Page 55 - Ekonomija i Biznis_septemvri 2016.indd
P. 55

INTERVIEW

   The Macedonian Human Resources Association exists                              profession and for this we won an annual
                                                                                  award at the Competition for best HR man-
     since 2009 as the largest and only association of                            ager. We also conduct project activities for
                                                                                  development of human capital in this coun-
    professionals for human resource management in                                try, we participate in the research for devel-
                                                                                  opment of the field, however at the same
  our country. There are more than 100 active members                             time we support all performers of activity
                                                                                  from the field of human resource manage-
       annually in the Macedonian Human Resources                                 ment and development through support of
                                                                                  their events, projects and activities.
Association, primarily colleagues from the departments
                                                                                     What is very important for the Macedo-
of human resources in the companies, students, trainers,                          nian Human Resources Association is its
                                                                                  international participation in the network
  consultants and other managers and professionals                                of the European Association of Human Re-
                                                                                  sources whose members include national
who are interested to upgrade in this field, however also                         associations in the countries from Europe,
                                                                                  and through this Association we follow the
               to personally help in its progress                                 events and the trends in the development of
                                                                                  the profession at a global level, however we
                                   many other aspects which are important         also have the opportunity to include com-
                                   for the creation of a respectable and pro-     mon European projects for development of
                                   ductive organizational culture.                human capital.

                                          You are the president of the Macedo-          On 13/14 October this year the Eight In-
                                   nian Human Resources Association. Tell us      ternational Annual Conference organized
                                   more about the history of the Macedonian       by the Macedonian Human Resources As-
                                   Human Resources Association, the number        sociation will be held in the hotel Marriott.
                                   of members, the past activities...             What will be the topics of discussion?

                                       H. Lozanoska: The Macedonian Human            H. Lozanoska: The international confer-
                                   Resources Association exists since 2009 as     ence of the Macedonian Human Resources
                                   the largest and only association of profes-    Association is a prestigious business event
                                   sionals for human resource management          which we organize for promotion of good
                                   in our country. Our common and primary         practices and modern trends in human re-
                                   goal is to promote and develop the profes-     source management.
                                   sion and to promote the conditions in this
                                   country by undertaking various activities in      The event is very attended every year and
                                   the direction of development of human cap-     this year we decided to raise it to a higher
                                   ital and promotion of the modern approach      level, that is, to make it a regional business
                                   in human resource management. There            event whereby we expect the presence of
                                   are more than 100 active members annu-         participants not only from this country but
                                   ally in the Macedonian Human Resources         also from the countries from the region.
                                   Association, primarily colleagues from the
                                   departments of human resources in the             The topic for this year is Employee En-
                                   companies, students, trainers, consultants     gagement and Future Competencies for
                                   and other managers and professionals who       Economic Well Being and it is aimed to em-
                                   are interested to upgrade in this field, how-  phasize how important it is for the compa-
                                   ever also to personally help in its progress.  nies, the business and the economic growth
                                                                                  and development, to have competent and
                                       Within its activities the Macedonian       engaged employees and successful leaders
                                   Human Resources Association organizes          who will lead the company.
                                   educational events, however it also orga-
                                   nizes informal meetings to strengthen the             Quite a respectable list of speakers
                                   network at a monthly basis, which we call      is envisaged for the Conference. Can you
                                   HR café. Through our activities we try to      please indicate some of them?
                                   acknowledge the efforts of our colleagues
                                   for development and for promotion of the

                                                                                  September 2016                                  55
   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60