ISSUE FOUR • June 2018
THE DURHAM DBA • A Professional Superpower • 64
/ Alumni
THE DURHAM DBA A Professional Superpower I was running an international fishing company when I joined the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) programme at Durham University Business School in 2007. There were two main reasons for such a strange move from the fishing industry. Firstly, having an extensive practical experience and MBA under my belt, I still craved for the most advanced knowledge. Secondly, I fully realised that change is an inevitable necessity for every modern leader. Durham was a pragmatic choice for a perfect combination – quality, ranking, a doctoral programme for practice and an excellent opportunity to learn from top experts. The Durham DBA gives something no one can buy. I learned how to look beyond horizons, concentrate on the core issues and see every detail in a broad picture.
I remember the day when we were told that by the end of the programme we will become experts in our fields, and it turned out to be true. My life and career changed completely since my Congregation ceremony in 2012. I sold my fishing business and focused on a more demandable area I fell in love with – knowledge generation. Today, I am running a management consultancy company, Valuekod Ltd., and continue my research on how to improve organisational performance. I am the author of business books where two of them, Corporate Superpower: Cultivating A Winning Culture For Your Business and Organisational Anatomy: A Manager’s Guide To a Healthy Organisation, became highly praised by readers from across the world.
Dr Oleg Konovalov
Organisational Anatomy is a new management concept, which views different types of organisations from a biological perspective, offers the development of a holistic picture that will allow businesses to achieve higher performance and recognise problems by considering organisational pathologies and diseases. My latest book, Corporate Superpower, which was published in the United States recently, discusses what culture is, how to identify and correct cultural problems in an organisation, and how to turn culture into long-lasting success. The book has already been named a “Bible of culture management for modern leaders”. Marshall Goldsmith (Thinkers 50, #1 Leadership Thinker, #1 Executive Coach in the World) said of Corporate Superpower – “Great coaching on culture from a great thinker!”
I am grateful to the Business School for every lesson I learned and helping me become the professional I have become.
LINK Find out more here: http://olegkonovalov.com/
