Deferred attention

Deferred attention

Working with SME companies in Estonia and abroad, I keep seeing the same paradox: everyone knows that regular 1:1s with team members are important. Everyone’s read about it. Everyone nods, and still doesn’t do it. In big companies, 1:1s have long been part of the...
Fear of missing life

Fear of missing life

Today, something personal. I’ll tell you about a pattern I catch myself in more often than I’d like. It’s FOMO – fear of missing out. It doesn’t always look like the anxious “What if I was invited?”Sometimes, it shows up differently: – You take on a new project,...
Stuck in Body, Stuck in Work

Stuck in Body, Stuck in Work

We often talk about careers in terms of goals, skills, and ambitions. Strengths, growth zones, strategies. But very few people pay attention to something that speaks even before thoughts arise – the body. The body feels everything first. It tightens, freezes,...
Micromanagement kills

Micromanagement kills

I remember that time vividly – when I officially became a manager for the first time, but in reality, I was living in a constant state of control. I wasn’t just working – I was on duty. Watching every word, every email, every deadline. It felt like if I...
Mental traps

Mental traps

Our minds play strange games with us — and pull us into mental traps. Most of the time, we don’t even realize it. We just get stuck inside our own head.One of the most common things I hear from clients is: “I don’t know what should I do.”But once we start talking, it...