The Hastor Foundation organized a panel discussion “Leadership Applied” that had gathered leading people of the ASA Group and Hastor Foundation scholarship recipients.
In the wonderful ambiance of the ASA Institute, Eldin Hadžiselimović, the CEO of the ASA Group, Samir Mustafić, the chairman of the Management Board of ASA Bank, and Rasim Jusufović, the chairman of the Management Board of ASA Hospital, shared with us their business and personal success stories, advice on leadership and values that can never be ignored.
At the opening of the panel discussion, Lejla Ðonlagić, the director of the Hastor Foundation, greeted everyone while the panel was moderated by our alumni Dženana Zulum.
The panel discussion provided the scholarship recipients with the opportunity to ask questions to the Bosnia and Herzegovina leading companies’ CEOs and receive advice and examples that will stick with them years later.
When we talk about progress in organizations, Prof. Dr. Rasim Jusufović, the chairman of the Management Board of ASA Hospital, explained progress from the viewpoint of employer:
To progress in an organization, results have to back you up. In all big companies, when you come for an interview, currently there are two things that are sought: potential and willingness to adapt. They are the people who seek potential and evaluate whether you are, if the road is bumpy and requires adaptation, ready to manage the situation and get the job finished successfully.
Mr. Mustafić, the chairman of the Management Board of ASA Bank, motivated the future leaders with these words:
One should always give their best. We shouldn’t place low standards on ourselves either, because that’s often our problem. We have to trust ourselves far more, and not think how someone else will bring it to us and how others can do everything better, differently and more successfully than us.
The values of the ASA Group live despite the challenges of modern society. Entrepreneurship culture is in the center of any activity, and all of this our esteemed panelists pass onto Hastor Foundation scholarship recipients.
Mr. Hadžiselimović concluded that leadership is a matter of trust and continued work on one’s self, which he recommended to future leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, alongside knowledge, manners and resourcefulness, we must not forget positive human values:
We have to show respect to everyone around us. All the people that you meet on your way up, are the people you will meet on your way down. Life is like that, and all of us will at one point go down, that’s without a doubt. That’s why to me the most important thing is to see you grow into good people.
This was another extremely beneficial, interesting event filled with positive energy.
