Ing. Lukas Mazanek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Primary Focus
- Management & Strategy: Digital Transformation, Strategic Management.
- Leadership & People: Executive Leadership, HR Management, Change Management, Intercultural management.
- Operational Excellence: Lean Management, Continuous Improvement.
- Personal Effectiveness: Coaching, Self-management (Time/Stress/WLB).
Secondary Focus
- AI/RPA Implementation
- Shared Service management
Methodological Expertise
- Mixed-Methods Research
- Qualitative Case Studies
Time Zone
- Location: Brno, Czech Republic
- Standard Offset: UTC +1 (CET)
- Availability Note: Primarily available for consultations during weekday afternoons
Languages Spoken
- Native/Bilingual: Czech
- Professional Working Proficiency: English
- Limited Working Proficiency: Spanish, German
Professional Experience & Biography
Dr. Mazanek currently works as an Innovation Manager in an international company, where he leads a strategic continuous improvement program with a global reach, particularly in India, China, and the EU. He gained extensive managerial experience as the head of a pricing service team and as the executive director of a development company. He studied corporate and institutional risk management and later completed postgraduate studies in leadership. Since 2011, he has been the owner of a small business specializing in the production of musical instruments – Australian didgeridoos. He is the author of more than 25 professional publications and has been lecturing management-oriented subjects and modern innovation management methods at leading universities for over 10 years.