The Diakonia of the ECCB operates in the Czech Republic a total of 41 centers and schools, each headed by a manager. The Diakonia has developed for these a system of continuos training. A one-week training course for new managers is a project in which in-house lecturers pass on to new colleagues their 'Know-How'. Apart of this, a so-called 'Leader Acedemy' is held thrice yearly. This is a two-day course with top-class business lecturers that address various topics regarding the management of organizations. The most recent 'Leader Academy' in November 2011 dealt with the issues of ethics and organizational management and had interesting foreign guests. These were Dr. Werner Widmer (Director of Diakonia in Neumünster, Switzerland) and Dr. Heinz Ruegger (theologian, ethicist, gerontologist).
Pavel Hanych