The minimum wage changes in 2023
From 1 January 2023, the minimum gross basic salary per country guaranteed in payment shall increase.
Training
We deliver highly customized programs to each industry, needs or client typologies with trainers with a consistent practical experience in the fields they address.
Our company brings a modern vision to the learning process, focusing on the benefits of using active learning through exercise and behavioral modeling.
Our training programs take an interactive approach and are customized and targeted to the unique needs, vision and organizational objectives of each individual customer.
The multitude of problems and situations we encounter in both work and private life can cause imbalances that affect our evolution.
Faced with them, from lack of free time to the fear of speaking directly to an audience, or from perpetuating of conflict situations to failing in a negotiation process, we need behavior models that will ensure that we have an harmonious and efficient path.
Development of managerial and leadership skills
It is natural for the human nature to look for behavioral patterns in people to follow, in those who inspire trust and safety. To a large extent it is a natural talent of people to be leaders.
However, leadership skills can be improved by any individual. Our courses are aiming to help you find the right answers to the leadership challenges you are facing and also to find ways to develop your leadership capabilities.
Communication and public speaking
Some people manage to communicate more effectively, others less. However, we can learn techniques that will enable us to formulate and transmit messages as clear as possible, to make sure that we are understood, to communicate more effectively.
This course is for organizations, but also for all individuals who want to improve their communication skills – to communicate more effectively and with the desired results.
Personal development and team development
We all want to improve certain aspects personally or in relation to our colleagues, but differences between us are often barriers to this objective.
These programs are designed for organizations with teams that are forming or who feel the need to strengthen relations between their members. Not last, it is aimed for all those who are concerned about balancing work and their personal life.
Sales and customer care
Sales force efficiency plays a key role in the success or business failure of each company. Increasing sales volume, reaching or exceeding sales targets is very important for the development of the company.
At the same time, customers are very important and building and therefore maintaining the best possible relationship with them is vital to the growth of the business. These courses help you achieve and improve these aspects.
Innovation and creativity
We often fall into the trap of thinking that being creative means creating art. Painters, sculptors, composers are not the only ones that can create.
Solving problems in an organization, finding new solutions also involves our creative capacity, and we can all be more creative. These courses are addressed to organizations developing or seeking to stimulate the organizational environment for continuous development.
Financial management
We all want the sales force to understand how important are the money flows and the profitability to our companies. We also want them to realize their role in identifying and selling to clients with a safe financial profile.
These courses help you understand how finance management works within an organization and also the need of collaboration between financial and sales departments, to ensure your organization will have profitable sales.
Meet the team
Adela Cristea
Managing Partner & Founder Ascent GroupAdela Cristea is the managing partner of Ascent Group and founder of the consortium. Adela's academic background is in Economy and Law, at the "West University" Timișoara and "Vasile Goldiș" University, Arad. Throughout the years she's become specialised in numerous areas, studying at universities abroad (Gent University - Belgium; Göttingen University - Germany; National Democratic Institute - USA), as well as become trained in the Systems Thinking course at Oxford University.
Adela's wide experience of 20+ years, particularly that pertaining to the area of management and human resources, has been accumulated with multi-national companies such as Unilever or International Resources, as well as with consulting groups, such as Archimedes Consulting Group and Ascent Group.
All along, Adela has been engaged in multiple business start-up projects, company restructurings, labor conflicts and training, for multi-national companies, as well as for local businesses in a wide array of fields, both in Romania and abroad. Adela's multi-disciplinary experience is rounded off with a 15-year stretch teaching at the university.
Since 2017, Adela has become the co-founder of Design Thinkers Academy Eastern Europe, contributing to the development of the company to reach over 20 countries in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Central Asia.
Marcel Chișcan
Managing Partner Ascent GroupHis 30-year professional experience combines a wide range of fields of activity, from local public administration to sales and advertising, manufacturing or logistics and transport. Over the years Marcel has been in management positions for both SME's and local public administration, industrial projects or in the management of logistics and transport companies, as well as in the board of public or private companies.
Over the last 15 years its managerial and entrepreneurial experience has been enriched by numerous consultancy projects for start-ups and for business development/restructuring, combining the assistance with training activities, in particular on the topics such as Leadership and management, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Strategic planning and strategic thinking, Negotiation skills, Sales techniques and Customer care, Communication skills or Time Management.
Florina Băbău
HR Manager Ascent GroupFlorina is a graduate of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the West University of Timisoara and has numerous certifications in the field of management and human resources. At the professional level, Florina has over 15 years professional experience as human resources manager, project manager, implementation and process improvements, projects with European funds, organization of motivational events, assessment and personnel development, for both multinational and Romanian companies.
Since 2019 Florina became HR Manager within Ascent Group, coordinating the group's human resources activities and projects at national level. Last but not least, Florina is also an experienced trainer in soft skills and team building programs.
Adina Almăjanu
Office Manager - BucharestProfessionally, Adina's experience comes mainly from the human resources and training field, being for many years a trainer and project coordinator in international youth programs (e.g.: Erasmus), or trainer and human resources consultant in national and international projects, for private companies and NGOs.
Adina is currently Ascent Group's Office Manager. in Bucharest, but also an HR specialist & trainer of the Ascent Group, with experience both as a trainer in programs to develop presentation and communication skills, develop leadership skills, build and develop the team, team building, or design thinking capabilities, for local and multinational companies. Not last she was the coordinator of numerous personnel development programs and assessment centers for prestigious companies.
Lia Bejenaru
Senior Partner Ascent GroupFrom a professional point of view, Lia's experience is a multidisciplinary one, both in public administration, in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, and in project management within the European Center for Bessarabia, of SME's Union - Brussels, respectively in collaboration with the foundations of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), Robert Schuman Foundation, Eduardo-Feri Foundation and USAID.
In the private sector, Lia has been active for several years as financial manager of the NRG Interactive Group followed by a career in the field of public communication and media as prime-time news presenter at Publika TV, news editor, reporter and special correspondent at international events. The journalistic activity has been intertwined with the one as consultant, trainer and manager within the Ascent Group, in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, with Lia coordinating the Ascent Group's office in Chisinau for over 15 years.
Renata Ban
Financial Manager Ascent GroupAt the professional level, Renata has 20 years of experience in accounting finance, in the financial departments of local or multinational companies (Arconta, Porta Doors, Magontec, Takata, Laeoni), and in financial and accounting consultancy with Ascent Group. All these years she has been involved in numerous consultancy projects, both for local and multinational companies, in various fields of activity: automotive, manufacturing, it, agriculture, trade, and services.
Since 2012 Renata becomes Senior Partner in Ascent Finance, a company specialized in financial and accounting services within the Ascent Group. Over the last years, thanks to her consistent professional knowledge combined with very good communication skills, Renata has also become a very good trainer on financial issues, mainly in training programs of Finance for Non-financials, efficient use of Ciel accounting program, personalized consultancy, etc.
Other services
Marketing and communication
These services are offered through our partner, Rainfall, a branding and design consulting agency, which helps companies to position themselves on the market in the new digital age.
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Human Resources Services
We adapt our services according to the metabolism of each company, providing assistance and support for personal selection and recruitment, executive search, staff management and payroll, etc.
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Legal consulting
The Ascent Group team understands in depth the legal challenges customers can face and helps them adapt to the changing business environment.
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Accounting and tax advise
Through Ascent Finance, we offer you a number of financial consultancy services such as: Accounting or Accounting auditing, auditing, tax consultancy or financial management.
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