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HELLO, my name is Ilija Popjanev

  • Lives in Skopje, Macedonia
  • Speaks English, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Greek and Russian
  • Holds events in Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Cyprus, Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Malta, Canada, Egypt, France, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg and Spain
  • Years as a Facilitator: 5
  • Number of events held: 125

Past Attendee Ratings

9.6 / 10.0 Public events (Based on 639 evaluations)
Last 12 months: 9.1 / 10.0 (Based on 39 evaluations)
9.7 / 10.0 Private events (Based on 126 evaluations)

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Short Bio

Experienced business professional, leader, trainer and coach, passionate for developing people and organizations and getting measurable results. After spend 15 years in corporate world working for General motors, British petrol and Good year on various leadership positions, the last 10 years runs his in own training & coaching center.

Graduated automotive engineering, Master of Management specialized in Lean Six Sigma and PhD on Agile culture and leadership. Certified in more than 50 various topics.

Lean practitioner and coach since 2001 and Agile coach since 2014, leading several agile teams in the past 10 years. Delivers more than 150 in house or public workshops per year, using "Training from the back of the room" and "Liberating Structures" models for interactive experience learning training. Startup founder working on HR tools, e-learning and business simulation. Regular speaker on conferences on Agile, Lean, startups and leadership.

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Ilija's Management 3.0 Qualifications

  • Agility in HR by Management 3.0 Facilitator
  • Certificate of Practice
  • Certificate of Attendance Foundation Workshop