Miriam Filipová

Mgr. Miriam Filipová, PhD. is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Management and Business Systems, Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava. Her work focuses on project management, project leadership, and managerial decision-making. In both research and teaching, she connects management methods with an understanding of how people think, act, and collaborate within organisations.

She studied Strategic Management and Management Information Systems at the Faculty of Management, Comenius University, while working in the IT sector. Her professional experience includes managing EU-funded projects and holding management responsibilities in an international business environment. As Operations Director at a Microsoft partner company, she was responsible for operations across Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.

Her personal experience of burnout in 2018 prompted a deeper interest in authentic leadership, self-leadership, and the conditions that support sustainable performance at work. Since 2019, she has worked in coaching, training, and consulting, supporting leaders and teams in developing communication, collaboration, stress management, and more deliberate decision-making. She brings her corporate and client experience into the classroom through real-world situations, decision dilemmas, and practical assignments.

She completed her PhD at the Faculty of Management, Comenius University, in 2025. Her doctoral research examined the leadership competencies and human skills that project leaders need to manage projects successfully in IT environments. The research combined qualitative and quantitative approaches, including a survey of 209 project professionals.

Building on this foundation, her interests include leading diverse teams, building trust, sharing knowledge, and developing shared understanding in uncertain situations. She is also developing work on the quality of managerial decision-making, the critical use of artificial intelligence, and leaders’ responsibilities when introducing AI into organisational practice.

She teaches project management at undergraduate and master’s levels, as well as the course Data, Knowledge, and Decision-Making. From the 2026/2027 academic year, her teaching portfolio also includes Project Leadership. She teaches in both Slovak and English.

Her teaching emphasises understanding the purpose of management tools, the quality of decisions, and their consequences for projects, organisations, and people. She uses case studies, team assignments, experiential activities, and structured reflection.

She is committed to helping students develop professional knowledge alongside a better understanding of themselves: their assumptions, reactions, and tendencies to act. She supports the development of self-awareness, self-leadership, and the ability to collaborate. Students are encouraged to assess the quality of available information, acknowledge uncertainty, and take responsibility for their recommendations. Central to her approach is the belief that future managers should recognise the people they work with and lead as human beings with their own needs, capabilities, and boundaries.