Sollers Consulting

This job fair season, we had a chance to join the event at Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU / APIIT) in Kuala Lumpur, participating in the largest university-organized career fair in the nation! It was the second job fair in Malaysia that Sollers took part in, and what a day it was! With 14,000 local and international students from 134+ countries, the event was a vibrant melting pot of talent and diversity. It was a pleasure to engage with so many bright minds and have meaningful conversations about #CareerOpportunities and future aspirations. Thank you to APU for hosting such a well-organized and impactful event. We're excited about the future and the potential collaborations that lie ahead. 🚀

Remember our post about the Treadmill Challenge in Cologne from a few months ago? Well, the results are in! 🚀 We collectively ran the distance from Cologne to Warsaw – a whopping 1087 km! 2/3 of all Sollers in our Cologne office participated, showing incredible dedication and team spirit. 🏅 Special shoutout to our top runner, Moritz, who clocked an amazing 27.27 km in a single day! Well, this challenge proved that teamwork really does make the dream work. On top of reaching their goal, Cologne office also surely improved their stamina! A huge thank you to everyone who participated and supported along the way!

There is a tradition in our company that we plan almost a year in advance, and it is not a sophisticated business transformation in the #insuranceindustry 😏      🍇 Wine Tasting – a special occasion for spending time with our customers, partners, and friends, accompanied by the very best wines! The idea for this event came directly from our founders, Marcin Pluta and Michal Trochimczuk 13 years ago.   Every year, Michał and Marcin taste local wines during their business travels as it is their passion. Based on these experiences, they select a shortlist of wineries to choose from and propose to our Wine Tasting guests. They are very picky in this selection process!   This year, Marcin and Michał chose Waterford Estate, which they visited during a trip to South Africa. They appreciated not only the local use of sustainable viticultural methods and care for the environment but, above all, they enjoyed the wine – the complexity of flavors, the harmony between aromas and palate, and the balance between its essential components.   At Waterford, the wines are made under the direction of Master Winemaker Mark Le Roux. Each bottle captures the spirit of the Stellenbosch region, renowned for its viticulture, beautiful nature, and Mediterranean climate.   We are looking forward to this year’s meetings with our customers in Cologne, Paris, London, Warsaw, and, for the first time, Tokyo and Helsinki.

#ITimplementation is usually a very complicated and difficult process prone to failure. However, there is a list of #GoodPractices that help reduce the risk of setbacks. Setting clear goals, carrying out #inception, failing fast and setting #MVPs are among them. Read the Sollers Insights article by Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk to find out more. 🧐

☀ Summer is in full swing, and at Sollers it's time for our Summer Parties! Every year, we gather in our biggest locations to celebrate the warm months with our employees and their significant others. This tradition is all about creating and fostering a team that simply enjoys spending time together. Remote working is here to stay, and that's why we invest in such events – to ensure we don't lose that connection and the #SollersSpirit. After each gathering we are reminded that the #HybridWorkingModel is the right direction. Together, we have fun, stay motivated, and help each other whenever needed. Here are some highlights from our summer events in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań, and Paris, with more coming up today in Cologne and Lublin. Have fun 🎉

How do you know if a company is truly #inclusive? And not just advertising it because it looks good on social media, especially during #PrideMonth? 🌈 You don't know. You can never be sure. But there might be some signs.   For example, when employees from diverse backgrounds feel genuinely welcomed and valued, or when open discussions about inclusivity and #diversity are a regular part of the #workplaceculture 💬 Or when people feel that it doesn't matter what country they're from because at work, it's their performance that counts, and the criteria by which it's judged are defined and the same for everyone. Sollers is driven by people from over 42 nationalities working together. We are people of different backgrounds. Our differences are what make us stronger and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive 💪

If you want to find out how to: - set the pace for technological change in your company - use data, automation and artificial intelligence to improve processes - improve user experience take part in #TINtech2024! ❗ One of the most important events for the insurance industry is coming soon. You will be able to see our lead consultant Wojciech Korobacz on the innovation stage during a session “Digitising the London market” (🕘 10:50). It will focus on the practical challenges of implementing #BlueprintTwo and modernising the market. It promises to be interesting and interactive – the session will be a combination of workshops and a panel discussion. And business specialist Ewa Abramowicz ACII will introduce Sollers during the Suppliers Spotlight block (🕙 10.20-10.50). You will also have the opportunity for #networking with Michal Trochimczuk, Krzysztof Biernat and Michał Litwiński, PhD. Our experts will be happy to talk to you about the new opportunities that technology is opening up for the insurance sector. You are not to be missed! 😀 🗓 25th June 2024 09:00–17:30 📍 155 Bishopsgate, London

In this edition of Sollers Insights, Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk presents the second part of his #CaseStudy 2.0 and continues to discuss the success factors of an #ITproject: setting clear goals, performing inceptions, failing fast and establishing #MVPs. 💬 You can also read Marcin Mekler's commentary on motor insurance losses and Mateusz Stasiak on the use of #SyntheticData.

A few more words about #DEI. People spend an average of 40 hours ⌚ a week at work. Whether they like it or not, they come into contact with people outside their bubble.  Friendships, or bubbles, are dominated by people of the same race, psychosexual orientation or background. Research 📊 shows that people form friendship networks based on similarities. For example: if you are a white, heterosexual person, born in country X, living in a big city, with a university degree and children, most probably the majority of your friends will be white, heterosexual people, born in country X, living in a big city, with children. But the work environment is different. Sometimes the workplace is the first place we have the opportunity to experience and talk about diversity, equality and inclusion. Each of us is responsible for how others feel at work; it is not something that rests solely on the shoulders of HR departments or managers. Let's respect the DEI requirements, let's value colleagues no matter what country they come from, let's celebrate diversity and let's admire all the colours of the rainbow 🌈 For we are so beautifully different. #PrideMonth #Diversity #Equality #Inclusion

When choosing locations for our offices, we place great emphasis on the accessibility of the site. The proximity to public transport means that Sollers can be reached by bus, tram, train and metro. Being in the city centre, as opposed to the outskirts, makes it possible to commute by bike or scooter.   So when we had to move in #Cracow – our local community of 4️⃣4️⃣ Sollers outgrew the office we were using – we decided to open a branch in the Browar Lubicz complex: 3 minutes from the main railway station, 800 metres from the Main Square.     An entire floor of one of the carefully restored historic buildings of the former brewery has been our Cracow base since May. Although the walls remember the 19th century, the infrastructure is thoroughly modern:     - 90 desks for current and future Sollers   - 6 conference rooms   - acoustic booths   - a mobile wall system to create an event and workshop space for 80 people   - friendly open spaces, large windows and lots of greenery   - cycle parking and facilities for cyclists (changing rooms, showers, lockers)   - gym equipped with bars, ladders, dumbbells and yoga accessories   - collaboration/chill out area   We believe that the space we spend time in has a real impact on our wellbeing. That's why we try to make Sollers offices as pleasant as possible to work in.   PS. We started in Cracow 🐉 in 2022 with 7 Sollers. If this is not #teamgrowth, then what is?🚀