CEO Perspective · Edition 01 · September 2026

Which hiring, promotion or exit decision would you approach differently today — and what changed your judgement?

Radoslav Kopka

Managing Director, PERI Slovensko

Peter Nemčok of Menity in conversation with Radoslav Kopka, Managing Director of PERI Slovensko, for CEO Perspective. September 2026.

About the guest

Radoslav Kopka

Radoslav Kopka has served as Managing Director and statutory head of PERI Slovensko since 2014, with full P&L responsibility for the Slovak business.

Managing Director

PERI Slovensko

Radoslav Kopka on LinkedIn

Radoslav Kopka’s perspective

I would make the exit decision earlier when strong individual results came at the expense of the team.

We created a specialist commercial role focused on one segment of the construction market. We hired someone with the engineering expertise and commercial mindset we needed. His results and customer feedback were excellent, but we underestimated how he would work with colleagues.

One question made the decision clear: knowing what I know today, would I hire this person again?

We spent almost a year trying to improve the situation through discussion and coaching. Eventually, the disruption to the team outweighed his individual results. My answer was no — and we parted ways.

Since then, we have placed greater weight on character, communication and teamwork. Technical expertise can be developed; respect for others and collaborative behaviour are much harder to change.

Menity’s perspective · Peter Nemčok

In every Menity search, we ask former peers and direct reports the question Radoslav Kopka asked himself: would you work with this person again? We ask it before the shortlist, not after the offer.

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How CEO Perspective works

CEO Perspective asks CEOs, managing directors and statutory heads one question about a business decision they have made.

Guests are selected by Menity for the relevance of their experience. No fee is paid or received for participation. Answers are the guest’s own, edited only for length and language, and reviewed by the guest before publication.

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