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Petar Caulev - Leader of the Year 2024
With a leadership style based on trust and teamwork, and an ability to navigate challenges in a calm and structured way, Petar Caulev has not only won the Leader of the Year award at the Coor Awards. He has also gained the trust of his colleagues and managed to create a work environment where people grow and develop.
When Coor acquired the Skåne-based cleaning company Centrumstäd in 2022, Petar Caulev was offered the position of regional manager and a key role in the integration.
“After working at Coor for nine years as operations manager, I was given this opportunity. The freedom to plan my work and the great responsibility I have is something that really motivates me,” says Petar Caulev with evident pride in his career journey at Coor.
It is important to ensure that the people around me are happy and that not only I but everyone has the opportunity to grow.
Petar Caulev, Leader of the Year in Coor Awards 2024
“It is important to ensure that the people around me are happy and that not only I but everyone has the opportunity to grow,” he adds.
Being named Leader of the Year in the Coor Awards is more than an honour:
“It is proof that the work I do makes a difference and that I have succeeded. At the same time, I have noticed that expectations are increasing; more people are contacting me, asking for things. But most of all it is inspiring and drives me to keep going.”
Over the years, Petar Caulev has developed a management style that puts people at the centre, and he emphasises that success is the result of teamwork. It’s about building teams with a shared drive to improve and develop the business.
“Our people are the most important thing we have. We can have the best systems and sign the best contracts in the world, but without people nothing works. If we receive a complaint from a customer, I sit down with my colleagues to assess it. Working together in this way builds commitment and makes everyone feel that their opinions and contributions matter."
During his years at Coor, Petar Caulev has seen both himself and Coor make great progress.
“The systems we use today, for example, are much more advanced. I personally have learnt to handle everything from Excel to digital invoicing systems without any formal training, which shows how much you can grow and develop in your job.”
For Petar Caulev, it is also important to show his colleagues that mistakes can sometimes be made – and that this is a natural part of growing in your job.
“Yes, things go wrong sometimes, but it’s not a disaster. You need to be able to grow and learn from your mistakes.”