PwC Mini MBA Interview
Miro Smolovic
PwC Mini MBA Trainer
Who can benefit from attending the Mini MBA programme with PwC and how?
This programme is designed for all people who are already making management decisions and can influence business.
Our experience by now has been very positive, even with CEOs, who said that the programme helped them to update their knowledge and to get in touch with more operational levels of management.
On the other side, we have many managers with technical background who said that the programme helped them understand broader aspects of business and helped them think more strategically.
It is also a great solution for key talents on the succession bench for a more senior level of leadership.
Please give some examples of how the Mini MBA impacted the lives of your participants:
The feedback from our alumni said that completing the Mini MBA had completely changed their perspective over the business.
We have examples of people who successfully transformed their own businesses, people who reported important changes in their career due to new skills they acquired and even several Mini MBA students who continued their education on world renowned universities inspired by what they learned during our Mini MBA.
What is the difference between a Mini MBA and a regular one?
The Mini MBA has all the ingredients of a traditional MBA however, it does not replace a regular one, in any way. It is rather an intense corporate training programme (4-5 months) focused on developing business acumen and an executive mentality.
The PwC Mini MBA is different because:
- it is delivered by active practitioners (our tutors actually practice the knowledge and skills they teach during the Mini MBA)
- it can be completed faster than a traditional MBA programme offered by a business school
- it has a unique “chartered flow ” approach in understanding how organizations operate; that helps professionals apply almost immediately in their workplace.
The ‘wrap-up’ session at the end of the programme is also considered a differentiator, as we put the pieces of the puzzle together.
This significantly impacts the quality of the final case study assessment which builds the participants confidence to immediately apply in their own business environment what they learned.
Dr. Dino Kiritsis
PwC Mini MBA Programme Founder
PwC Tutors: what makes them special?
Here is our competitive advantages.
There is a ‘core’ team that travels extensively in a number of countries that delivers their specific knowledge areas and a number of local specialists that cover 1 – 2 modules usually that require a ‘Glocal” (Global + Local) approach.
We also help with updating the content, sharing experiences, avoiding overlaps and also one trainer leading and stimulating other areas before they are delivered.
Miro Smolović, PMP
Miro is an experienced project manager and internationally licensed trainer in Project Management. Currently he is a Partner in the training organisation StudySmart, and a Senior Advisor to PwC’s Academy in Central and Eastern Europe. Miro is an expert with more than 25 years of experience in providing services to corporate, private, and non-governmental sectors.
Prior to StudySmart, Miro spent 13 years at PwC’s Academy as a Leader for SEE, practicing also as trainer and consultant. Miro is an experienced PMP trainer covering different types of business training in both hard and soft skills.
PwC's Mini MBA module(s) taught by Miro:
- Corporate and Business Strategy
- Project Management in Everyday Business
- Linking It All Together
Dr. Antonios Michail
Antonios Michail is the Marketing Director at the Greek training organization StudySmart. He has more than 15 years of experience in the commercial sector in different parts of the world. His key skills include, among many others, strategic planning, analysis of operating costs and marketing. He has written several publications focusing on marketing strategy.
PwC's Mini MBA module(s) taught by Antonios:
- Operational Agility: Strategies for Efficiency
- Innovation & Creative Thinking
Lazar Džamić
Lazar is a former Head of Brand Planning for Google's creative think tank Google ZOO in London, where he created the strategy team and brought in 2 of the world’s first creative data scientists. His mission at Google was to ‘turn light into heat’: transforming vast amounts of Google data into deep insights for creating great brand stories.
Lazar has also worked as a strategy director at several London creative agencies and was one of the first digital strategists in the UK. He is a regular speaker at global and regional conferences on digital marketing and brand storytelling.
PwC's Mini MBA module(s) taught by Lazar:
- Marketing in the Digital Age
Nemanja Djerkovic
Nemanja Đerković is currently employed as a Finance Manager with Eaton Electric d.o.o. Previously he held the position of a Senior Associate with PwC Belgrade Assurance Services. From the very beginning of his professional career, Nemanja has been engaged to provide audit services to public companies and privately held companies, as well as to provide services to the Government and the NGOs. Since PwC’s Academy has been established in Serbia, Nemanja has been engaged as an IAS/IFRS and Finance for Non- finance Training Instructor, and as a Finance and Accounting Training Course Instructor.
PwC's Mini MBA module(s) taught by Nemanja:
- Accounting Basics & Financial Management
Tim Kemp, MA MBA
Tim has over 3 decades of experience as a leadership and management coach, author, program designer and facilitator. He has a long track record of producing relevant and original content delivered to a broad range of clients across geographies and sectors. He is the creative force behind a range of learning simulations, podcasts, video "triggers" and web seminars. Specific areas of interest and experience include: Leadership and the use of action learning to facilitate change; building cross cultural and innovative teams; and the transformation of managers to enablers.
Tim is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Professor of Leadership at Rome Business School. His work with UNICEF has meant working with leadership teams on all five continents.
PwC's Mini MBA module(s) taught by Tim:
- Enabled Organisation
- Leadership in the 21st Century
Who developed the course content and how often is it updated?
Actually, I came up with the concept more than 15 years ago and sketched out the first version of a Mini MBA back then.
After a number of modifications and joint efforts from the PwC team in Serbia some years later, the team was able to fine-tune a successful, as it turned out, version that is constantly updated.
Given the dramatic pace of change, we actually re-visit the content every year, even though each team member is allowed to fine-tune along the way after approval from myself and Miro Smolovic.
Dr. Dino Kiritsis
PwC Mini MBA Programme Founder
What requirements do participants need to meet?
Ideally, this programme is designed for people who already have business experience. This is important as many cases and theoretical models should be mapped to real life examples.
Basically all levels of management and people who are being prepared to become managers are welcome to the programme.
However, our Mini MBA is also open to people who haven't completed their bachelor's degree.
Whether still in University and hungry for a more practical understanding of how key business decisions are made or a mature professional wanting to keep up to date and refresh your perspective, we are happy to shake hands and welcome you on this journey!
And if you are quick, you may still benefit from our Early Bird discount!
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