PM4Real: Coaching in Action for Project Managers

Empowering project managers with practical coaching approaches

Our guest will be Valentin Dominko, an experienced coach, mentor, leader and transformation expert with over twenty years of experience in driving organizational change in startups, smaller and larger organizations. The event will take place live at A1, Ameriška ulica 4, Ljubljana and online on January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM.

The emphasis will be on practical application. We recommend that you bring a laptop or notebook with a pen. Participants will receive concrete tools,

Join us, project managers who want to use a coaching approach to improve their leadership, unleash the potential of their teams, and achieve better project results. Participants will learn the fundamental principles of coaching in the context of project management, different approaches within the coaching process, effective questions, and the GROW model.

The emphasis will be on practical application. Participants will receive concrete tools that they can immediately incorporate into their daily work. They will learn about coaching as a way to improve communication, decision-making, and create a collaborative project culture, as well as support in achieving goals and team growth.

The event will be interactive and focused on the exchange of experiences, so it is suitable for anyone who wants to upgrade their approach to project management with elements of coaching.

Join us and start transforming the future of your project through research, discussion, and networking! Register now. See you!

ABOUT THE LECTURER:

Valentin Dominko is an experienced coach, mentor and leader with many years of experience in business and technical process transformation and organizational change. He has developed his own approach to help organizations integrate agile methods, lean practices and coaching techniques into their processes, with the goal of achieving better results.

His career spans a wide range of roles – from IT systems administration, software, service and product development, IT security, technical and general content writing, event organization, to leadership positions at various levels. He has experience in project management in small and large companies, mentoring start-ups, and restructuring organizations by introducing modern management approaches.

He is a certified expert in change management, agile project management, and modern leadership practices. Throughout his career, he has proven that he can empower teams, improve communication, and increase effectiveness by using coaching principles such as active listening, thoughtful questioning, and goal setting and reframing.

ABOUT THE LECTURER:

Petra Cirkovski, works as a coach for the quality of relationships and the development of leaders, staff and organizations.

In her more than 20-year journey of research, learning a holistic understanding of humans and the relationship field, she has worked in the areas of personal, relationship and business growth, psychological resilience and leadership. During this time, she has contributed to many people and organizations learning to listen to themselves, accept themselves, gain inner strength and self-esteem, develop fulfilling relationships and actively take care of themselves - for inner satisfaction and mental health.

With this knowledge of the Blue Choice and joint collaboration through coaching, workshops and team building in organizational environments, it contributes to the development of leadership and soft skills, to learning a holistic understanding of people and relationships, and to building connected teams that work for the benefit of themselves, relationships and the success of the company.

Its guiding principle is to act socially responsibly - for the benefit of all and sustainable development.

See you at the event.