Some of us, women and men, are probably born charismatic. However, I\u00a0think that like everything in life, this quality requires work to develop it. I\u00a0am lucky because I\u00a0have been watching charismatic people since childhood \u2013 my parents. Thanks to this I\u00a0can develop charisma in me, and this involves taking care of many important skills, such as the ability to listen attentively and listening closely to others opinion; being honest and authentic in everything we do; exploring vast layers of empathy and, finally, inspiring people around us. Such a\u00a0person knows how to and likes helping, builds his or her credibility and respect in others. Charisma is also a\u00a0reflection of a\u00a0balanced level of social competences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You graduated from the University of Economics in Katowice. Why did you chose that university?<\/strong> What is the most fascinating thing about working for Mokate? What are you most proud of?<\/strong> You conduct many activities for education, local community, culture, arts, or sport. Where do you take the ideas from and what are your future plans in this respect?<\/strong> The company Mokate has introduced on the market a\u00a0tea brand \u2013 Loyd. Considering globalization, is it still possible to introduce on such a\u00a0big scale a\u00a0similarly innovative products, which may become our symbol of culture?<\/strong> As the Charismatic Woman, what do you think about solidarity of women? Does it actually exist? In what situations can we see it? <\/strong> Who is a\u00a0role model for you, who inspires you in your work?<\/strong> And you private passions, do you have time for them?<\/strong> Beata Seku\u0142a<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sylwia Mokrysz is the co-author of\u00a0marketing policy at Mokate Group. She\u00a0defines strategy and executes plans of teas expansion \u2013 globally and locally. She is involved in activities for women\u2019s entrepreneurship, both in Poland and on the international arena. She has been awarded with the title of Charismatic Woman, \u201cthe Polish Ambassador of Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship\u201d, she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[737,1061],"tags":[1063,1062,1064,1065,1066],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4650"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4657,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4650\/revisions\/4657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
When I\u00a0was thinking about going to university, Mokate was developing dynamically. I\u00a0was involved in building international relations for the company. I\u00a0used my knowledge of foreign languages, I\u00a0was responsible for meetings with important contractors, translating the strategic contracts and documents. In other words, I\u00a0was needed at that time. But I\u00a0wanted to raise my qualifications. This is not a\u00a0secret that an important reason for studying at the University of Economics in Katowice was the fact my parents studied there before. So we may say this was a\u00a0continuation of the family tradition. Besides, I\u00a0feel very much attached to this region. I\u00a0was taught a\u00a0sort of local patriotism when I\u00a0was a\u00a0child. Today it is quite visible \u2013 in the activities of Mokate. We feel responsible not only for stable job places, but also for living conditions and education of the Silesia region citizens. We try to support orphanages, hospitals, schools in this region, or publishing office that cultivate traditions and culture of our local motherland, and also to artists and scientists. It is clear that choosing a\u00a0place for studies was really important to me. Studies at the University of Economics provide a\u00a0solid foundation in terms of skills necessary to perform tasks in a\u00a0company, to introduce the marketing strategy and plans of expansion, including creating of a\u00a0competitive advantage of our products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0249.jpg\")
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In business it is extremely important to define your goals precisely, and naturally reaching them brings the best satisfaction. However, it is not all about the financial result only. To me, a\u00a0continuous development and self-improvement are significant. Therefore, I\u00a0always set the bar very high to myself, so that the effort brought the best results possible at a\u00a0given time. A\u00a0part of this recipe is also fulfilling my passions through working. This allows me to take new challenges, I\u00a0get to know wise and inspiring people around the world. When introducing the LOYD brand to the top of tea brands on the market and when developing other new Mokate product lines, I\u00a0am on an endless journey. When visiting new exotic places in America, Africa and Asia, in search of original flavours and scents, often unknown in Poland, I\u00a0have a\u00a0feeling that in some tiny part I\u00a0contribute to discovering the secrets of the world. This gives me happiness in business and life.
I\u00a0am really proud, and I\u00a0always emphasize it, that we are a\u00a0family company. Similarly to an average family \u2013 we share responsibilities and we care about each other. We also transfer this model to relations in the team, regardless of the location of our factories in Ustro\u0144, \u017bory and Votice. We try to be close to our employees\u2019 matters and together with them solve problems and take new challenges. At Mokate we have definitely more family co-operations. The company with a\u00a0hundred-year history, has been employing two or sometimes three generations of the same family. Then, the added value are: loyalty, attachment, integrity, atmosphere, those are its most important determinants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I\u00a0have said before, we feel responsible for conditions of living for people in our region. We support the local communities as much as we can. The company co-operates with universities \u2013 the University of Economy in Katowice and Bielska Wy\u017csza Szko\u0142a named after J. Tyszkiewicz \u2013 to share its practical experience with students, and also organizes competitions (for example, for the best graduate thesis on management, which may be used later in marketing work at Mokate), it supports various initiatives and gives funds for apprenticeships. Co-operation with the University of Economy consists of, among others, agreeing on subjects of research or writing expert research papers. It has also involved the graduate thesis execution, modernizing the education processes and programs as well as setting the programs of trainings and apprenticeship for students. I\u00a0pay attention to supporting women\u2019s entrepreneurship, motivating and involving them in building the right approach to running own business. This kind of approach is in our DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u00a0think that especially in the times of globalization there is space for implementing innovative products. Human imagination and creativity are limitless. The history of tea at Mokate started with accession of Minutka brand. Today it is the most often purchased tea in bags, in the economic sector. The challenge for me was to expand the tea portfolio with other products, which will be accepted on the market and will satisfy the consumers\u2019 taste. This way the brands Loyd and Babcia Jagoda were created.
Challenges are necessary in our daily work, and the bigger they are, the better. It is difficult to face them, but it is worth it, because satisfaction transfers into an even greatest motivation to work. This is a\u00a0stimuli required on this difficult market, which demands a\u00a0carefully analysed strategy. We have to balance in it the right proportions between courage and caution. My experience shows this is the only way to be successful in business. I\u00a0am convinced deeply that Mokate will surprise many times!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u00a0think this kind of thinking brings more hurt than help to women. It is a\u00a0clich\u00e9, like the idea of \u201cmen\u2019s solidarity\u201d. In my view such \u201ccategorising\u201d may hinder communication. I\u00a0don\u2019t see the reason to follow such splits. It is important we support one another as people. As simple as that \u2026 Another issue is the feeling of being united and a\u00a0similar sensitivity, resulting from being a\u00a0woman. However, as we are talking about gender solidarity and charisma, looking back at my personal experience and reflection, I\u00a0would like refer to a\u00a0certain idea, to give the readers food for thought: The aim of many leaders is to make other people have the best opinion about them. The aim of a\u00a0great leader is to make people have better opinion about themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These people are my parents, in the first place. I\u00a0grew up watching how they were involved in their work, how much heart and energy they put in it. I\u00a0saw how my mum turned a\u00a0small family company into a\u00a0global corporation. Watching then was and still is really inspiring. I\u00a0admit happily that running a\u00a0company, the necessary business travel, visiting most remote places in the world, has given me the opportunity to meet many interesting people. One of them is Marissa Mayer, an unusually charismatic CEO of Yahoo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/whystory.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_0408.jpg\")
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I\u00a0am really lucky because I\u00a0can join passion and work. As said before, the continuous journey gives me a\u00a0great satisfaction. I\u00a0love taking photos and I\u00a0try to fill every moment of a\u00a0journey with beautiful pictures. Recently, I\u00a0have been also fulfilling one of my great dreams about flying. The flying lessons are really enjoyable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n