In our fast-paced, rapidly changing world, it’s easy to lose touch with yourself. You’re so focused externally, that you can forget to look internally. By taking time out from your busy everyday work life, you can re-centre and focus on the impact you want to make. This workshop will be given by Tom Marshall, an award-winning speaker, career coach and climate activist. In 2018, he received the Rotterdam School of Management Distinguished Alumnus award for his impact. In this video Tom Marshall invites you to join the workshop Making Your Impact.

During this session we will learn about the theory behind creating a startup. We will also have alumni entrepreneurs to share their experience about building a mission driven startup.

The panelists for this session are Jaime Lezama, Murat Tarakci, Laura Di Santolo and Katherine Baranova. Jaime Lezama is a finance and sustainability sector expert, having worked in venture capital, private equity, and currently participating in the Carbon13 program as a climate entrepreneur. Murat Tarakci is a professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and an expert in innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Laura Di Santolo is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Forward·Inc, an Amsterdam-based foundation offering entrepreneurship programs and events for refugees, with the goal of supporting 4000 newcomers yearly by 2026 to start their own businesses. Katherine Baranova is the founder of Boon & Bliss, a Social Fintech startup that aims to eliminate the waste of unwanted gifts. She previously worked in the financial sector and earned her RSM OneMBA before pursuing her true entrepreneurial calling. Johanna Raats is the Moderator of the panel and an accomplished marketing manager, currently serving as Marketing & Communications Lead at Erasmus Enterprise. She is committed to fostering inclusivity and mindfulness in the workplace.

"Culture eats strategy for business, operational excellence for lunch and everything else for dinner", Mark Fields, ex-CEO Ford. Yet, the craft of maintaining a good culture is often not recognized. During this session, we will explore the nature and complexity of culture in large organizations and examine notable cultural failures and successes. We will do this all with one concrete and actionable question in mind: how can you craft and embed a culture of resilience to navigate uncertain times?

This session is conducted by Jochem Kroezen, who is the Academic Director of RSM Erasmus Fulltime MBA, an Associate Professor in Organization Theory at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and a specialist in the sociological side of organization and management theory. He previously worked at the Cambridge Judge Business School and has extensive teaching experience on subjects like social systems change, culture, trust, strategic transformation, international business, and research methods. His current research focuses on the concept of "craft" as an alternative approach to organizing work in the 21st century.

Giving and receiving feedback at work is important. It is even more important to do this in a actionable and constructive way. During this session we will go over how to ask for feedback and give feedback while taking into account different cultural nuances.

This session is conducted by Marjolein van Noppen and Inge Helderman. Marjolein van Noppen is an HR business leader with a specialization in Happy HR including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement, and Diversity & Inclusion. She is a certified coach and a member of the RSM Executive Education Advisory Council, and aims to empower people for better performance and happiness at work. Her educational background includes MSc degrees in Business Administration, International Management, and Corporate Communication. Inge Helderman, an experienced HR professional, is passionate about finding the balance between employee and employer interests. With a background in Human Resource Management, Inge has worked as an HR Advisor for a start-up Engineering company and progressed to managerial roles within various organizations. Currently serving as a Senior HR Consultant, she thrives on the ever-changing challenges and dynamic nature of the HR field.