If you are interested in finding the endless connections between money, magnetic ideas, profit, organizational chart, dog, revenues, brains, clients, business, motivation, indigenous wisdom, innovation, transformation, leadership, joy, enthusiasm, blockchain, customer experience, start-ups, forest, cryptocurrency and shareholders you have come to the right spot. We can help you find a way forward if you are looking to improve your business, management skills, or simply as a human being.
Motto: MAGNETIC IDEAS – simply attractive
about us
- My name is Alex Karo and I founded MAGNETIC IDEAS with over twenty years of business experience.
- Over the course of my career, my professional experiences included managing both billion and million CZK businesses, having responsibility for hundreds of people, achieving great business results and also having few situations that did not followed my projections.
- I am a leader and game changer. I am a creator of the future. I transform, I lead, I innovate, I move, I magnetize.
- The MAGNETIC IDEAS mission is to support useful changes in business, in the heads and the hearts of leaders. We want to help our clients achieve their business goals while bringing more joy and passion into the business.
- The two magnets in the company logo are symbols of cooperation with our clients on generating new ideas and changes, which will bring in more customers and profits. The word “magnetic” represents the powerful force of those ideas and changes.
- We are a team of experienced people and are ready to help you!
Alex Karo - profile:
My Pillars:
- 10 years of experience in top managerial positions with various companies.
- 10 years of consulting experience in Deloitte. I have delivered more than forty projects in manufacturing, energy, software, government, banking institutions ranging from strategies & sales through IT and operation to HR.
- My experiences have extended beyond professional work to the understanding of human behavior. I have spent some time living with an indigenous Indios group in the forest where I used this time to learn their wisdom through the form of breathing and energy techniques. I am very comfortable getting outside of my comfort zone having also spent one week meditating in a dark room.
My biggest achievements are:
- Increased of profit by 500% year on year, achieved through overcoming market average in sales and supported through deep cost cutting.
- Successfully managed transformation 10.000 FTEs company.
- Growth of sales productivity by 50%.
My biggest achievements are:
- Increased of profit by 500% year on year, achieved through overcoming market average in sales and supported through deep cost cutting
- Successfully managed transformation 10.000 FTEs company
- Growth of sales productivity by 50%
- Motivation of my 750 FTE team in top market quartile
- Parental leave with my two sons for one year
- Change of customer satisfaction (NPS) from -8 to +40
- Achieving profit of 140 mil. EUR and overachieving the plan
- Victory in the academic senate election at the Czech Technical University
- Software design for British Gas which is sold hundred thousand pieces annually
- Overcoming my burn-out syndrome
- Successful transformation of Czech Top 100 company
- Finding love for my parents and family
- Change of my surname to that of my dog’s name
team
There are experienced people in MAGNETIC IDEAS team: a strategist, a transformation manager and experts on employee branding and HR. Our team also includes marketing & PR, social networks, cryptocurrencies and blockchain, data governance, sales management, sales training, agile methodology, fin-tech and start-up, coaching, psychology and one shaman.
We in MAGNETIC IDEAS believe that right now is an exciting time. Society and the way we manage our companies is changing, so this requires a broad team who can offer various perspectives on the process of forming and growing your business. In any business, inner motivation and heart is necessary in order to take a vision and turn it into reality. This diverse team can provide the skills needed for executing your ideas.
services
Business Booster
Crash Analysis
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about your company but was afraid to ask. We offer quick assessment/due diligence - potentials & gaps. ...
Read moreCrash Analysis
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about your company but was afraid to ask. We offer quick assessment/due diligence – potentials & gaps. What is the view of someone experienced from the outside? We don’t just tell you what we think, but also provide a soundly articulated proposal of action steps. For reasonable money, you can get the substantial impulse to move forward. Do you want to move?
Customer experience/innovation management framework
Everybody talks about it, but the million-dollar question is how to achieve great customer experience systematically and keep it up in words EVERY ...
Read moreCustomer experience/innovation management framework
Everybody talks about it, but the million-dollar question is how to achieve great customer experience systematically and keep it up in words EVERY single day. We will help you set-up framework for customer experience management, and we will help you glue it into the processes, brains and hearts of your team. We will help you to keep it up and running EVERY single day.
Quantum strategy 400%
Strategy is not a presentation or document, but rather the information in the heads (numbers, specific actions, reasons,...) and hearts (motivation, ...
Read moreQuantum strategy 400%
Strategy is not a presentation or document, but rather the information in the heads (numbers, specific actions, reasons,…) and hearts (motivation, joy, curiosity, energy) of your team. The KPIs without a story do not work. Strategy is about focusing your attention to create desired reality. Do you want to have clearly focused company?
Where is The Chief Transformation Officer?
Are you transforming the company? Do you have the feeling that it does not quite click? Perhaps you are experiencing a lot of priorities, ...
Read moreWhere is The Chief Transformation Officer?
Are you transforming the company? Do you have the feeling that it does not quite click? Perhaps you are experiencing a lot of priorities, discoordination across the teams, or unclear responsibilities? Solve it through Chief Transformation Office outsourcing, which can help you guide the company and execute key priorities without a necessity to create specific internal FTE.
Sales boosting
For sure the sales plans are ambitious. Do you need to support the sales team towards achieving your plans? Are you thinking of how to sell more? Is ...
Read moreSales boosting
For sure the sales plans are ambitious. Do you need to support the sales team towards achieving your plans? Are you thinking of how to sell more? Is there an opportunity to improve the sales skills of your staff, faith in the products, or managers consistency and punctuality? We can help you create whole sales management framework. We work with the left brain hemisphere (sales targets, reporting, regular meetings, processes, CRM, activity management, product knowledge) as well as the right brain hemisphere (purpose, joy, creativity, curiosity, fun, game, learning, breath, communication, meditation) to maximize a sales boosting effect.
Business remodeling
Do you need to cut costs? Are your operations not functioning at 100% capacity? Are you thinking about going abroad? Do you need to launch a new ...
Read moreBusiness remodeling
Do you need to cut costs? Are your operations not functioning at 100% capacity? Are you thinking about going abroad? Do you need to launch a new product? Do you need to substantially improve key processes? Do you need to innovate more? Are you in need of an interim manager or thinking about restructuring of the whole company? We are here to analyze and ask all the vital questions that you may not have thought about before.
ICT Booster
ICT Strategies
Are you unsure how ICT will support your business goals, what ICT capabilities you need to build and what technologies to deploy? Are you looking for ...
Read moreICT Strategies
Are you unsure how ICT will support your business goals, what ICT capabilities you need to build and what technologies to deploy? Are you looking for ways to improve the efficiency of your ICT environment and your speed of deployment of new software solutions? Do you need to implement an ICT transformation and clearly define its steps, associated investments and an implementation schedule?
ICT Architecture
Are you thinking about how to create your front-end and back-end environment, what technologies to build it on orhow to organize and operate it? Do ...
Read moreICT Architecture
Are you thinking about how to create your front-end and back-end environment, what technologies to build it on orhow to organize and operate it? Do you need to create a microservices environment using APIs that will allow you to deploy new technology solutions flexibly and with minimal risk? Are you wondering how to leverage cloud solutions?
Digital Transformation/E-commerce
Do you want to take advantage of the opportunities digital technology offers to sell products and serve customers? Do you need to orchestrate your ...
Read moreDigital Transformation/E-commerce
Do you want to take advantage of the opportunities digital technology offers to sell products and serve customers? Do you need to orchestrate your digital and traditional sales channels? Are you looking to increase the efficiency of yourcustomer service using digital technologies and need to increase your level of automation? Do you need to teach your company how to create products for the digital world?
Business Analysis
Do you need a well formulated/prepared assignment for new software or an upgrade of an existing solution? Are you unsure if the proposed solution is ...
Read moreBusiness Analysis
Do you need a well formulated/prepared assignment for new software or an upgrade of an existing solution? Are you unsure if the proposed solution is too complex and expensive to implement? Do you need to integrate business requirements with the ICT world and involve business representatives in the preparation of new software implementation?
ICT Project Management/Implementation
Are you about to implement a large-scale ICT project and are not sure if you have sufficient capacity and know-how to implement it? Do you recognize ...
Read moreICT Project Management/Implementation
Are you about to implement a large-scale ICT project and are not sure if you have sufficient capacity and know-how to implement it? Do you recognize serious financial and reputational risks that you want to manage adequately? Do you need to ensure that your suppliers deliver at the agreed quality, time and budget and that they will put enough effort into the project? Do you need to coordinate a large team of internal and external staff?
ICT Contracting
Do you need to flexibly increase your capacity for your projects? Do you need individual specialists or a whole team including an experienced ...
Read moreICT Contracting
Do you need to flexibly increase your capacity for your projects? Do you need individual specialists or a whole team including an experienced manager? We have hundreds of experts in our database with different specializations from Java, PHP to SAP. We can flexibly supply experts with the required expertise.
People & Energy Booster
Joy, curiosity, enthusiasm, energy
Unique product how to change company culture and achieve the business goals. Do you want to inject little bit of start-up mindset, as well as ...
Read moreJoy, curiosity, enthusiasm, energy
Unique product how to change company culture and achieve the business goals. Do you want to inject little bit of start-up mindset, as well as enthusiasm for work and playfulness? Do you wish for your teams to put more heart into their work? We know how to do it. First, we will analyze the DNA of your company and together improve priority areas. We will change angle of view, emphasize purpose of work, create stories around strategy, work with energy and breathing. Afterwards, we will de-block various fears across the organization, which is preventing the teams to experience curiosity and joy from work. We will expose your management to unique, inspiring situations such as a sweat lodge Indian ritual or we will show them somebody who overcame drug addiction.
The birth of the leader and journey of heart
Have you had enough of managerial smart techniques? These often take you away from yourself and only put more dissemblance into your life/work. Do ...
Read moreThe birth of the leader and journey of heart
Have you had enough of managerial smart techniques? These often take you away from yourself and only put more dissemblance into your life/work. Do you want to stand as a leader and have your team to follow you? Do you want your team to deliver on time? We promote a journey of authentic leadership. We offer individual or group leadership development programs lead by experienced managers not theoretical trainers.
Energy medicine
Are you lacking joy in your life? Suffering at work? Issues in your partnership? Do you have conflicts with your parents / boss / spouse? Are you ill ...
Read moreEnergy medicine
Are you lacking joy in your life? Suffering at work? Issues in your partnership? Do you have conflicts with your parents / boss / spouse? Are you ill or tired? Techniques for energetic healing used by Amazonian Indians are very powerful to help you regain control of your life. Our shaman is ready to guide you.
Coaching
Let’s work with your inner feelings to bring out the wounded child within us all in order to be fully present in your power. This type of coaching ...
Read moreCoaching
Let’s work with your inner feelings to bring out the wounded child within us all in order to be fully present in your power. This type of coaching can help you accept who you are and replace nonfunctioning patterns with different ones which will support you in achieving personal and business goals. Do you want to go in the center of your humanity and be liberated from unconsciousness patterns which decelerate your managerial skills and your life? We will help you to govern your managerial identity, magnetize your team and achieve your business and personal goals.
Team spirit building
Do you want to strengthen your team spirit, experience team connection and authenticity? These skills will help improve your team cooperation. Our ...
Read moreTeam spirit building
Do you want to strengthen your team spirit, experience team connection and authenticity? These skills will help improve your team cooperation. Our services are unique because we offer a wide variety of team building activities such as a circle of trust, special Amazonian rituals, and guided meditation. At MAGNETIC IDEAS, we can help build a team that will attract your desired outcome for your business.
Agile transformation
Do you want to have a company environment that reacts to changing customer needs dynamically? Are you not afraid to give people trust and ...
Read moreAgile transformation
Do you want to have a company environment that reacts to changing customer needs dynamically? Are you not afraid to give people trust and responsibility? Then Agile is right for you. We will show you how your company can work agile and we will help you to implement Agile principles. Choose whether to start gradually at the team level, or focus on an Agile culture that supports learning and improvement, or whether you will go straight to agile transformation.
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Nekorektní Vánoční přání
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Sedm kroků digitální transformace
Digitální transformace (DX) je dnes téma pro úplně slovy ÚPLNĚ každou firmu.
Kam zmizela strategie?
Určitě to znáte, máte zbrusu novou strategii, která dává hlavu a patu, víte kam jdete, máte krásné prezentace.
Kvalita dat jako krevní obraz společnosti
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