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Interim Leadership:
When change must deliver results

When the strategy is right,

but execution is falling behind

Zoltán Hajdu

INTERIM EXECUTIVE

I have been leading multinational organisations for 25 years, while also preparing national-level athletes for peak performance.

I founded Smart Staff Kft. in 2008, initially focusing on executive and sales recruitment. I then spent 15 years working as an executive coach and interim leader. Today, I help my clients improve performance and business results by applying methods adapted from elite sport to the corporate environment.

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Leadership performance is not a matter of talent. It is about rhythm, decision-making discipline, and mental resilience — just as it is in elite sport. And all of these can be developed.

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Hajdu Zoltán

CRISIS MANAGEMENT – LEADERSHIP FOCUS – PERFORMANCE CULTURE – MENTAL RESILIENCE – CHANGE LEADERSHIP

SERVICES & COOPERATION

THAT TRANSFORM HOW YOUR BUSINESS OPERATES

OPPORTUNITIES

Leadership diagnosis workshop

1

LEADERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC

Within 4–6 weeks, I provide an objective view of how your leadership function is performing, where hidden people-related risks lie, and which 3–5 concrete actions can initiate meaningful change.

Job interview

2

EXECUTIVE COACHING

Individual leadership development for CEOs, CFOs, and business owners. Focus on management, decision-making discipline, and stress management — using methods derived from elite sport and adapted to the business environment. Available online or in person.

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INTERIM CEO + TRANSFORMATION

When advice is not enough and someone needs to take responsibility for day-to-day leadership and drive the change through to completion. I take on interim executive mandates with clearly defined metrics and measurable outcomes.

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FREE SELF-ASSESSMENT

PEOPLE RISK MAP — FOR BUSINESS LEADERS

A simple, one-page self-assessment tool that helps you identify your company’s most critical people-related risks in just 15 minutes:
Key-person dependency, middle-management performance, resistance to change, and cultural fault lines.
The result is a concrete risk map that can also be presented to the owner, board, or CFO.

TESTIMONIALS

Smart Staff is the only training and headhunting company focusing just on the media and telecom sector. Zoltan was helping HBO in growing our sales force distribution and sales knowledge. He was also helpful when we changed our pricing model in pointing out our strenghts and the market opportunities.We found his sales oriented approach, pragmatical attitude very impressive.
2011 - Tamás Fülöp - Country Manager HBO

 20+

YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

across 4 countries

100+

LEADERS DEVELOPED

from CEOs to HR Directors

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NATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS

team preparation

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KNOWLEDGE BASE

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