Humanistic Management Network

Leading in a post-quantum world
2025-03-14 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Leading in a post-quantum world
Short Bio
Troy E. Dunn is a retired Major General in the United States Air Force with more than 30 years of leadership experience where he successfully led initiatives in emerging technologies, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence and talent management. Troy sits on several boards, including a quantum technology company where he provides insights into quantum computing and artificial intelligence and their impact on talent management, economic security, and national security. At the core of Troy’s leadership philosophy is the multiple intelligences requisite for global leadership and human dignity in a post-quantum world, known as Quantageddon. Troy has delivered multiple keynote presentations internationally on leadership with his current one titled “Start with Yes.” He serves as an adjunct staff member at the RAND Corporation and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses.
Webinar Topic
How does leadership thrive in a post-quantum world? When organizational pressure begins to seek survival during the existential threat from quantum technology, leaders and managers may be forced to make trade-offs between the dignity and respect for labor and the urgency for technological solutions, which may come at the expense of the workforce. This webinar extends an invitation to meet at the intersection of leadership, talent management, human dignity, and the emergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence by exploring the future of the workplace in a post-quantum world. This discussion contributes to Gallup’s latest study, Global Leadership Report: What Followers Want, launched at the World Governments Summit and builds on decades of research conducted in 52 countries.
Question for the audience
How does leadership thrive in a post-quantum world?

Registration
Please register by sending an email to danae.huijser@phd.uvh.nl topic ‘Webinar registration’.

Challenge-Based Learning as an educational tool
2024-11-29 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Challenge-Based Learning as an educational tool to create Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Higher Education
In this webinar Vincent will show that Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) can be a strong tool to develop Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) processes, for example in an International Classroom or Innovation Space.
CBL offers a framework for an innovative and creative approach based on the diversity of the group of students involved in solving a societal challenge proposed by the industry or other stakeholders. Students develop their intrinsic motivation, learn and pull all their diverse forces and talents together to solve societal challenges that match their interests and motivation. By doing so, they not only gain theoretical knowledge, but also develop many professional skills: Working together, dealing with insecurities, problem-solving thinking and designing, brainstorming, organizing, planning, and communicating – thus all kinds of inclusive skills that they will need in their future careers.
Vincent will argue that there is a strong convergence between CBL and DEI processes, a chance for educators and their students to develop a true diverse and inclusive community in academia and beyond.

Short bio:
Vincent Merk worked for 38 years as a senior lecturer in intercultural management, trainer in professional skills and Community advisor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). In addition, he has worked as an independent trainer and consultant in intercultural communication, management and professional mobility for about 35 years. He currently focuses on issues of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in education and business and on the gender issue in STEM disciplines in higher education in Europe and beyond. He is a regular presenter in academic conferences in Europe and Asia and an active member of SIETAR. He holds dual nationality French and Dutch.

Question for the audience
Vincent invites the audience to discuss whether this educational approach embedded in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines based on materialistic and economistic perspectives idealising logic, calculation and objectivity also matches the human and moral concepts of Humanistic Management and human dignity.

Registration
Please register by sending an email to danae.huijser@phd.uvh.nl topic ‘Webinar registration’.

AI, Ethics, and Inclusivity: Insights from African Perspectives for Human-centred Workplaces
2024-11-28 18:00 - 19:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Online
AI, Ethics, and Inclusivity: Insights from African Perspectives for Human-centred Workplaces
This webinar will delve into the world of artificial intelligence and its impact on creating inclusive and human-centred work environments. Learn about the ethical considerations and best practices for incorporating AI in your work while prioritising inclusivity.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to engage with experts in the field and gain valuable insights into navigating the intersection of AI, ethics and inclusion.
Recording
You can watch a recording of the event on our video channel under: AI, Ethics, and Inclusivity recording

MOKSA, SEEKING A HUMANIZING WAY OF BEING
2024-06-21 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Short bio
LauraLynn Jansen, Ph.D., PCC, is an author and innovator in humanizing leadership. LauraLynn’s rich background as a Co-Active coach and leadership facilitator spans nearly twenty-five years. She is a maven who encompasses both introspective and highly interactive delivery styles.
At the core of LauraLynn’s work is a commitment to the value of dignity, a principle that guided her to her doctoral research exploring how humanization occurs. Recognizing her foresight and contribution to the field, she received the prestigious Academy of Management’s 2023 Promising Dissertation Award. She is also a Fetzer scholar and a fellow of the International Humanistic Management Association.

Webinar Topic
Moksa, Seeking A Humanizing Way of Being, delves into the intricate dimensions of humanization by shifting the analytical focus from denial and exclusion of one’s humanity to affirmative aspects of inclusion. The central aim of this research was to unravel the mechanisms underlying the process of humanization, elucidating how individuals perceive and internalize their being recognized as human beings. The research question was: what are the psychological elements that comprise a humanizing relational interaction? By investigating the reverse of denial and exclusion, this research contributes to the burgeoning field of humanization studies, human-centered leadership, and inclusive leadership by providing a nuanced understanding of the dynamic nature of the humanization process.

Question for the audience
In what moment(s) in your life have you experienced Moksa yourself?

Registration
Please register by sending an email to danae.huijser@phd.uvh.nl topic ‘Webinar registration’.

The aesthetic side of crisis leadership
2024-04-19 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Short bio
Cheick Diaby did his Master’s studies in Communication & Change Management (IAE Aix-en-Provence, France). His doctoral studies took place at the Department of Management of the Faculty of Business Administration (Laval University, Quebec, Canada). His research investigates the aesthetic side of crisis leadership. His research interests revolve mainly around the ways of knowing from our bodily senses, our emotions and feelings, intuition and imagination.

Webinar Topic
I will try to share with our friends a piece of work which gives an overview of the interaction inside a crisis management team and tracks how leadership emerges at a micro temporal scale in this context. We will focus on direction specifically and see that contrary to the accepted view, it is continuously produced and negotiated by the members instead of the sole designated leader. The micro processual view will highlight the specific role of the body and linguistic devices in the construction of meaning and the production of direction, and how these are surrounded by a constant reorganisation of the group. That will set the stage for our discussion.

Question for the audience
How would you describe crisis leadership in your own words? (one or two words or concepts which do not need to pertain to the domain of Management and Organisation Sciences)

Webinar registration
Please register by sending an email to danae.huijser@phd.uvh.nl

HMN Leadership Retreat
2024-03-05 - 2024-03-08 | United Nations, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
In early March 2024 we held a Humanistic Management Network Leadership Retreat in the cites of Lucerne and Geneva in Switzerland. By invitation only members of the HMN’s Excellence Initiative at the Jagiellonian University, Poland and active members of the HMN were invited for a series of meetings and cultural activities.

To commemorate the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow the Humanistic Management Network and its Poland Chapter is inviting HMN members to join us at a leadership retreat in Lucerne and Geneva, Switzerland. With Lucerne University being an important center for business and social ethics and Geneva being a world leading hub of multilateral diplomacy and humanitarian work, both these cities provide a most fitting ambience for activities of the HMN. Participants will:

Have interesting meetings with academics and practitioners and gain an inside perspective into impactful academic and international organizations.
Deepen relationships with other humanistic management leaders.
Make a positive impact by sharing knowledge and experiences.

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Questioning Impact of Business Education
2024-02-09 11:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | University of Chichister, College Lane, Chichester, PO19 6PE, United Kingdom
We invite you to join us in a stimulating in-person co-inquiry, exploring the impact of business education and its implications at the Centre for Sustainable Business, University of Chichester in association with the Humanistic Management Network UK Chapter, and Humanists in Business on
Friday 9 February 2024.
Drawing upon Open Space principles we will:

Provide an opportunity to discuss and debate issues of common and emerging interest concerning impact in business education and to develop agendas for action
Introduce and celebrate the work in this regard of the Chichester Centre for Sustainable Business, the Humanistic Management Network UK Chapter, and Humanists in Business.

Open Space gatherings have been described as a kind of extended coffee break, during which fruitful conversations with a purpose are generated by their participants. Following a welcome and introduction we will have several small group discussions to identify challenges and opportunities in engendering impact in business education. In Round A, there will be a choice of topics (see the pro-visional list below) offered by chapter authors of the book ‘The Impact of a Regional Business School on its Communities – A Holistic Perspective’ (MacKenzie and Warwick, Eds, in press). Stimulated by the feedback session that follows, Round B will then consist of conversations generated by themes arising from the floor. After a final closing session, participants have the option to linger and mix further in the nearby Students Union, and leave buzzing with ideas for initiatives to pursue from their particular perspectives.
Initial choice of topics might include:

Cross-cultural issues of impact
The impact of and on local ecosystems and communities
The nature of regional economies
Implementing research within resource constraints
Fostering local writing and research cultures
Hosting Apprenticeship degrees
Management Education
Leadership development
Addressing equality, diversity and inclusivity
Collaborative Partnerships
What good do we do?
Working at the interface of business school cultures: the neo-liberal and the commons.

Participation is free; please reserve a place by 26th January on Eventbrite
Registration on Eventbrite

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Questioning Impact of Business Education

Humanistic Leadership Webinar by our Dutch Chapter
2024-02-02 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Do you believe human dignity should play a role in the daily leadership practice? Is the wellbeing of your team members of paramount importance to you? If so, this webinar was for you to learn more about humanistic leadership, our international network, and what you can do to support our mission.
In this one hour webinar, Matthijs and Danaë introduced humanistic leadership as a human dignity based way of leading. In modernity, most of us take the dominant economistic perspective on leading and organizing for granted; people are selfish and rational, and will always try to maximize their own personal benefits. The humanistic perspective does not accept this view of human nature and introduces homo florens instead: a thriving human being, aiming to flourish within the planetary boundaries while respecting the human dignity of all stakeholders, including past, present and future generations. Putting human dignity at the core of human nature requires new ways of leading and organizing. Humanistic leadership offers insights for leaders that aim for collective wellbeing while protecting and promoting human dignity. Join us to learn more!
Please view the event flyer for registration information:
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Bio Matthijs
Matthijs Bal is a professor of Responsible Management at the Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Lincoln, he was affiliated to the University of Bath UK, VU University Amsterdam, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research interests concern workplace dignity, ideology, the future of work, and workplace democracy. Matthijs’ current activities and research focus on how workplaces can be radically transformed to ensure greater dignity and sustainability not just of people, but of everything that exists on our planet.

Bio Danaë
Danaë Huijser is an external PhD researcher at the University of Humanistic Studies. Her focus is on international humanistic management, specifically on the promotion of human dignity in intercultural teams. Her research aims to explore the potential of the Humanistic Management Model to support global leaders in promoting human dignity in culturally diverse teams. Danaë is an organizational psychologist and independent trainer at Caleidoscope Academy, supporting intercultural team leaders and members in dealing with individual and cultural differences.

2023 Humanistic Management Network Meeting
2023-11-27 - 2023-12-01 | Jagiellonian University, ul. prof. St. Lojasiewicza 4, 30-348, Krakow, Poland
From 27th November to 1st December the 2023 Global Humanistic Management Network Meeting took place at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland bringing together HMN Chapter leads from around the world as well as our Board of Directors.

In addition to a series of internal meetings and activities there were also three public events taking place:

Humanistic Management in Action – panel discussion: During the panel discussion, representatives of local chapters of the Humanistic Management Network will present how humanistic management is understood and practiced in their countries.
Humanistic Management in Action – workshop: In this workshop specific outreach activities will be discussed under the theme of a Humanistic Management Blog, understood as multi-channel outreach and engagement activities for, with and to HMN stakeholders.
Humanistic Management in Action – lecture series: This series of short lectures covering different aspects of Humanistic Management research covered by members of the HMN. The lectures will also include a report from our recent HMN India Tour (see events page for more information on the tour)

Please download the event brochure for additional information:
View the HMN 2023 Meeting Brochure

Balancing Business Objectives and Employees’ Needs
2023-11-22 12:00 - 13:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online
On Wednesday, 22nd November 2023, The Humanistic Management Network Nigeria Chapter organized a webinar with the theme titled “Balancing Business Objectives and Employees’ Needs”. Dr. Adaora Onaga, the Chapter Lead HMN Nigeria gave the welcome address and a brief history of HMN Nigeria.

She also talked about the background of the theme whose objective is to shed more light on the systematic and practical approaches for business and organizational managers and leaders to align their business objectives with the needs of their workforce/human capital, as well as how to evaluate the ensuing results and impact of their actions.
The moderators, Mrs. Enitan Oteju Ibironke and Dr. Adeleke Adedeji gave a brief introduction of the two guest speakers, Dr. Emeka Osuji (Associate Professor of Economics, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria) and Mr. Olusoji Adeniyi (Former Chairman, United Nations Pensions Fund).
The speakers addressed the potential trade-offs, conflicts and ethical dilemmas that may arise in the process of creating this important corporate equilibrium, and advanced ways and means through which they may be addressed in a more responsible and sustainable manner.
There was a very interactive Q&A session anchored by the moderators after which Dr. Adaora Onaga gave the closing remarks to end the webinar.

Corporate Governance, Ethics and Business Sustainability
2023-11-02 - 2023-11-04 | Dayananda Sagar Business School (DSBS), Bangalore, Gate No.1, Building no. 15, Shavige Malleshwara Hills Kumarswamy Layout, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560 111, India
This certificate course titled Corporate Governance, Ethics and Business Sustainability was developed by the Humanistic Management Center and took place at Dayananda Sagar Business School (DSBS) offered to the school’s PGDM students in Bagalore, India from the 2nd – 4th November 2023.

Corporate Governance, Ethics and Business Sustainability play an ever-greater role in the success of business organizations. The main driver for this transformation towards good governance for more sustainable and more ethical business conduct is the need to make better use of the productive powers of business in creating solutions for the challenges we face as a global community. Business can and ought to step up its efforts to make positive impact towards a more sustainable and more equitable planet.
This certificate course by the Humanistic Management Network is geared towards developing skills and attaining corresponding knowledge for responsible leaders.
Correspondingly participants will gain an overview of global challenges and their relation to business, enhance their understanding of business ethics, sustainability and governance and develop leadership skills. In addition, team exercises and a highly interactive course design will provide ample opportunity to practice presentational and storytelling skills.

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Please download the course brochure for additional information:
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Humanistic Management Conference and World Café
2023-10-31 09:30 - 15:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Regional College of Management, Bengaluru, Plot No 34/4 and 34/5, Mudugurki, Devanahalli, Bangalore, 562 110
As a global community we are confronted with two main challenges, the environmental and the distributional challenge. Both challenges we will only be able to address successfully with the creativity, ingenuity and agility of private sector organizations and for that to happen, business must step up its efforts to co-create solutions. To support businesses in doing so, the Humanistic Management Network is promoting the three stepped approach to Humanistic Management consisting of:

Unconditional respect for the dignity of life
Integration of ethical reflection in managerial decision making
Active and ongoing engagement with stakeholders

These three steps and their application formed the backbone of the panel and World Café at this path breaking conference for the Student Community at Regional College of Management in Bengaluru, India.

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Humanistic Management Symposium & World Café
2023-10-30 | Indus Business Academy, Bangalore, India
As a global community we are confronted with two main challenges, the environmental and the distributional challenge. Both challenges we will only be able to address successfully with the creativity, ingenuity and agility of private sector organizations and for that to happen, business needs to step up its efforts to co-create solutions.
To support businesses in doing so, the Humanistic Management Network is promoting the three stepped approach to Humanistic Management consisting of:

Unconditional respect for the dignity of life
Integration of ethical reflection in managerial decision making
Active and ongoing engagement with stakeholders

These three steps and their application will form the backbone of the symposium so join us for this pathbreaking event at Indus Business Academy (IBA) in Bangalore, India because together we make impact towards a more sustainable and more equitable planet.

2023 Annual Humanistic Management Conference
2023-10-27 | Indian Instiute of Management (IIM) Nagpur, Unnamed Road, MIHAN, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 441108, India
The 11th Annual Humanistic Management Conference will take place on October 27th 2023 at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur on the topic of Heritage, Legacy and Humanistic Management.

Corporate heritage and legacy are increasingly seen as having strategic relevance to business organizations while approaches to managing heritage and legacy differ greatly. Consequently, the Humanistic Management Network jointly with its conference partner IIM Nagpur is aiming to raise our understanding of the topic during this 2023 meeting of our Humanistic Management community.

Please visit the conference webpage for your free registration:
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HMN 2023 India Tour
2023-10-25 - 2023-11-01 | Various Locations in India, India
By invitation only, key members of the the HMN went on a conference tour across India from the 25th October to the 1st November 2023. The tour consisted of six Humanistic Management events in five cities during eight days at top business schools in Bangalore, Greater Noida (Delhi Metropolitan Area), Mumbai and Nagpur.
Under the leadership and initiative of the India Chapter lead of the Humanistic Management Network, Dr. Shiv K. Tripathi we could offer this truly unique experiential learning journey engaging with business practitioners and academics in the world’s most populous country, its largest democracy, one of the fastest growing powers in geostrategic influence and one of the most active chapters of the Humanistic Management Network: India. Participants had:

interesting speaker engagements and networking opportunities
the opportunity to spend time with other humanistic management leaders
made a positive impact by sharing their knowledge and experiences

Humanistic Management India Tour: Because together we make impact towards a more sustainable and more equitable planet.

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Action Research as a Tool to Support Cooperation between Universities and External Organisations
2023-09-26 14:00 - 15:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Online
The aim of the presentation is to familiarize participants with the possibilities of using Action Research to introduce cooperation between universities and external organizations in a participatory, democratic way.
Action Research is an approach that combines scientific research with solving social problems, including organizational problems. Action Research usually has an emancipatory character. It is done together with people, not over people. Those who are the subject of scientific research in the traditional approach become equal partners in the research process. Action Research allows to explore and change organisational and social reality for the better.
Contemporary universities are also looking for new solutions to strengthen their cooperation with the world of practise in the field of teaching and research. The cooperation of universities with the environment is usually called the “third mission”. Action research gives researchers the chance to strengthen the ties with external stakeholders, and also find the meaning of their work and influence the environment in which they operate.

Please register for this event using the button below:
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The Speaker:
Beata Jalocha, Associate Professor of Management at the Institute of Public Affairs at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Her research interests include project management, projectification processes, living labs, and action research. She is particularly interested in the impact of projectification on organisations and the people working in them. In addition, she explores participatory research methods and experiential knowledge to address organisational and social problems.

Digital Entrepreneurship in Europe
2023-06-02 08:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Hybrid: Crakow University of Economics / Online
The Teaching Entrepreneurship in Digital Era Project, hosted by the Krakow University of Economics has invited a panel from the Humanistic Management Network on 2nd June 2023.
The Teaching Entrepreneurship in Digital Era Project aims to fill the gap between the competencies required to compete in a digitalized world and higher educational teaching programs which are still mainly focused on competencies and knowledge required to start and manage traditional businesses.
Click below link details of this event on June 2nd 2023 and the panel discussion.
Program information and Conference Streaming Link

The How and Why of Academic Book Publishing
2023-05-09 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
On the 9th of May 2023 we talked with Alec Selwyn, Editor for Scholarly Business at Palgrave Macmillan and editor of our path breaking Humanism in Business Book Series about the The How and Why of Academic Book Publishing

We talked about the importance of academic book publishing, how the publishing process works, and when and why one should write a book instead of a journal article. The conversation with Alec will be moderated by Malgorzata Cwikla and Michal Wójciak from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
Please follow the link below for your free registration
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“Diversity in Management” – cross-continental meeting
2023-01-19 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
The topic of the meeting was: “Diversity in management – how to effectively implement a conscious hiring policy and inclusion of people with special needs”. The speakers were Beata Kowalska (Poland), and Lamona Rajah (South Africa). The moderators: Maria Pieni??ek, and Jakub Wydra. During the meeting were discussed the need to create policies aimed at eliminating discrimination and practical solutions involving people with disabilities in changing the organizational culture.
It was attended by 17 people from at least 6 countries (Poland, Belarus, South Africa, China, Nigeria, Sweden).
Report authors: Maria Pieniazek & Jakub Wydra.
This research was funded by the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

Humanistic Management Network Meeting
2022-10-24 - 2022-10-28 | Jagiellonian University, ul. prof. St. Lojasiewicza 4, 30-348, Krakow, Poland
The Humanistic Management Network Meeting held in Kraków in October 2022 brought together a variety of scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders from around the world to engage in meaningful discussions centred on fostering human-centred approaches within the realm of management. The event provided a platform for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, and advancing humanistic management principles.
The mission of the Humanistic Management Network is to encourage, promote, and support economic activities and business conduct that will change the paradigm from economic views of market activity towards a humanistic approach, which was the main topic of the Humanistic Management Network Meeting in Kraków.
The series of lectures and workshops were organized thanks to the fund from the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow:

Humanistic Management: Towards a More Equitable and More Sustainable Planet, lecture by Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz (Switzerland) – 24th October 2022

Before the meeting of the members of the humanistic management network officially began, students of the Institute of Culture of the Jagiellonian University had the opportunity to listen to an introductory lecture given by Ernst von Kimakowitz is co-founder and leads the Humanistic Management Network and Humanistic Management Centre and is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. In this lecture he outlined the notion of Humanistic Management as an anchor for reflection that can support businesses in rising to the task of strengthening its positive impact toward a more equitable and sustainable planet.

FlourishingAI Workshop by Carlos Largacha Martinez (Colombia) – 25th October 2022

The workshop was organized for employees of the Cultural Center of Norwidline introductory meeting was held, during which modern humanistic management was discussed, the skillful building of a well-connected community, and the need to strengthen soft skills. argacha-Martínez also introduced the idea of further activities. Carlos Largacha Martinez is a social futurologist who designs and develops social inventions using quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence. He has been leading the start-up FlourishingAI, linking humanistic and ethical leadership with NLP-natural language processing.
A week later, the first stationary workshop meeting took place in the cultural centre. The tasks in which employees were involved helped to understand the importance of good communication and deepen it within the institution. Culture Center C. K. Norwid is the first European cultural institution trained by dr. Carlos Largach-Martínez, who flew to Krakow from Colombia, at the invitation of the Jagiellonian University. The workshop organized for the needs of employees of cultural institutions was an expression of the implementation of the “third mission” by the University and the strengthening of cooperation with the socio-economic environment.

Visiting Jagiellonian University Museum & Integration Meeting – 26th October 2022

The guests had a unique opportunity to visit the Collegium Maius, the oldest building of Jagiellonian University dating back to the 14th century, and get to know the history of the oldest Polish university. The museum is located in Kraków Old Town, so participants of the HMN Meeting saw the delightful part of the city, and tried traditional Polish cuisine.

Visiting UBUlab – 27th October 2022

UBUlab is a laboratory of creative programming at the Jagiellonian University. The guests saw the wide range of retro hardware, experienced the VR space, and get to know more about recent UBUlab’s researches.

Humanistic Management Governance Sessions – 26th / 28th October 2022

The meeting in Krakow was also an excellent opportunity to talk about the most important issues related to the further functioning of the network. The deliberations were held in the presence of network members present in Krakow, but also those who joined us virtually (e.g. from China, Japan, Qatar or the Netherlands). We talked mainly about the organizational structure, division of duties and plans for the future. One of the topics was also the publication of the book Humanistic Management in Public Sector published in the Humanism in Business Series by Palgrave Macmillan.

ON GROUNDED THEORY Case study about Purposeful Businesses in Kenya and Colombia, lecture and workshop by Dr. Carlos Largacha Martinez (Colombia) – 26th / 28th October 2022

During 2018-2019, Dr Carlos Largacha Martinez led a qualitative research funded by the IRDC (Canada) and AcademiaB (Latin America) to explore what kind of impact has B-Corps and/or purpose-driven businesses from the Global South on women and youth. This workshop with the support of some Colombian researchers (virtual) from University Areandina presented why they selected a qualitative approach, specifically Grounded Theory (content analysis), and how they designed, structured, and developed the research. Dr Martinez presented the results of the research and how he used a software tool to analyse all the interviews done with eight women founders in Colombia and Kenya and one male CEO. Students and employees of the Faculty of Management and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University took part in the lecture and workshop.

Humanistic Management Case Research Workshop, workshop by Prof. Shiv K. Tripathi (India) – 27th October 2022

Prof. Shiv K. Tripathi has two and half decades of experience in teaching, research, and higher education management. Currently, he is serving as vice Chancellor of Atmiya University, India. He also leads Humanistic Management Network India Chapter. Through the workshop, the issues and strategies for the effective development of teaching cases in different learning contexts were collectively explored.Among the groups consisted of scholars all over the world, there were two students’ groups which presented their vision of what could be done to improve the learning system.

One humanistic management, various future-oriented areas of application + Q&A session by Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi (Nigeria), Dr. Malwina Popio?ek (Poland), Aura Mbolela (South Africa) – 27th October 2022

During this meeting, various applications of humanistic perspectives to organizational practices today and possibly in the future were discussed. Guests presented the latest results of their research on the following topics:
1) (Dis)information management as a challenge for the future, Dr. Malwina Popio?ek (Poland) – a member of the Faculty of Management and Social Communication at Jagiellonian University in Cracow, who works as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Culture;
2) Humanistic Perspectives to Location-Based Glg-work, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi (Nigeria), Associate Professor, holds a degree in Law from the University of Ibadan, an LLM from the University of Strathclyde, and MBA and PhD degrees from Pan-Atlantic University. She currently teaches business ethics, managerial anthropology, self-leadership, and sustainability management at the Lagos Business School. She is also the academic director of the School’s Senior Management Programme;
3) Humanistic Component of Organisation – Wide Change Management, Aura Mbolela (South Africa) – she holds a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Cape Town, where she also worked in a teaching and research capacity. Aura is currently working as a senior principal change management consultant for IQbusiness.
The Humanistic Management Network Meeting in Kraków, held in October 2022, emerged as a significant gathering that promoted the principles of human-centred approaches within the field of management. The event not only showcased the growing interest in fostering ethical and people-focused business practices but also provided a platform for stakeholders to collectively envision a future where businesses prioritize the well-being of employees, ethical decision-making, and sustainability. As the participants left, they carried with them a renewed sense of purpose and a commitment to championing humanistic management principles in their respective spheres of influence.
Report author: Anna Ilyina
Gallery pictures: Maria Pieniazek

Leadership Gold with Miquel Castellví and Ernst von Kimakowitz
2022-07-18 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
Join 120 minutes of pure Leadership Gold as Miquel Castellví, Managing Director of Engineering firm Deerns, Spain talks with Ernst von Kimakowitz, co-founder of the Humanistic Management Network moderated by Ivan Ureta, Head of Executive Education at SUPSI on July 18, 2022.
Pure Leadership Gold will be unearthed as Miquel Castellví, Managing Director, Spain of engineering firm Deerns, shares his unique leadership experience with Ernst von Kimakowitz, Co-Founder and Director of the Humanistic Management Network, facilitated by Ivan Ureta head of executive education at Supsi, The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland.
Join this event and see the good things that happen if business seeks to respect dignity, integrates ethics in business decisions and actively engages with stakeholders and enjoy the musical accompaniment by Airton Prates.
Leadership Gold is supported by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) and the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
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“Women in Management” – cross-continental meeting
2022-07-06 14:00 - 2023-07-06 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
The meeting’s guests were Lamona Rajah of the South Africa Chapter, Christina Schwabenland of the UK Chapter, Anna Góral of the Poland Chapter, and the moderator was Weronika Pokojska from the Poland Chaper. The topics discussed on the meeting: barriers faced by women in the process of gaining qualifications and taking leadership positions, the pressures of patriarchal culture, gender stereotypes, norms, and women’s work in cultural institutions.
It was attended by 37 people from at least 8 countries (Qatar, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, USA, South Africa, Switzerland, UK).

HMN Quarterly Meeting “The future of work – on fears and hopes”
2022-05-26 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
The main topic at our May Humanistic Management Network Internal webinar was “The future of work – on fears and hopes”. The meeting started with a short information considering Artificial Intelligence and introduction of the panelists: Anna Suchocka, Kemi Ogunyemi and Carlos Largacha-Martinez. The meeting was divided in two parts: presentations by speakers and short Q&A.
Anna Suchocka was sharing results of her research about remote work in Polish public sector. In the beginning, before the pandemic both employees and employers felt good with it; situation changed slowly with deevaluation and depratiation of remote work. Anna underscored the new, important need for sensitivity on the “user” side in the age of inevitable technological progress and postpandemic liquidity of reality.
Kemi Ogunyemi did a presentation considering her and Adaora I. Onaga’s book “Responsible Management of Shifts in Work Modes – Values for a Post Pandemic Future“, in which she pointed out the blurr between office and home time, efficiency of the employees work and how it’s connected with their well-being. Talking about the shift of the values, she asked how to translate the culture to the remote models in ethical, considerable way.
Carlos Largacha-Martinez considered both hopes and challenges rising from the usage of Argumented Intelligence – AI that needs to understand the valuses, ethics and be created with human centred focus. Accenting the difference between the organizational flourishment and the happiness, he pointed out the synchronisity and mutual help that such coexistance can give.

The meeting was attended by 35 people from 7 countries (Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Quatar, Nigeria, South Africa, Japan).

Report authors: Maria Pieniazek & Jakub Wydra.

This research was funded by the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

Methodological Workshop on Meaningful Humanistic Management Research
2022-04-06 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
The meaningfulness in research – that was the main topic at our April HMN Methodological workshop. The whole meeting was led by Katarzyna Kope? and Anna Góral divided into 3 parts.
The first one, after a brief introduction, focused on our plans for 2022. Then, a short talk about reasons for humanistic management research followed – Anna Góral shared her recent stories about academic challenges connected with “conflict” between the University “points” and prestige versus the researcher satisfaction and ethics.
In the second part all participants had the chance to share their approach. We did a short introduction talking about our research and academic interests. Then, each group (4-5 people from different backgrounds) discussed main topics: what is a meaningful research and how to measure this? What makes the humanistic management humanistic: theme, methodology, the potential for a change, or maybe all of the above?
Last but not least, chairs of the groups shared the effects of the discussions. The fundamentals of humanistic management such as wide scope of perspectives, topics, trends were underlined. Then, the questions followed: how do we measure the meaningfulness and is it even measurable? Is the impact always meaningful and is it most important? And simply – is it even a good idea to measure humanistic values?
The meeting was ended with an announcement of future plans (suggesting the guests-participants of next, may’s discussion) and an invitation to work on a joined publication.
The meeting was attended by 22 people from 6 countries (Poland, Austria, Switzerland, India, Nigeria, South Africa).

Report authors: Maria Pieniazek & Jakub Wydra.

This research was funded by the Priority Research Area Heritage under the program Excellence Initiative – Research University at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.

Yes we Care: Austria Chapter Event (In German)
2022-01-28 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
Professor Peter Mayer berichtet bei diesem online Meeting aus seiner Arbeit für den Ausbau des Integrierten Versorgungsmanagements in Österreich. Als Einstimmung werden innovative Ideen aus seinem aktuellen Masterstudiengang in Form von kurzen Videoshows gezeigt.
Anschließend berichten wir vom erfolgreichen Austria Chapter Beitrag der letzten globalen Humanistic Management Network Konferenz unter dem Titel “Revolt + Solutions = Revolution, Evolutions, …?”. Wir werden die zahlreichen Impulse unserer großartigen Gäste – Nadav Eyal, Ian Hughes, Alyssa Jade McDonald Bärtl – für unser gemeinsames Engagement auswerten.
Wir freuen uns sehr, wenn Sie unser engagiertes Netzwerk auch im neuen Jahr online besuchen kommen!
Peter Mayer ist Professor of Healthcare Management, Unversity of Applied Sciences Burgenland
Die Präsentation von Peter Mayer ist hier erhältlich: Praesentation_HMN-Handout_28_01_2022.pdf

2021 Annual Humanistic Management Conference taking place online
2021-11-24 - 2021-11-26 | Online
The 2021 Ninth Annual Humanistic Management Conference will take place online and is brought to you by our Chapters from around the world on the theme of Solutions.
We all use the word solution numerous times on any single day and yet we may not always have a clear view on what actually is a solution. We want to hire solution-oriented people to join our organizations; we want politicians to offer solutions to the challenges we face; we want businesses to provide products and services that deliver solutions; and we ourselves want to feel productive by developing and implementing solutions. But who will be able to derive meaningful benefits from those solutions? Who determines what resources are provided for solutions geared towards maintaining the status quo versus those challenging it?
Solutions are wanting in this world, but what differentiates a solution from a quick fix or a remedy, (how) can we know if a hailed solution will create adverse side effects? For how long must a solution provide a solution to be a solution? Why are we so receptive for the temptations of solutionist narratives?
These are some of the questions we will discuss at this year’s edition of the Annual Humanistic Management Conference, but to enrich our practical understanding of the theme, we shall also provide plenty of examples of policies, organizations and individuals that deliver solutions aligned to Humanistic Management principles.

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Pan-African Humanistic Management Event: Living wages in Africa - Fiction or Reality?
2021-06-15 | Online
Join us on June 15th 2021, 3pm – 5pm WAT for our first Pan-African Humanistic Management event organized by our Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe Chapters.
Living wage denotes the amount needed to live an adequate standard of life and should be the right of every employee. A living wage ensures salaried employees can meet their needs and uphold their dignity.

At this Pan African Event of the Humanistic Management Network, we will explore what the challenges to attaining set minimum wages in African countries are and what they portend for the goal of a living wage? How has corruption contributed to the inability to maintain living wages, and how can ethics help to mitigate corruption? Are there existing policies that support living wages in Africa? Is there any hope of attaining living wages in Africa?
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Leadership Gold with Bob Chapman and Ernst von Kimakowitz
2021-04-22 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Berlin) | Online
Join 90 minutes of pure Leadership Gold as Bob Chapman, CEO of industrial group Barry-Wehmiller talks with Ernst von Kimakowitz, co-founder of the Humanistic Management Network on April 22, 2021.
Pure Leadership Gold will be unearthed as Bob Chapman, CEO of industrial group Barry-Wehmiller, shares his unique leadership experience with Ernst von Kimakowitz, Co-Founder and Director of the Humanistic Management Network, facilitated by Jane Adshead-Grant of the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute. Join to see the good things that happen if business seeks to respect dignity, integrates ethics in business decisions and actively engages with stakeholders and enjoy the musical accompaniment by Airton Prates. More information available in the event brochure.

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2020 Annual Humanistic Management Conference taking place online
2020-11-04 - 2020-11-06
The 2020 Eighth Annual Humanistic Management Conference will take place online and is brought to you by our Chapters from around the world on November 04. – 06. 2020
Our 2020 conference will be different from our previous conferences as it will be our first online conference and the driving force behind this year’s conference format are contributions by our Chapters from around the world. We wanted to make productive use of the circumstances and turn a challenge into an opportunity. So if we cannot be together in one place at least we can virtually be in all the places where our community is active. Consequently this year’s conference theme, Unity in Diversity has a dual connotation.
On one hand we want to use the decentral character of the online format to to celebrate the diverse and rich community that forms the Humanistic Management Network and unites our members behind our shared purpose. We, the Humanistic Management Network, show Unity in Diversity. On the other hand we find our world increasingly divided with ever more voices tuning in to toxic narratives of division, exclusion, separation, suppression and aggression. We know these narratives are not only false but also unable to guide us towards any desirable outcomes; we know that that which unites us is much bigger, stronger, more relevant and more beautiful than that which separates us. So we will show during this conference that there is Unity in Diversity and how business can exercise agency to embrace and promote diversity to the benefit of all stakeholders involved.
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The Evolution of Development Thinking
2019-12-06 | United Nations, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
On December 6th 2019 a one day conference titled The Evolution of Development Thinking took place at Palais des Nations, Headquarter of the United Nations Organizations in Geneva. This event is part of a Master level course on development at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

This Master level course at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland is addressing some central questions of development thinking organized in two blocks.
The first block is focused on the participants researching and presenting cases of development programs that are representative of different streams in development theory. These are growth theories, modernization theory, dependency theories, the Washington and post-Washington consensus and the capabilities approach.
The second block is then taking place in Geneva, Switzerland at the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva and is focused on meeting and interacting with development practitioners. The second block therefore serves to bring to life the theoretical part of this course while offering the oportunitiy to learn about real cases of development work and meet the people who are delivering them.
