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On September 11, 12 and 14, Fapuga held its Business Administration and Hospital Management Week, with talks focused on the world of work and development in the corporate environment.
To that end, three talks broadened the students’ perspectives and opened up essential conversations for the mindset of good managers.
Inside the talks of this Business Administration and Hospital Management Week
Corporate Environment and Labor Relations
On the first day of Business Administration and Hospital Management Week, Dr. Emelyn Pimenta gave a talk on Corporate Environment and Labor Relations, exploring the principles that play a key role in employee well-being and in companies’ overall success in cultivating a corporate culture based on collaboration, innovation and growth for both the employee and the institution.
Dr. Emelyn is a people manager, holds a PhD in Education from Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, and teaches in UMESP’s postgraduate program in Literacy and Literacy Practices.
Thinking about issues involving organizational climate and the work environment is part of the routine and mindset of managers across different organizational settings. For students who do not yet handle this level of responsibility, the undergraduate program is the time to begin reflecting on these matters, including by exchanging experiences with classmates who already hold management positions.
Competency-Based People Management
On the 12th, Professor Luciana Vaz Amador, MSc, joined to discuss Competency-Based People Management, exploring how to assess the individual and collective competencies of a team or organization, how to develop them, and how this can positively impact employee performance, motivation and satisfaction.
Luciana talks a bit about the experience:
“It’s a topic I find really interesting and, for the students, it was too. They were able to bring in experiences they had already lived through, their concerns, and I showed them how important it is for them to take part, gain this knowledge and discuss it, and learn more about how knowledge-based management, people’s competency-based management, works.”
Talking about competency-based management means talking about structuring a team that works well together, in which each employee is viewed according to their aptitudes and strengths.
While these concepts provide the foundation for building competent teams with a common goal, basing these choices on what each person does best also influences people’s motivation, since they can then focus on their specialties, on the areas where they have the most ease, and on qualities developed through time and effort.
Games and Standout Skills in the World of Work
On the 14th (Thursday), it was the turn of Fapuga’s mantenedor (the head of its sponsoring institution), Rodrigo Nunes, to share his experiences and views on Games and Standout Skills in the World of Work.
Rodrigo conducted research on the subject as early as 2005 and to this day continues to research and observe the skills developed through games, which can be used in other areas of life, especially soft skills valued in the most diverse fields of work.
To illustrate this, one of the most emphatic statements in his presentation was: “the same things we neglect in our professional lives, we give to games for free,” that is, the commitment to finding solutions, often creative ones, investing hyper-focused time in problem-solving.
Along these lines, it is also possible to discuss the development of many other skills, most notably agility, vision and decision-making, all qualities that are constantly trained during a gaming session, despite the different focus of each type of game. Rodrigo mainly discusses the game Starcraft, but invites the audience to apply the same line of reasoning to whatever game they are most familiar with.
Gamer-To-Work Methodology
Fapuga’s Business Administration and Hospital Management Week was an enriching experience. Whenever events like this take place in an academic setting, everyone has a lot to gain, especially from the exchange of experiences, which adds to each person’s repertoire, expanding their ability to handle different situations and thus establish themselves as increasingly competent and prepared professionals.
