Ivar Raav

Who is your team?

As a leader, when you think about who your team is, does the team of subordinates and you as their leader come first, or does your leader’s direct reports and you included come first? When a manager identifies with the team of specialists below, it is very difficult to get out of the mindset of

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Fake security

Fake security – a feeling often built in organisations and then dealing with the aftermath, where people are surprised that there is no complete security in their lives. One of the best examples of creating a sense of insecurity is fixed-term employment contracts, where people are surprised when they expire and sometimes lose their heads.

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𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦

Top executives often face a challenge where their middle managers focus on the “how” question. Meanwhile, the top executive may not even notice that they are focused on the same question. However, top leaders should concentrate on the “why” question – why we do what we do and how it supports a broader mission. This

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 Read More »

Toxicity at Work: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Workplace Health

A recent encounter with an extremely self-confident individual raised an important question: how do the relationships within our work environment affect our mental and emotional well-being? Recognizing that everything in life is temporary, including our relationships, helps us understand that toxicity at work is also changeable and manageable. A holistic approach to workplace toxicity involves

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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 everyday reality. How we respond to these can greatly determine our well-being. Having lived with a Brazilian for two years now, and currently being in Brazil, I have experienced their attitude towards time — where, on one hand, precision is

𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 Read More »

𝐓𝐡𝐞 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 time? We live in an era where we often expect more from people than might be realistic. The history of our species stretches back hundreds of thousands of years, whereas the history of the organizational world is relatively short, about

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐀 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 Read More »