Years in business
5+
Practical leadership for managers who deliver.
The firm works with organizations operating in demanding, performance-driven environments. The programs help managers and those preparing to step into management.
The firm works with organizations operating in demanding, performance-driven environments. The programs help managers and those preparing to step into management.
Most managers are promoted because they were excellent at their previous job. Leadership effectiveness is assumed – rarely developed systematically. The same is true of aspiring managers, who are expected to grow into the role without ever being prepared for it.
Participants leave with practical tools and frameworks they can put to work immediately. The change is
operational, not theoretical.
— The ability to read complex situations accurately before deciding.
— A method for breaking down complex challenges into clear action plans.
— Confidence in delegating with full ownership and accountability.
The Starter Workshop is a focused, hands-on program designed to give participants four practical leadership levers they can apply immediately. It is delivered in two sessions of two hours each — short enough to fit into a working week, structured enough to produce real change.
The Core Program is the comprehensive version of MOS — a structured six-session program covering the full arc of practical leadership for managers operating in demanding environments.
A program built around your team rather than a fixed syllabus. It draws on the full MOS methodology — how managers perceive and regulate themselves, communicate and lead groups, and handle friction under pressure — and shapes it to the challenges your organization is actually facing.
I have attended several MOS webinars and have always been impressed by the quality, relevance and practical value of the sessions. The webinars are engaging, thought-provoking and professionally delivered, and we have received fantastic feedback from participants. I would highly recommend MOS to any organisation looking to strengthen its leadership and improve team performance.
The webinars were incredibly insightful. I learned lots of things that will be valuable for the future, and they helped me understand better different situations and how to respond to them in the most effective way. Valery did an amazing job, and the quality of the webinars was very high. I would definitely recommend his training to anyone.
Leadership is a subject that absolutely fascinates me and what Valery offers with the Manager Operating System is an incredibly practical program for anyone passionate about management and team development. Valery speaks from genuine experience and manages to captivate the audience with concrete, real-world examples. What I enjoyed the most: the interaction with Valery and the other participants, the shared experiences, and the practical tools provided throughout the presentation. I highly recommend it!
Honestly, this is the first leadership training I've sat through that didn't feel like theory. Over six modules we worked through real situations, the kind of stuff you actually deal with day to day as a manager: delegating, communicating clearly, handling tension before it turns into a real problem. You can tell Valery isn't teaching from a textbook. This is someone who's actually led people under real pressure, and it shows. I walked away with things I could use the next day, not just ideas I'd forget about in a week.
I was expecting another generic leadership course, the kind you forget about a month later. This one stuck. Valery doesn't do theory: he starts from real problems on the ground, situations you recognise straight away, and pushes you to step back and look at management from a different angle. It's a genuine call to shift mindsets and put people back at the centre of a team working towards a shared goal. And it's useful in practice: I read my clients' needs better when I'm headhunting, and I'm a more inspiring presence for my students at HEG.
A few questions come up in almost every first conversation. Here are the short answers — anything specific to your team, we cover on the call.
No. MOS is built from inside the commodity trading industry, not adapted from a generic corporate program. Every exercise is anchored in real situations from the industry. Minimal theory, maximum application.
Every engagement is led personally by Valery Sikorskiy. The person who designed the program is the person in the room. His background spans commodity trading operations, physical metals trading, commercial management, and over a decade as an officer in the Swiss Armed Forces.
Practical knowledge, tools and frameworks they can use immediately. Concrete methods for the situations managers actually face, applied to real cases during the session so they leave knowing how to use them.
A focused entry point: four practical leadership levers delivered in two sessions of two hours. Short enough to fit a working week, structured enough to produce real change.
The complete system: six sessions covering the full arc of practical leadership, from self-management to sustaining consistent leadership under pressure.
A tailored engagement program built around your context. Content, format and pace adapted to a single team or cohort, drawing on the full MOS methodology.
