Key Account Manager

Klára Leskovjan

Something work-related
Klára has tried both recruitment and the role of HR generalist, but she feels she can contribute most in learning and development. In this area, she finds alignment between her personal and professional values, while also seeing broad opportunities for professional growth. As a T&D Manager, she introduced systems for talent development, performance management, and measuring the impact of learning on business. In her role as HR Director, she contributed to strategic planning and the overall organizational development of a company with more than 400 employees, while leading an international team. She co-founded Impruvia, a personal development program, and spent almost three years working as a freelance coach and HR mentor. Today, as a Key Account Manager, she helps organizations find the most suitable solutions for their development needs and supports both their business success and employee satisfaction.
Something personal
Klára has loved dancing since childhood. She has done contemporary dance and jazz, learned lindy hop as an adult, and continues to try new dance styles. She occasionally goes to dynamic yoga, plays badminton, and loves leaning into a long carving turn on a sunny, well-groomed ski slope. Another source of joy is spending time with her family at their off-grid cabin in the Šumava foothills or on trips, as well as enjoying good coffee with friends. She recently completed a course in applied improvisation and is currently training to become a circle communication facilitator. She enjoys Japanese sencha and Asian spring rolls, but sometimes she also appreciates a beer and pickled sausages. Her long-term crush is a pistachio croissant with a cappuccino.
1) How would you describe your job in one sentence?
I help companies find the best solutions for the development needs of their employees, thereby changing their work behaviour and bringing even greater value to the business.
2) What has influenced you in life, and how does it show up in your work?
Oh, there is a lot. A loving family showed me how important safety is for personal development. High school taught me how to work with stress. Study stays at university in Finland and Canada showed me how enriching it is to be open to different personalities and cultures. Dance competitions showed me the magic of teamwork, but also what it means to perform with a serious injury. Leading children’s camps gave me powerful emotions and adventures. A great employer showed me how to care for people and respect individual needs. The birth of my two children brought me deep self-knowledge, and raising them teaches me Zen-like patience. And I am sure I could think of many more examples. :)
3) Why do you work for humancraft?
Because I resonate with their values and their belief in how high-quality development and care for people in companies can move a business miles forward. Because they offer high-quality, professional services that I had the chance to use as a client, which is why I trust them. Everyone here keeps learning internally, people are open with each other, and at the same time they can laugh at themselves and have a good sense of humour.
4) What has been your biggest challenge at humancraft so far?
5) How does your work influence your personal development and career?
Moving forward, getting to know myself, and constantly learning something new are important to me — and at humancraft, given the very nature of the business, there is no shortage of that.
6) What are the biggest challenges in corporate education today, and how is humancraft addressing them?
I see the biggest challenges in adapting to constantly changing conditions and bringing together generations with different ways of thinking. humancraft starts most of its complex training programs with self-awareness and builds on the foundations of open feedback and a growth mindset. I see these as essential prerequisites for being able to adapt to a changing environment.