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𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝
Life is filled with regularities and moments of chaos, all of which together form our...
Read More𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡
Have you ever considered how much the meaning of our set goals can change over...
Read More𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦
While walking on a beach in Brazil, a small stream of water trying to reach...
Read More𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐀 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞
I have recently come to an important realization that has alleviated a lot of tension...
Read MoreStop motivating, start inspiring!
As leaders, the notion of motivating others is a common topic of discussion and is...
Read More𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥
This morning, as we sailed to the island, I reflected deeply on how people from...
Read More𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Leadership, in its truest sense, means exerting influence—whether through action or inaction. A leader inevitably...
Read MoreHow to Maintain Energy Through the Workday?
Today’s topic focuses on how work can sometimes drain energy and what that reveals about...
Read MoreApplauding itself is never strange
Applause has always been a bit of a strange thing for me. Maybe like it’s...
Read More𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥: 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞
In today’s podcast with Reelika Jeferjev, I shared insights from my time in Brazil, in the...
Read More𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲?
I realized I needed a change in my life when I started to get fed...
Read MoreWhat does observing others say about us and how can we discover our untapped potential through this?
Today I’ll have a great opportunity to speak at the Annual Service Conference organized by Äripäev....
Read MoreHave you encountered extremely self-confident individuals?
I have. On days when there is no uncertainty, I have seen that person in...
Read MoreResponsibility – Punishment or Growth Engine?
Do you remember the school days when a grade of 5 started dropping to 4,...
Read More𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫....
Read More𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 – 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭” 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬.
The feeling of abandonment can strike all of us, as we have all experienced it...
Read MoreClient no longer needs another meeting
One of the greatest joys in my work as a mentor or therapist is the...
Read More𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬?
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at a psychology conference organized by the...
Read MoreDo you accept reality for what it is?
Life is what it is, and accepting reality is something that organisations have to face...
Read More𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞: 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞.
As we grow professionally, it’s important to balance being active and staying humble. Being active...
Read More“𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬.”
One of my clients said this sentence during our conversation, and it stuck with me...
Read More𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥.
Have you noticed that you tend to overthink things, and it disrupts your life –...
Read More🌟 Where does the line of humor lie? 🌟
Recently, in a training session with a group of new leaders, a topic arose: where...
Read MoreBy shifting our focus from fixing problems to facilitating self-discovery and inner alignment, we foster profound transformation and lasting fulfillment in those we serve
“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅. 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆...
Read MoreWhat are your biggest dries – money, sex, or power?
Chris Kala invited me to his podcast and well, it was a great 2.5 hours....
Read More𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
We often observe organizations (or teams) becoming entrenched in everyday problems, seemingly encountering a glass...
Read More𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧
Feeling guilty about doing nothing is a common struggle, especially for entrepreneurs accustomed to constant...
Read More“𝑩𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆.”
This is how Gedi Põder formulated bullying in her book “Õpetaja” (“Teacher”). Bullying isn’t just...
Read More“𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓?”
What does this phrase mean? Are you not living your life every day and simply...
Read More𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?
Being result-oriented and with mindset of end-gaining in organizations, we find ourselves caught in a...
Read More𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲?
Hippocrates said: "𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦...
Read MoreWhat is this “holistic leadership trainer” – some esoteric fog?
What is this "holistic leadership trainer" - some esoteric fog? I've been in the leadership...
Read More𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧?
I often receive the question: "How to deal with difficult people and lead challenging conversations?"...
Read More𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐝𝐚𝐲?
It might be time for a critical self-check on what we’re doing. Work should be...
Read MoreDocumentary drama “You’re better than Kristel!”
Venue: public restaurant in Tallinn city centreCharacters: manager, subordinate, computer (protagonist)Time: noonGenre: documentary drama The...
Read More𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞? 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕.
Even though I have gone through hundreds of hours of therapies and hundreds of hours...
Read More“Sell what your customer needs!” – I don’t buy it!
As a leadership trainer with a background in leadership, I often hear the pitch of...
Read MoreHow are your New Year’s Resolutions going?
As the initial enthusiasm of the new year fades, many find themselves grappling with the...
Read More📐Embracing imbalance in leadership is a fundamental rule of basic math.
Imbalance is a normal part of a leader’s life. This is one lesson I consistently...
Read MoreA Christmas book for team members
Once again, a nice stack of devotional books for Christmas gifts on their way! As...
Read MoreThe role of the driver has changed significantly in the last 10 years
The role of the manager, or more precisely the need for the content of that...
Read MoreIs work/life balance enough?
Is work/life balance enough? Not enough... Below is a picture that I occasionally draw in...
Read MoreTo share or not to share the names of the organisations I work with?
My policy has been that if the client doesn't share, I don't share the names...
Read MoreWhy is praise bad?
In my trainings, leaders are often surprised to learn that praise is not a good...
Read MoreProof that holistic regression therapy is not scientifically proven after all
Some time ago I heard the admission that the holistic regression therapy I do in...
Read MoreTaking too much responsibility is irresponsible
This is the conclusion we came to a few days ago during a discussion in...
Read MoreWhat you tell yourself and where you put your energy, that’s what happens.
In December 2020, I wrote down my so-called ideal life phrases in a notebook, because...
Read MoreWe must first make peace with our past in order to come to terms with the present.
"I'm happy and grateful to be able to give people the opportunity to shine a...
Read MoreI don’t think it is possible to motivate people.
Last week, I spoke at a conference at the Estonian Training and Conference Centre for...
Read MoreDebate on education and governance
About a year ago, I met Sirje Kautsaari, the then director of Rapla Gymnasium, by...
Read MoreOn governance for non-managers
I’ve been getting questions in the last few days asking me, since the reader is...
Read MoreStudio@TV3
I sincerely believe that no one should tolerate bad management! I was on TV3’s Stuudo...
Read More12 archetypal human characteristics in the workplace
We always see the things we look for and believe are there. A good example...
Read MoreWhat to do if a worker starts crying?
Unfortunately, suppressing emotions and pretending to be happy is still common in the workplace. Man...
Read MoreMasks and untapped potential
We all come from our childhood and carry it with us. Subconscious patterns affect us...
Read MoreListening or Resolving?
Think how many unnecessary conflicts would be avoided if we could ask one simple question:...
Read MoreThe team is a mirror of the leader’s emotions
In one training session, a participant said the golden words: “Be specific in what you...
Read MoreThe downsides of praise (measurement)
Many organisations measure the frequency of praise in employee satisfaction surveys. Most often the question...
Read MoreSuggestions for one-to-one conversations
It is surprising how few managers have regular one-to-one (1-1) conversations with their team members....
Read MoreMotivation creates labour shortages
I don’t think people can be motivated. However, the possibility of motivation is one of...
Read MoreInclusion is just a stepping stone to co-creation
I have long since promised several clients to write about the 7 steps of engagement....
Read MoreHow to overcome the fear of managing your leader?
We want to belong, to be noticed, to be loved. We like to be with...
Read MoreLead from the top – who is your No 1 team?
When I work with managers, I occasionally ask them what they consider to be team...
Read MoreThe driver is the space keeper
Leadership is about creating a space where people can grow. And growth is development, not...
Read MoreOpinion article: all managers’ contracts for a fixed term
By making all managers’ employment contracts permanent, we will create a more cohesive society through...
Read MoreLiving in the future
Last week I wrote about time management training and the topic kept rolling around in...
Read MoreTime management
From time to time people ask for time management training and since today was another...
Read MoreFrom victim mentality to results
In the Business Day Training supplement of 3 February, I wrote about how to go...
Read MoreWhen “all is well”, but there is no
Am I OK if I’m not OK? When we seem serious, sad or otherwise unglued,...
Read MoreThe deeper layers of leadership and spiritual wisdom
Together with our good colleague Ain Mihkelson from Juhi5, we did a free webinar where...
Read MoreChange and identity
In December’ s Director, I wrote at length about the identity grief associated with change,...
Read MoreDeeper layers of working with people
The article was published on Personaliuudised.ee and Juhi5’s blog. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ends in...
Read MoreFriday night with yourself
For years, my Friday evenings seemed pointless and wasted if I didn’t go “out”. Drinking...
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