I am an HR leader with many years of experience in building and delivering people strategy, a psychologist, mentor, and executive coach, as well as a trainer, workshop facilitator, and lecturer. I combine deep attention to the person with conceptual thinking and a vision of the future.
I work in an authentic, relational way — first I listen carefully, build trust and understanding, then I help structure complexity, set direction, and turn ideas into tangible action. I am curious about the world and people; I value diverse perspectives, and in my work I combine empathy with accountability for results.
As a mentor, coach, and lecturer I inspire reflection, development, and bold yet thoughtful leadership. I believe effective leadership is rooted in self-awareness, responsibility, and the quality of relationships.
Mindful of people. Precise in thinking. Accountable for the journey.
Management team development
Executive coaching and leader mentoring
Attracting talent for key roles
HR strategy and transformation
Change management and organizational culture development
Mental resilience and wellbeing in the organization
Working with teams and relationships in the organization
About me
Agnieszka Miśkowicz
As an experienced HR leader, I combine strategic human capital management with deep understanding of human and organizational psychology. For years, I have supported organizations in development, change, and building a mature work culture. I combine managerial experience as HR Director with the practice of a psychologist, trainer, and coach. Outside of business, I practice psychotherapy.
My experience spans international and Polish companies across various industries, where I was responsible for the full HR function in Poland. I also worked in global structures, responsible for HR in units based in different countries, which gave me a broad cross-cultural perspective and an understanding of diverse approaches to human resources management.
I collaborate with boards and management teams in areas of HR strategy, leadership development, organizational culture, change management in the human area, mental resilience, wellbeing in organizations, as well as team development towards more autonomous and effective. I help translate people-related challenges into concrete business decisions and lasting effects. I am particularly interested in challenges related to shaping employee attitudes as an element of creating a work environment based on values such as respect and trust, open and supportive of cooperation, thereby achieving excellent business results. I have built some HR processes from scratch several times. Throughout my entire professional career, I have been involved in talent acquisition for organizations, at all levels including international CEO roles.
In my work, I integrate HR tools, coaching, training, and psychology, which allows me to look at the organization both systemically and from the perspective of an individual person. I work in an ethical manner, based on scientific knowledge, experience, and business realities.
Experience
Leader
Over 12 years of managerial experience (teams of 70+ employees, including international teams composed of HR directors).
Over 20 years of HR experience, including approximately 15 years managing the entire HR function in large organizations with complex organizational structures, where my work impacted the experience of tens of thousands of employees.
HR Expert
Partner
Over 10 years as a member of Management Teams (extended management boards); 11 years negotiating with social partners in demanding conversations.
More than 10 years designing and conducting training in leadership, business, and HR skills.
Trainer
Coach and Mentor
Coaching for leaders and mentoring sessions for leaders and HR professionals, including in international environments.
Approximately 5 years in international roles (including responsibility for HR in Eastern Europe — also Russia, Sweden, and China); experience at the headquarters of an international corporation with high quality standards.
International HR Leader
Languages
Polish and English.
Portfolio
Business transformation towards “Industry 4.0”
Business transformation towards “Industry 4.0” (digitalization, robotics) with preparation and rollout of a people concept for the change (global project).
Organizational culture transformation
Transformation towards a values-based culture.
Leadership model change
Implementation of a new leadership model in the organization.
Process consolidation — building HR Services Centres
Building HR service centres from the ground up.
Restructuring
Restructuring projects in Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion strategy
Development and implementation of a comprehensive EDI strategy.
Company mergers and HR standards harmonization
Integration of HR systems and harmonization of standards during mergers.
HR process improvement — lean and continuous improvement
Improving HR processes in the spirit of continuous improvement (lean HR programmes): repeated involvement in implementing “lean management” programmes with strong results in HR (World Class Manufacturing — bronze, Achieving Competitive Excellence — silver).
Leadership Academies
Design and delivery of bespoke Leadership Academies.
Talent management
Design and rollout of talent programmes: identifying potential, developing key talent, and succession planning.
Crisis management
Supporting leaders and organizations in crisis: communication, decisions, stabilizing teams, and resilience.
Offer
PERSONAL STRATEGY AND PROCESSES
In agreement with stakeholders, I build HR strategy based on Business Plans and analysis of current company results. I have ease in translating company strategy into People plans. In relation to plans, I design appropriate programs and tools. I design and improve HR processes following the philosophy close to me of "continuous improvement". These include: evaluation systems, recruitment, motivational (and bonus) systems, talent management programs, or skills development for employee groups. I develop them to remain in compliance with current legal requirements. During the implementation of such projects, I develop the skills of HR teams and leaders.
TALENT ACQUISITION
For over twenty years, I have been involved in talent acquisition. I start the process by developing a job profile and competency profile. I conduct recruitment for managerial and expert positions, also internationally located. In my experience, I have, among others, work in Direct Search format. I select candidates not only in terms of competencies, but also attitudes, fit to organizational culture, along with a development plan for the future in a given organization.
TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES
I design and conduct training in: leadership, such as: leader communication, leader awareness and building authority, motivating and developing teams, conducting evaluation and development conversations, difficult conversations with employees, managing diverse teams. I also conduct training for HR teams in areas: effective recruitment and selection, motivational systems, building personal strategies, designing talent management and development programs, managing succession in the organization, HR in the era of digitalization, and others. I conduct workshops on order, from strategy workshops, designing organizational changes, through workshops building team engagement, or generating ideas. I deliver lectures to develop and educate groups of employees, including managers, in areas: leadership, HR, wellbeing, psychology, also in the aspect of current technological changes, e.g.: "Future Competencies", "Future Leader", "HR as architect of the future work environment"
EXECUTIVE COACHING, MENTORING
As an experienced leader and HR expert, I inspire and develop leaders in situations: of change, crisis, at the beginning of their professional path, in adaptation to a new organizational culture, as well as in moments of stagnation and searching for new development paths or changing career path (career coaching), also within outplacement programs (searching for new employment). I also conduct team coaching processes to stimulate self-reflection on both the team and leader side and strengthen their relationship and effectiveness.
INTERIM MANAGEMENT
As an experienced HR expert, entering an organization, I quickly analyze needs and formulate goals and build plans, then implement them using engaging methods and tools. Usually, the result of such work is an increase in competencies and engagement of HR teams and leaders.