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Dakowski

Achieve results, and stay true to yourself.

You: you lead a team, or a whole organisation. Sometimes several. You're successful, but at the end of the day you carry it alone. You make the hard calls; you take your team and yourself through change. Sometimes the price you pay for your results feels too high.

Something's grinding. You believe it can be done differently: with more calm, a more engaged team, fewer things on your plate. And you're ready to work on it, because you want results fast.

Me: for 15 years I've supported leaders like you. I know what it's like to keep running. I started at McKinsey. Then I ran OLX Praca, built Fixly.pl, was CEO of eBilet and managing director at InPost. I built teams and wound them down, and started my own companies. There were moments of satisfaction and joy, but also frustration and burnout. A serious health crisis, too. A great deal of learning, practice, and a four-year psychotherapy training.

Make time for yourself. Start working with someone who's been where you are.

What they say

Marcin was an invaluable sparring partner for me as we built Displate's strategy. His experience in building businesses is, frankly, priceless. The combination of soft skills with a results-oriented approach makes him an exceptional adviser!"
Bartek Małecki, CEO Displate
I owe a major turn in my career to Marcin. He'll tell you straight everything you're afraid to hear!"
Dorota Wróbel, CEO G2A
More than 200 law-firm owners first listened to him in silence, and a moment later were laughing out loud. That's exactly how Marcin talks about the hard topics of management and team-building. Even many months later they kept asking: 'we want to hear Dakowski again'. Marcin shares knowledge brilliantly and inspires people to change."
Jacek Stanisławski, Founder Legal Market Days
Marcin's support genuinely transformed our company - leadership grew stronger, collaboration became more effective, and the changes brought concrete results. I recommend Marcin without reservation - for his experience, his practical approach and his deep understanding of how leadership works."
Jakub Kubryński, CEO & Founder Devskiller
Marcin stands out for his directness and the precision of his observations - sometimes brutally honest, always constructive. Working with him proved crucial to building the lasting foundations of our organisation."
Artur Podhorecki, CEO QNA Technology S.A.
I wholeheartedly recommend sessions with Marcin to anyone who wants to take an honest look at their leadership challenges and find answers to a whole range of questions, including the uncomfortable ones."
Małgorzata Siemienkiewicz, HR Director Nomad Electric
Thank you so much for the training. The feedback from the team is very strong - it was the most helpful, pragmatic and concrete training we've taken part in."
Turhan Choshkun, IT Business Lead ING Germany
Sessions with Marcin are, without a shadow of a doubt, the best business consulting I've had the chance to take part in, and they've changed my approach to managing a team for good."
Marek Wyrwicz, CEO Czysty Efekt
I'm delighted with our work together, both with my whole team and in our one-to-one sessions. Marcin's broad perspective lets you see many problems differently and find a solution faster - one you can put in place moments later."
Michał Otrębski, Head of Digital Symfonia
I've met many good managers, but only a few can truly build something from scratch. If I were setting off on a new venture, Marcin would be the first person I'd invite to join me!"
Serhiy Oplakanets, CTO Rebbix
Marcin is an engaging conversation partner, an inspirer, an intellectual sparring partner on many strategic topics. I recommend him whenever you need out-of-the-box thinking!"
Tina Sobocińska, Founder HR4future
His ability to operate in C-level communication is impressive - always precise, substantive and concrete; he quickly grasps the heart of a problem and proposes the right solutions. Working with Marcin has been a truly valuable experience for me!"
Aleksander Kożuchowski, CEO 300.codes
A serious operator. He now brings vast strategic and leadership experience into the world of consulting. Absolutely top-class!"
Arek Chludziński, Founder Sales Excellence Boutique
A calm look from a different perspective, pointed questions and full focus on my topic. With experience, knowledge and real attentiveness. I recommend him to anyone who needs a wise conversation!"
Justyna Baran, Head of HR Applandeo
I recommend Marcin to any manager who wants to develop their management skills. Investing in working with him has a high rate of return!"
Maciej Słoma, Senior Head of Performance Marketing OLX
Marcin was an invaluable sparring partner for me as we built Displate's strategy. His experience in building businesses is, frankly, priceless. The combination of soft skills with a results-oriented approach makes him an exceptional adviser!"
Bartek Małecki, CEO Displate
I owe a major turn in my career to Marcin. He'll tell you straight everything you're afraid to hear!"
Dorota Wróbel, CEO G2A
More than 200 law-firm owners first listened to him in silence, and a moment later were laughing out loud. That's exactly how Marcin talks about the hard topics of management and team-building. Even many months later they kept asking: 'we want to hear Dakowski again'. Marcin shares knowledge brilliantly and inspires people to change."
Jacek Stanisławski, Founder Legal Market Days
Marcin's support genuinely transformed our company - leadership grew stronger, collaboration became more effective, and the changes brought concrete results. I recommend Marcin without reservation - for his experience, his practical approach and his deep understanding of how leadership works."
Jakub Kubryński, CEO & Founder Devskiller
Marcin stands out for his directness and the precision of his observations - sometimes brutally honest, always constructive. Working with him proved crucial to building the lasting foundations of our organisation."
Artur Podhorecki, CEO QNA Technology S.A.
I wholeheartedly recommend sessions with Marcin to anyone who wants to take an honest look at their leadership challenges and find answers to a whole range of questions, including the uncomfortable ones."
Małgorzata Siemienkiewicz, HR Director Nomad Electric
Thank you so much for the training. The feedback from the team is very strong - it was the most helpful, pragmatic and concrete training we've taken part in."
Turhan Choshkun, IT Business Lead ING Germany
Sessions with Marcin are, without a shadow of a doubt, the best business consulting I've had the chance to take part in, and they've changed my approach to managing a team for good."
Marek Wyrwicz, CEO Czysty Efekt
I'm delighted with our work together, both with my whole team and in our one-to-one sessions. Marcin's broad perspective lets you see many problems differently and find a solution faster - one you can put in place moments later."
Michał Otrębski, Head of Digital Symfonia
I've met many good managers, but only a few can truly build something from scratch. If I were setting off on a new venture, Marcin would be the first person I'd invite to join me!"
Serhiy Oplakanets, CTO Rebbix
Marcin is an engaging conversation partner, an inspirer, an intellectual sparring partner on many strategic topics. I recommend him whenever you need out-of-the-box thinking!"
Tina Sobocińska, Founder HR4future
His ability to operate in C-level communication is impressive - always precise, substantive and concrete; he quickly grasps the heart of a problem and proposes the right solutions. Working with Marcin has been a truly valuable experience for me!"
Aleksander Kożuchowski, CEO 300.codes
A serious operator. He now brings vast strategic and leadership experience into the world of consulting. Absolutely top-class!"
Arek Chludziński, Founder Sales Excellence Boutique
A calm look from a different perspective, pointed questions and full focus on my topic. With experience, knowledge and real attentiveness. I recommend him to anyone who needs a wise conversation!"
Justyna Baran, Head of HR Applandeo
I recommend Marcin to any manager who wants to develop their management skills. Investing in working with him has a high rate of return!"
Maciej Słoma, Senior Head of Performance Marketing OLX

WHAT I OFFER

Mentoring

Mentoring is something special.

You give up barely an hour, and in return you get access to someone's experience gathered over many years. Nothing in my life has given me as much as working with my own mentors. They shifted my point of view, called out my false beliefs, and brought every discussion back to what mattered.

For well over a decade I've supported leaders: CEOs, founders, people from PE/VC funds and entrepreneurs across many industries, running one-to-one sessions. Today that's around 70% of my work. I draw on my many years of management and board-level experience, on a four-year psychotherapy training, and on working with teachers such as Nicholas Janni and Joe Hudson.

Some people need a single session; with others I work for several years. Depending on what's needed, we focus on you or on your organisation. It's a way of working for those who are after fast results and ready to earn them - by letting go of the beliefs they've grown so used to.

I owe a major turn in my career to Marcin. He'll tell you straight everything you're afraid to hear!"
Dorota Wróbel, CEO G2A
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Marcin Dakowski - mentoring

Working with companies

It might be a one-day workshop, or a project running over several months. Getting you ready for a new role, or working with an organisation on its next stage of growth. Working with each company looks different. But we always start by properly understanding your needs and tailoring the next steps to them.

What do those steps look like? They're best shown through examples.

Book a call about your project

GERMAN BANK

A five-person IT leadership team, fresh from an acquisition, in a different culture from the rest of the bank. Over two days we sorted out how they lead their team: the goal, the rhythm of work, the ground rules for working with other departments and building the team's visibility across the organisation.

The result: the managers left with a concrete way of leading their team, and a position from which they drive the integration themselves rather than waiting on head office.

DESIGN MARKETPLACE

Working with a new CEO on growing the company (PL+USA). Support in shaping the strategy and building the organisation - structure, top team, rhythm of work and ground rules. Regular weekly sessions, working with the rest of the board.

The result: a coherent strategy, a top team that works, and support for the CEO on org design and people topics.

QUANTUM DOTS

Working with scientists turning a breakthrough project into a business, on the way to a funding round. We built the organisation's focus - what the company is and what it isn't - a coherent story for the market and the same story inside the team: functions, roles, structure and processes.

A transformation that protected what already worked and added the missing business pieces. Today the company is listed on the stock exchange.

POLISH FINTECH

It began with supporting the head of strategy on growing the organisation, and over time it took in further leaders. A deliberate leadership-development strategy on two levels at once: 1:1 mentoring for key leaders and the Good Leadership Academy for the middle-management tier.

One of the market's leading players, genuinely investing in its managers and continually widening this collaboration to include more people.

DRONES in Ukraine

A Lviv deep-tech that, during the war, grew from a startup into an organisation of several hundred people. Working with the C-level on scaling the company without losing the clear structure and culture of a business operating across many markets.

Regular advisory work and board-level sessions. Preparing the company for further intensive growth.

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEADER

A post-merger workshop for fifty international leaders of the group, in a fast-changing industry. The goal: to bring the organisation together so it speaks one language - an international structure, communication standards and a shared way of running projects.

We started by mapping the real pain points across the whole organisation and turning them into concrete initiatives now being delivered within the company.

FOOD MARKETPLACE

A company with an ambitious financial target and a surplus of ideas, ahead of a new budget year. We started with 20+ one-to-one conversations: which initiatives have a real chance, and how to build the team's buy-in. We set out a modus operandi for running projects and a roadmap with clear ownership.

The result is less chaos and more collaboration - everyone knows what they're responsible for and how they support the company's strategic goals.

GERMAN BANK

A five-person IT leadership team, fresh from an acquisition, in a different culture from the rest of the bank. Over two days we sorted out how they lead their team: the goal, the rhythm of work, the ground rules for working with other departments and building the team's visibility across the organisation.

The result: the managers left with a concrete way of leading their team, and a position from which they drive the integration themselves rather than waiting on head office.

DESIGN MARKETPLACE

Working with a new CEO on growing the company (PL+USA). Support in shaping the strategy and building the organisation - structure, top team, rhythm of work and ground rules. Regular weekly sessions, working with the rest of the board.

The result: a coherent strategy, a top team that works, and support for the CEO on org design and people topics.

QUANTUM DOTS

Working with scientists turning a breakthrough project into a business, on the way to a funding round. We built the organisation's focus - what the company is and what it isn't - a coherent story for the market and the same story inside the team: functions, roles, structure and processes.

A transformation that protected what already worked and added the missing business pieces. Today the company is listed on the stock exchange.

POLISH FINTECH

It began with supporting the head of strategy on growing the organisation, and over time it took in further leaders. A deliberate leadership-development strategy on two levels at once: 1:1 mentoring for key leaders and the Good Leadership Academy for the middle-management tier.

One of the market's leading players, genuinely investing in its managers and continually widening this collaboration to include more people.

DRONES in Ukraine

A Lviv deep-tech that, during the war, grew from a startup into an organisation of several hundred people. Working with the C-level on scaling the company without losing the clear structure and culture of a business operating across many markets.

Regular advisory work and board-level sessions. Preparing the company for further intensive growth.

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEADER

A post-merger workshop for fifty international leaders of the group, in a fast-changing industry. The goal: to bring the organisation together so it speaks one language - an international structure, communication standards and a shared way of running projects.

We started by mapping the real pain points across the whole organisation and turning them into concrete initiatives now being delivered within the company.

FOOD MARKETPLACE

A company with an ambitious financial target and a surplus of ideas, ahead of a new budget year. We started with 20+ one-to-one conversations: which initiatives have a real chance, and how to build the team's buy-in. We set out a modus operandi for running projects and a roadmap with clear ownership.

The result is less chaos and more collaboration - everyone knows what they're responsible for and how they support the company's strategic goals.

The Good Leadership Academy

The Good Leadership Academy is an eight-week online programme for anyone who wants to work on their management and leadership skills.

Over two months we focus on what really decides your team's effectiveness: clarity of goals, orchestrating the team, the rhythm of work and relationships. Above all - we focus on you.

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