Slutsky Oleg

Slutsky Oleg and the development of educational materials: when personal experience shapes the educational product

Creating your own training course in a company is always a challenge, measured not only by time, but also by faith in your own strength. The story of developing the course “Stronger Together” is a story about how internal potential and understanding of real problems can become the basis for an effective and impressive training product. One of the key participants in the creation of the course was Oleg Slutsky. He shared that: “The need to create our own program arose after analyzing the market for external training. The team saw that it could develop a product no worse than external suppliers.”

Before the start of the project, the company conducted a survey of employees. The results were unexpected — some employees felt a barrier in communicating with veterans. A natural question arose: why? What exactly did the employees not like? This became the key point for creating the course — to dispel myths and build a bridge between the two worlds.

Oleg took on one of the most difficult blocks — to show the reality of military experience and its benefits in civilian work. He explained that veterans are people with high discipline, stress resistance and managerial skills.

“I talked about the army, about modern technologies in the army, about the fact that military experience can be applied in civilian life”

Oleg Slutsky was not a theorist — he spoke from the position of a person with combat experience, and this is what made communication lively and convincing. Oleg worked in a team with other employees. Each was responsible for a separate module of the course, which allowed building a comprehensive program — from understanding the value of a veteran as an employee to the psychological aspects of communication.

While working on the materials, he quickly encountered a problem that he did not expect: there was too much information.

“It was more difficult for me to limit the amount of material than to say that it was not there”

Oleg is a person who knows the army “from the inside”. He not only transferred theoretical knowledge, but also changed perceptions. Veterans are a driving force, not a complication.

Oleh Slutsky made a significant contribution to the development of materials and became the face of this course - a person who helped colleagues understand and accept those who returned from service.

Oleg Slutsky: Implementing the “Stronger Together” Course That Breaks Down Barriers

After completing the development of the “Stronger Together” course, the stage of practical implementation began - conducting a series of online master classes for department heads. It was at this stage that Oleg Slutsky’s talent was especially revealed, as he proved himself not only as a trainer, but also as an inspiration for many managers.

The master classes were held in an online format, which immediately became a challenge. Participants did not always turn on the cameras, and trainers had to work without seeing the participants. Oleg recalls with a smile: “It’s one thing to communicate with the audience, and another when you look into these windows on the monitor, and not everyone likes to turn on the cameras.”

The real challenge is the lively, unpredictable reaction of the audience. According to Oleg, people often come to the training with certain expectations that do not always coincide with the speaker’s intention.

The course “Stronger Together” was held more than 10 times for different groups of managers, and each time it was a new experience. There were also frankly difficult participants, with different views, sometimes quite sharp positions were voiced. At such moments, Oleg demonstrated restraint and professionalism. He never pressured or imposed an opinion, but offered a dialogue and showed the strengths of veterans. During one of the master classes, an employee who was also a veteran joined the discussion. He shared his own experience - and the atmosphere changed. People started asking questions, got involved, real emotions appeared. How did the team of trainers cope with negativity or fierce disputes? There is no universal recipe, the main tools were calm and dialogue. Oleg notes that the key is understanding: it is impossible to be interesting and pleasant to everyone at the same time. Thanks to his work and the work of his colleagues, dozens of managers looked at veterans differently. And this is a real victory.