Sergey Kordashenko

Managing Partner, Head of Leadership & Talent Consulting

“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”
W. Edwards Deming

Sergey joined RosExpert in 2010. He focuses on senior executive assessments, top team effectiveness and executive development.

Sergey is a recognized expert in executive assessment and development, CEO succession planning, and team effectiveness at top leadership levels, as well as individual and team coaching. He coaches executives and high potential leaders to enhance their skills in delivering organizational performance today and to prepare for future challenges.

Sergey facilitates programs that reinforce leaders’ capabilities and align them with the company’s strategic direction. He works with organizations on developing and implementing large transformation projects, strengthening change leadership and building corporate culture. He holds certification programs and workshops in succession planning tools and techniques.

Sergey has a track record of 20 years in talent management within organizations. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked as Head of Human Resource Functions and Board Member at large Russian and multinational organizations. His areas of expertise include delivery of large-scale consulting projects for organizations across industries: energy, transport, finance, healthcare, industrial, production, public institutions, consumer, etc.

Sergey is a Visiting Professor in Strategic Human Resource Management at the Graduate School of Management under St. Petersburg State University. He frequently speaks on talent and leadership topics at business schools, conferences, and global executive events.

Certifications:

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Decision Styles,
Lominger Leadership Architect^® 101, Interview Architect^®, Voices^® 360°, Choices Architect^®, viaEDGE™, Strategic Alignment Architect™, Team Architect^®, Korn Ferry Assessment of Leadership Potential,
Belbin Team Role,
Erickson Executive Coaching.

Sergey holds a degree in applied mathematics from Moscow State Aviation Institute. In 2005, he received International Executive MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Sergey is fluent in English.

Publications

Sergei Kordashenko comments on 10 top pandemic trends in leadership and management

16 November 2020

Remote work, accelerated digitalization, disrupted sales and supply chains that have to be repaired on the go. RBC Pro experts talk about ten key consequences of the pandemic for the business processes of Russian companies.

Media Publications

Why Leadership Needs Empathy and How to Develop It

14 July 2020

In a crisis, leaders must be decisive and even somewhat tough. But at the same time, it is important to maintain the resources of your team, in particular, be more empathetic to your employees and recognize stress in time, avoiding quick burnout. This requires empathy - the ability to understand the emotional state of others.

Media Publications

Sergey Kordashenko on the Myth of Workaholics Being the Employer’s Best Choice

23 July 2018

"Stress resistant, able to address multiple tasks and work under pressure” — in their resumes, applicants tend to emphasize the qualities that speak of their ability to work very hard.

FORBES.RU has attempted to gain insight into the myth saying that any manager would be happy to hire a workaholic, as believed by many applicants. In fact, companies realize that recruiting such employees involves certain risks. This is how Sergey Kordashenko commented on this matter (the original text is in Russian).

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