Right now, for example, I'm working on AIRe Link, a visual remote support tool for providing real-time assistance to our customers across the globe. I plan and coordinate activities in an agile way with internal core team members as well as other areas of the Konica Minolta business, such as our Czech office, our European head office, and our worldwide headquarters in Japan. I bridge the gaps between the various departments involved in the product development process. This means I get involved with many culturally different people, which makes my job interesting and ideal for me. I really love the diversity.
Away from work I'm an enthusiastic Zouk dancer, irregular horse rider and gamer as time allows. Perhaps most importantly, I'm a big fan of my niece and nephew. My sister has done a great job of bringing them up, and I admire her immensely.
My team at Konica Minolta is also like a family: we support each other and help each other grow. In general, I find people at Konica Minolta are real professionals who understand their job. Our managers respect individuals for who they are and build trust with them. We can talk about anything that's on our minds and share our ideas with our managers. We can, for example, walk into the president’s office to talk something over with him. How many other companies are there where the European President's door is always open?
We innovate and develop products in partnership
Work should be fun!
We all trust each other
Because reality changes quite rapidly in our environment, it can be hard to define personal tasks or goals too far in advance. But we have quarterly meetings to go through our achievements and assess our performance. We agree on goals and, within this framework, we're fairly free to organise ourselves. If there are several tasks to be done, we're free to choose which one we want to work on. This gives us a lot of energy, as well as a sense of responsibility and commitment. In feedback rounds, our manager doesn't dwell on the poorer aspects of our performance but emphasises what's gone well. I've never been told anything bad, even when I've asked openly. At first, I was a bit concerned, but now I can see that this is a great approach because it motivates people. We always feel valued and in control of making things work. I look at my personal achievements within the context of what the whole team achieves and in the company’s support of our products. For example, with AIRe Link, we were among the ten finalists at the Konica Minolta Global Awards 2021. It's very rewarding that the company cares about the work we do.
If an external person asked you about Konica Minolta, what would you say?
Lenka Zurkova
Project Manager – Intelligent Connected Workplace, DevOps
“Konica Minolta has a strong vision that's deeply anchored in every employee’s mind. So, no matter which area we work in, we feel similarly empowered and motivated to reach the same goals.”
Lenka Zurkova
Project Manager – Intelligent Connected Workplace, DevOps
“In our job we are light-hearted, as well as open and enthusiastic about learning how things work on the field. To gain insights, we speak with people from the area we work in, use our regular feedback rounds with customers, and analyse our competitors to understand the business in a better, deeper way. To predict trends and jump on the right opportunities, we study, read the news, keep learning and, ultimately, become specialised in the area.”
Lenka Zurkova
Project Manager – Intelligent Connected Workplace, DevOps
“At Konica Minolta, we all have the digital assets and equipment that allow us to work from anywhere.”
Lenka Zurkova
Project Manager – Intelligent Connected Workplace, DevOps
“We always support each other and know we can trust our colleagues to help us solve issues and challenges.”