1. I teach a lot – mostly about project management and regional development processes – both in Polish and in Ukrainian language. Training courses are supplemented with consulting and coaching.
About me
About me
I have been supporting effectively the activities and development of change leaders in Poland and in Ukraine for 20 years. If you wish to launch a new project or to boost the efficiency of what you have already been doing for many years, read about my diverse experiences and interdisciplinary qualifications, and invite me and my team to cooperate.
Read how I can help you contact me at kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl and describe your needs which can be addressed with the professional support from me or the teams of Business Bridge and Medimost.eu.
Experience
Competencies
I manage regional development projects
After 10 years of working as a journalist and a manager of media and marketing projects, at the end of 2006 I took on a function in the Lublin City Office (lublin.eu). First, I was elected the City Secretary, then in 2011 I was appointed to the position of the Head of the Department obtaining the European funds for Lublin and managing projects in the area assigned by the Mayor of the City.
In 2012 I co-created the concept and began coordination of the Centre for Eastern European Competences program, the flagship project of which is the Eastern Europe Initiatives Congress.
If you want to implement your project successfully and need my professional support, contact me at: kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl
I support change processes
Over the last 20 years, thousands of people have participated in training courses, workshops, specialist seminars, study visits and research organized or conducted by me.
I have been working in projects/programs financed by the European Commission, ministries and government departments of Poland and Germany.
I am a certified project manager under the PRINCE2 methodology and a certified program manager under the MSP methodology.
I am a graduate of the 8th edition and a member of the training staff of the 9th and 10th editions of the Prof. Zbigniew Pełczyński School for Young Social and Political Leaders.
If you need to acquire new expertise and use it to implement the change processes planned, contact me about the details at: kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl
I create and support business
In 2003 I co-founded ENZO company (www.enzo.pl) which is still in operation today. Since 2012 I have been running my own business under the brand of Most Biznesu – Business Bridge (www.most-biznesu.eu) which caters for the needs of small and large enterprises, start-up companies, universities and NGOs with respect to supporting development processes, internationalization of operations, international trade, project and program management, and implementation of administrative and legal procedures. The common denominator of my activities is usually the cross-border cooperation between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries, particularly within the framework of the association agreement and the free trade agreement with Ukraine.
I am a licensed employment broker, whose showcase are projects of recruiting medical personnel from Eastern Europe for Polish hospitals - www.medsestra.pl, www.vrachi.eu. As part of the Medimost company, of which I am the vice president of the management board, we are also implementing a project to integrate migrants with the Polish health care system as part of the www.vrachi.pl project.
Especially for start-ups from Eastern Europe, I run the Poland Prize Hub program, under which we support several dozens of Ukrainian and Russian-speaking teams in obtaining grants for their business development in Poland / European Union.
I am a member of the “Lewiatan” Union of Private Employers of the Lublin Region.
If you want to earn more using the experience and capabilities of our business team, describe your business goals and needs at: kontakt@most-biznesu.eu
I develop Central and Eastern Europe
In 1997-2005 I was one of the leaders of the Student Self-Government and the Scientific Association of Economists at the Faculty of Economics of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (MCSU), and in 2000-2002 I represented students in the Academic Senate of MCSU (www.umcs.pl).
In 1997-2006 I was a member of the Council and the Board of Dziesiąta District in Lublin.
Currently, I am an expert and a coach of several Polish and Ukrainian NGOs, public institutions and universities which use my knowledge of strategic management, project management, obtaining grants, intersectoral cooperation, and the processes of citizens’ participation in taking key decisions by municipal and rural authorities.
If you want to develop your local community but you are not quite sure how to do it, describe your needs at: biuro@fresw.pl
Services
Offer
More on how I can help you:
2. I support the development of international trade and internationalization of businesses from Poland and Eastern Europe. A dedicated team of young experts analyses information necessary to launch products and services on the foreign market. We translate websites and other marketing materials. We arrange B2B meetings for our clients and we support them in terms of logistics, language and culture. We monitor tenders and purchasing needs on the market. A dedicated expert for cooperation is assigned to each client.
3. We register companies in Poland for foreigners. We offer a virtual office service, as well as office and warehouse space sharing. We recommend accounting and legal services. We help in customs clearance and sanitary tests of commodities brought into the European Union. We assist effectively in procedures of obtaining residence permits and work permits.
Interested in registering a company in Poland?
4. Together with the team, we support the development processes of the Polish and Ukrainian medicine under Medimost.eu and Vrachi.eu programme. We organize study visits, specialist seminars, training courses and business meetings. As part of Medsestra.pl project we recruit medical personnel from Eastern Europe for Polish hospitals.
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5. I have supported the Ukrainian decentralization reform right from the beginning. We organize study visits to Poland for Ukrainian officials to exchange experiences, as well as specialist seminars in Ukraine during which we discuss the most important trends in public administration management. We share our experiences of the successful Polish political and economic transformation. We show how to create a thriving brand for cities and regions, obtain funding and provide services to investors.
6. I design and participate in formulation of development strategies for towns and districts in Poland and Ukraine. Together with the local communities, I analyse cultural heritage and business of the selected local government units, discuss the development potential in line with the European and global trends, formulate development goals, create sectoral programs and local development projects. I am a co-author of a unique method of research on quality of life, the results of which support effective decision-making by local governing organs. I obtain funds for financing of cross-border projects.
If you have any needs which can be addressed with the professional support from me or the teams of Business Bridge and Medimost, write at: kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl
Projects
Projects
More on change processes:
| Organization / institution | Position | Period | What I have done successfully |
| Consulting and Training | Owner | 2012-present | Every year I run dozens of training courses, seminars and workshops on various issues, in Polish and Ukrainian language; I am a strategic advisor for several cross-border business projects, I have designed or consulted development strategies for enterprises and local government units in Poland and in Ukraine |
| The City Office of Lublin | Head of the Non-Investment Projects Department | 2011-2019 | The Department headed by me has obtained external funding worth tens of million EUR for projects in various areas: culture, environmental protection, development of entrepreneurship, good management, international cooperation, sustainable development processes |
| The City Office of Lublin | Head of the Department | 2009-2011 | I introduced interdisciplinary working groups for management of investment projects |
| The City Office of Lublin | City Secretary | 2007-2009 | I implemented ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the informatisation program in the City Office of Lublin, I supported the system of district councils |
| The University College of Enterprise and Administration in Lublin | Lecturer | 2015-2018 | I taught classes on project management in Polish and English language |
| Jan Zamoyski College of Economics and Humanities in Zamość | Lecturer | 2007-2008 | I created the curriculum and taught a course in Political Marketing addressed to Social Communication students |
| Janusz Palikot Foundation | Plenipotentiary of the Management Board | 2005-2007 | |
| Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Head of the Academic Media Group | 2004-2005 | The planned closedown of Radio Centrum was revoked and a group of complementary student media was established |
| Enzo sp. z o.o. | Partner | 2003-2007 | |
| Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Manager of online marketing projects | 2001-2004 | I created the first student social website in Lublin |
| Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Head of the Promotion and Advertising Department of the Academic Radio Centrum 98’2 FM | 1997-1998 | I introduced advertising spots to Radio Centrum |
| Catholic Radio Lublin | Reporter | 1996-1997 |
If you need to acquire new expertise and use it to implement the change processes planned, contact me about the details at: kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl
More on development projects:
| Projects and programs | Organization / institution | Role | Period | Achievements |
| Several dozens of projects introducing organizational and management improvements in Polish and Ukrainian local government units and enterprises | The City Office of Lublin, The Managerial Initiatives Foundation, The Foundation for the Development of Central and Eastern Europe, The “Lewiatan” Union of Private Employers of the Lublin Region, Euro-Konsult Sp. z o.o. | expert | 2008-present | Thousands of people trained in management and internationalization of operations, new work standards implemented, local development strategies designed and accepted for implementation |
| The Centre for Eastern European Competences program | The City Office of Lublin, The Marshal’s Office of the Lublin Province | The Chairman of the Program Council, the leader of “good governance” section | 2012-2019 | Coordination on the city level of projects implemented with partners from Eastern Europe |
| The Eastern Europe Initiatives Congress / The Eastern Partnership Culture Congress | The City Office of Lublin | The Chairman of the Steering Committee | 2011-2019 | Every year the event has about a thousand of participants dealing with cooperation between the European Union and the states of Eastern Europe and Caucasus |
| Dozens of projects financed by the European and Swiss funds, the European Economic Area and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland | The City Office of Lublin | The Chairman of the Steering Committee | 2009-2019 | External funding was obtained, and dozens of projects were successfully implemented in various areas: culture, environmental protection, development of entrepreneurship, good management, international cooperation, and urban processes |
| Implementation of PRINCE2 methodology for management of non-investment projects | The City Office of Lublin | The Chairman of the Working Group | 2011 | The international methodology of project management was adjusted to the local organizational culture and applied in all non-investment projects implemented in the City Office of Lublin |
| The program of the celebration of the 440th anniversary of the Union of Lublin | The City Office of Lublin | The Chairman of the Working Group | 2009 | The ceremonial session of the Constitutional Court was held in the historical seat of the Lublin Crown Tribunal; a number of concerts and other events connected with the anniversary were organized; the Presidents of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine, who personally arrived in Lublin, were received with honours |
| The support program for district councils of Lublin | The City Office of Lublin | City Secretary | 2007-2009 | Within the structure of the City Office of Lublin a new department was created, dealing with the operation of district councils; new statutes of districts were introduced; reserve funds of the city budget were allocated to district councils at their complete disposal; councils were elected in all districts of Lublin; training courses were organized to enhance professionalization of district councils and boards; open meetings of the Mayor with citizens of districts were introduced |
| The program of informatization of Lublin | The City Office of Lublin | City Secretary | 2007-2009 | New websites of the City Office and its Public Information Bulletin were launched; all buildings of the Office were joined in one broadband network, the entire phone system was taken over from the previous operator and VoIP technology was introduced; the hotspot network was launched; several dozens of video cameras were placed in the city’s CCTV system; the integrated IT office management system and the electronic document circulation were implemented |
| Implementation of ISO 9001 Quality Management System | The City Office of Lublin | Plenipotentiary of the Mayor / City Secretary | 2006-2009 | Modern citizen service offices were introduced, including the electronic queue management system; 350 detailed cards of services were published online; the electronic document circulation was introduced |
| The restructuring program for Radio Centrum 98’2 FM and creation of the Academic Media Group | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | The Head of the Academic Media Group and the editor-in-chief of Radio Centrum | 2004-2005 | The planned closedown of Radio Centrum was revoked and a group of complementary student media was established |
| Two projects financed from grants of the Economic Education Program of the National Bank of Poland | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Project Manager | 2002, 2004 | Saving was promoted among the academic community of Lublin and aspects of the EU functioning were presented |
| The Congress of Rectors of CRASP (The Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland) | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Member of the Organizational Committee | 2003-2004 | At the time of Poland’s accession to the European Union, the role of Lublin as a bridge between Western and Eastern Europe was emphasized |
| www.student.lublin.pl | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Project Manager | 2002-2004 | The first student social website in Lublin was created |
| www.umcs.lublin.pl | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin | Project Manager | 2001 – 2002 | The modern website of the University began to fulfil an important role in external communication |
If you need to acquire new expertise and use it to implement the change processes planned, contact me about the details at: kontakt@krzysztoflatka.pl
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