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To move into the future, you first need to move from the past to the present.
This image speaks at first glance of a client-agent relationship. Whether that helper is a...
Read MoreHow to deal with a psychologically aggressive manager?
The first temptation is to diagnose (e.g. narcissist) a highly egocentric, aggressive and unemotional leader....
Read MoreOnce root canal treatment is done, most problems will go away completely without any action plan.
In one of the management training groups, it could be seen that the managers had...
Read MoreNot every burnout is a burnout. It can be a boring extinction.
Each of us operates in a broader context, which includes not only personal and professional...
Read MoreWhy do we call spirituality “woo-woo”?
Sometimes we even try to hide the fact that we are practising spirituality. In the...
Read MoreYou can’t control others until you can control yourself.
I see very often in my training that people come to learn ways and techniques...
Read MoreRecruiting by values or beliefs?
Recruiting values rather than skills is no longer new for many. But have you thought...
Read More8h of sleep, 8h of work, 8h of personal-which causes depression?
I remember about 5 years ago when I started to “take my time”. And the...
Read MoreWork, family, hobbies, commitments – it’s all too much. I am lost
That’s about how you can sum up the stories of many of the clients I...
Read MoreShould anything change for the new season?
All these phrases like September-every-other-month, new-year-again-again, etc. seem to imply that there should be some...
Read MoreWhen you notice that you have changed.
What would you do if you are walking down the street and a man comes...
Read MoreWhat to do if a colleague starts crying?
Time and time again I see situations where people go to comfort someone who is...
Read MoreChoices out of fear and choices out of faith
We make smaller and bigger choices in our lives every day. Some choices have already...
Read MoreEverything is there, but there is still something missing.
My last few days of struggle – everything is there, but there’s still something missing....
Read MoreSober driver – still so common?
What is sober driver- usually understood to mean a mindful driver on their journey who...
Read MoreFake security
Fake security – a feeling often built in organisations and then dealing with the aftermath,...
Read More“Work must be done with heart, but not taken to heart”
One of my managers once said that to me, and once I started to act...
Read MoreWhy does the manager assign tasks?
This is the question I asked in my first “Basics of Management” class for secondary...
Read More๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ
Top executives often face a challenge where their middle managers focus on the “how” question....
Read MoreToxicity 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...
Read More๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
Life is filled with regularities and moments of chaos, all of which together form our...
Read More๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก
Have you ever considered how much the meaning of our set goals can change over...
Read More๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ
While walking on a beach in Brazil, a small stream of water trying to reach...
Read More๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐: ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐
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 More๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ
This morning, as we sailed to the island, I reflected deeply on how people from...
Read More๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐
Leadership, in its truest sense, means exerting influenceโwhether 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 More๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐
In today’s podcast withย Reelika Jeferjev, I shared insights from my time in Brazil, in the...
Read More๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐? ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ?
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 Iโll have a great opportunity to speak at the Annual Service Conference organized byย รripรคev....
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 More๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ.
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ....
Read More๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ – ๐ญ๐ก๐ “๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ” ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐’๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ.
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 More๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ?
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 More๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐.
As we grow professionally, it’s important to balance being active and staying humble. Being active...
Read More“๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐ง’๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ.”
One of my clients said this sentence during our conversation, and it stuck with me...
Read More๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ.
Have you noticed that you tend to overthink things, and it disrupts your life –...
Read More๐ Where does the line of humor lie? ๐
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
“๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ . ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐...
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 More๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
We often observe organizations (or teams) becoming entrenched in everyday problems, seemingly encountering a glass...
Read More๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง
Feeling guilty about doing nothing is a common struggle, especially for entrepreneurs accustomed to constant...
Read More“๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.”
This is how Gedi Pรตder formulated bullying in her book “รpetaja” (“Teacher”). Bullying isn’t just...
Read More“๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?”
What does this phrase mean? Are you not living your life every day and simply...
Read More๐๐จ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ?
Being result-oriented and with mindset of end-gaining in organizations, we find ourselves caught in a...
Read More๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฒ?
Hippocrates said: "๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ...
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 More๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?
I often receive the question: "How to deal with difficult people and lead challenging conversations?"...
Read More๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ฒ?ย
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 More๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐? ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐โ๐.
Even though I have gone through hundreds of hours of therapies and hundreds of hours...
Read MoreโSell what your customer needs!โ – I donโt 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 More๐Embracing 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...
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