Stress is Dead, Long Live the Time Pressure!

It is quite common to find a job as a result of your internship. Less often it happens that a student is offered a job as a result of data collection for an MA thesis. This is exactly what happened to KADRI HANSSON, a UI/UX designer and fresh Master of Business Administration from Estonian Business…

Simulation Game or Team Member as Teachers?

A university has been and will be a safe place and I am not speaking about being a ‘clean’ environment in the classical sense. Today’s university is a ‘safe place to fail’ as it provides students with opportunities to practice something, that one cannot learn simply by studying a book. The business game Dynama is…

Are ‘Remote Work’ and ‘Virtual Teamwork’ Synonyms?

Remote Work and Virtual Teamwork are as different as Ice Skating and Ice Hockey! Interview with Sirja Sulakatko, Virtual Teamwork enthusiast Ten years ago, the then 20-year-old Sirja had an important decision to take: While working full time in Estonia as a store manager, she had the possibility to take a 6-month internship with ADIDAS…

Empowered employee: a manager’s dream or nightmare?

In theory every manager would like to be surrounded by initiative, problem solver, responsible and competent employees who have their own authority and great decision makers as well. In theory – because in practice they fear that such an employee is like a threat for their leader: they think that such subordinate will apply for their…