‘People are the most valuable thing’ – McKinsey workshops
2010-04-21 15:59:21
Mr Litwin delivered a short speech on the idea of WrocÅ‚aw Academic Hub which operates on the border between university environment and local community. He spoke a lot of the history of WrocÅ‚aw as well as the city’s objectives and challenges in the beginning of 21st century.
‘We shall remember WrocÅ‚aw doesn’t only mean a city but also the people. It’s local community that creates city’s culture’, pointed out Mr Litwin.
‘First, we need to answer the questions of who we are, what is our social identity. Only after that, we’re ready to face future challenges’
These challenges are: stable economic growth meaning more quality workplaces, knowledge oriented business and workers with excellent skills. As Mr Litwin said a couple of times, the key goal of Wrocław is to create knowledge-based economy. This is why we spend huge amount of money, support EIT+, build a giant research centre in Pracze Odrzańskie and strive to attract as many foreign investors as possible.
Catherine Tilley, future head of Knowledge Centre in Wrocław, explained what knowledge management really means, what factors are relevant to it and what is particularly important.
‘We need to realise that knowledge management is not all about science, it’s also a kind of art and, first of all, a contact sport’, she described.
‘To make knowledge management more effective, four things need to converge: precise goals, proper knowledge resources, friendly organisation culture and suitable system and infrastructure’, enumerated Ms Tilley.
‘In the first place, knowledge management should refer to tangible and reachable business goals as well as knowledge resources put in a proper order’, she mentioned.
Participants could learn more about detailed knowledge management in McKinsey. Over 1,500 people from 70 countries work in 50 company’s centres (including four Knowledge Centres in Shanghai, New Delhi, Waltham in the U.S. and WrocÅ‚aw).
‘We chose WrocÅ‚aw for the headquarters of the new Knowledge Center mostly because of the capacity in the people here. We were amazed by the level of competence of students and graduates from WrocÅ‚aw’ , said MaÅ‚gorzata Citak, research analyst in McKinsey&Company.
‘Scope of fields where McKinsey employees operate is extremely broad, beginning with motor industry, through banking, insurance, pharmacy, media, marketing, transport and, last but not least, strategy design and business novice development’, she added.
‘Career path in McKinsey is clear, employees have numerous opportunities to develop their skills. Fresh graduates are employed as junior research analysts and people with a few years of experience may apply for the job of research analyst. We’re opening student internship programme soon’, said Ms Citak.
‘Your marks are not the most important thing for us. Logical thinking and problem solving is what counts. Other essential abilities include interpersonal skills like team work or being able to listen. We also require curiosity, inquisitiveness and, obviously, fluent English. Do your best to mention these traits in your CVs!’, advised MaÅ‚gorzata Citak.
Audience did prove to be inquisitive and asked lots of questions, most often demanding detailed information about the centre.
‘We want to create new workplaces in WrocÅ‚aw and gather outstanding people here, it’s them who are the most valuable thing’, that was their response to the question about main objective of creating the centre in WrocÅ‚aw.
‘As far as the workshops’ motto is concerned, we definitely need more tem players than geniuses, however, combining these two in one person is more than welcome’, joked both representatives upon the end of the meeting.
The workshops took place on 12th April in Wrocław Academic Hub headquarters and were run in English.
‘People are the most valuable thing’ – McKinsey workshops
What is knowledge management, why McKinsey chose Wrocław for their 4th world Knowledge Center and who stands a chance to work for the global leader of consulting? ‘Geniuses and team players: Wrocław culture of experiment’ workshops in Wrocław Academic Hub gave answers to all these questions… and many more!
Maciej Litwin, the head of the Office for University Cooperation, opened the workshops with a minute of silence to commemorate the victims of Smolensk plane crash on 10th April.
Mr Litwin delivered a short speech on the idea of WrocÅ‚aw Academic Hub which operates on the border between university environment and local community. He spoke a lot of the history of WrocÅ‚aw as well as the city’s objectives and challenges in the beginning of 21st century.
‘We shall remember WrocÅ‚aw doesn’t only mean a city but also the people. It’s local community that creates city’s culture’, pointed out Mr Litwin.
‘First, we need to answer the questions of who we are, what is our social identity. Only after that, we’re ready to face future challenges’
These challenges are: stable economic growth meaning more quality workplaces, knowledge oriented business and workers with excellent skills. As Mr Litwin said a couple of times, the key goal of Wrocław is to create knowledge-based economy. This is why we spend huge amount of money, support EIT+, build a giant research centre in Pracze Odrzańskie and strive to attract as many foreign investors as possible.
Catherine Tilley, future head of Knowledge Centre in Wrocław, explained what knowledge management really means, what factors are relevant to it and what is particularly important.
‘We need to realise that knowledge management is not all about science, it’s also a kind of art and, first of all, a contact sport’, she described.
‘To make knowledge management more effective, four things need to converge: precise goals, proper knowledge resources, friendly organisation culture and suitable system and infrastructure’, enumerated Ms Tilley.
‘In the first place, knowledge management should refer to tangible and reachable business goals as well as knowledge resources put in a proper order’, she mentioned.
Participants could learn more about detailed knowledge management in McKinsey. Over 1,500 people from 70 countries work in 50 company’s centres (including four Knowledge Centres in Shanghai, New Delhi, Waltham in the U.S. and WrocÅ‚aw).
‘We chose WrocÅ‚aw for the headquarters of the new Knowledge Center mostly because of the capacity in the people here. We were amazed by the level of competence of students and graduates from WrocÅ‚aw’ , said MaÅ‚gorzata Citak, research analyst in McKinsey&Company.
‘Scope of fields where McKinsey employees operate is extremely broad, beginning with motor industry, through banking, insurance, pharmacy, media, marketing, transport and, last but not least, strategy design and business novice development’, she added.
‘Career path in McKinsey is clear, employees have numerous opportunities to develop their skills. Fresh graduates are employed as junior research analysts and people with a few years of experience may apply for the job of research analyst. We’re opening student internship programme soon’, said Ms Citak.
‘Your marks are not the most important thing for us. Logical thinking and problem solving is what counts. Other essential abilities include interpersonal skills like team work or being able to listen. We also require curiosity, inquisitiveness and, obviously, fluent English. Do your best to mention these traits in your CVs!’, advised MaÅ‚gorzata Citak.
Audience did prove to be inquisitive and asked lots of questions, most often demanding detailed information about the centre.
‘We want to create new workplaces in WrocÅ‚aw and gather outstanding people here, it’s them who are the most valuable thing’, that was their response to the question about main objective of creating the centre in WrocÅ‚aw.
‘As far as the workshops’ motto is concerned, we definitely need more tem players than geniuses, however, combining these two in one person is more than welcome’, joked both representatives upon the end of the meeting.
The workshops took place on 12th April in Wrocław Academic Hub headquarters and were run in English.
