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Marge Litvinova | 5 questions for the Head of People & Culture
Human resource management Marge Litvinova | 5 questions for the Head of People & Culture
To give people freedom and responsibility in their work, these values must be a part of organisational culture. The precondition is a working environment where failures and mistakes are allowed and instead of routine feedback there is also feedthrough, says Grant Thornton Baltic’s Head of People & Culture, Marge Litvinova, who shares her experiences and knowledge in more detail.
12 Jan 2021
Tarmo Rahkama Grant Thornton Baltic
Our news Grant Thornton Baltic has new partners in Estonia and Lithuania
In autumn 2020, Grant Thornton Baltic expanded its circle of partners, giving two long-term employees in Estonia and two in Lithuania the opportunity to have a say at the highest level of the organization.
27 Nov 2020
Riin Stamm Grant Thornton Baltic
Internal audit Riin Veidenberg has been awarded the qualification of a certified internal auditor
Riin Veidenberg, Grant Thornton Baltic's risk management services advisor, successfully passed the International Institute of Internal Auditors' Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam and on October 27 was awarded the qualification of a certified internal auditor.
16 Nov 2020
Grant Thornton Baltic saade Kasvukursil Äripäeva raadios
People and culture The workforce crisis not relenting: now is the time to recruit for tomorrow
Finding competent top-level specialists is getting harder, forcing companies to adapt on the employee-centred labour market and recruit already today for tomorrow, stated the Äripäev (daily business newspaper) produced radio programme “Kasvukursil”.
17 Feb 2020
A pay raise for employees returning from childcare leave?
Labor law A pay raise for employees returning from childcare leave?
When it is time for the parent to return to work after childcare leave, they are entitled under the Employment Contracts Act to improved work conditions, including a pay raise, if conditions and salary level have improved for other employees in the meantime. Is the returning employee on par with others?
Kristel Tiits
Kristel Tiits
| 03 Feb 2020
The ice has finally started moving
Women in Business 2019 The ice has finally started moving
Spring is an appropriate time to talk about ice starting to break up. In this article, however, the ice means women, and the perspective is that the share of women in top management of the world’s companies is finally seeing brisk growth.
18 Mar 2019
Why manage people instead of money and financial results?
Leadership and coaching Why manage people instead of money and financial results?
It is extremely important for managers to pursue self-improvement. As the saying goes: a fish starts rotting from the head. Unfortunately, managerial culture in Estonia is not at a level we can be satisfied with. We have many companies where money and financial results are managed but where the people are not. Actually, instead of money and results, it’s people who should be managed. If so, the good results will not be long in coming.
11 Dec 2018
The overlooked side of employer branding
Employer branding The overlooked side of employer branding
Although employer branding is seen as mainly the domain of personnel and marketing people, it isn’t only their function. Managers have just as important a role here, because it is managers who can leave employees with a good experience of the organisation as employer. Or the opposite – a negative experience, because Estonia has many organisations that have a substandard managerial culture and instead of leading people, they’re busy managing money and processes.
10 Dec 2018
Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
Leadership Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
According to Michael Porter, whose book Competitive Strategy is one of the most highly regarded works on management, a company develops a competitive advantage over its rivals when it purposefully differentiates activities from others in order to create unique value.
28 Nov 2018
A formula for alleviating workforce problems
People and culture A formula for alleviating workforce problems
How to hold on to good employees? For starters, understand that employees may consider leaving, competitors try to outbid you for them, and employees have their own personal career goals.
05 Nov 2018
Business
Business
Entrepreneurs believe the hard times are past and increasing turnover and profit will also lead many countries’ economic growth to faster recovery. A survey conducted by tax and business advisory firm Grant Thornton among business people in 36 countries found that business optimism is at a two-year high.
20 Apr 2018
Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity
Women in business Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity
In the last few decades, the topic of female executives has received consistent attention in the industrialised West.
Mati Nõmmiste Grant Thornton Baltic juhtiv partner
Mati Nõmmiste
| 20 Mar 2018
Is a new wave of Estonians emigrating for work about to begin?
International Business Report Is a new wave of Estonians emigrating for work about to begin?
Looking at the bigger picture, we should ask whether our already scarce workforce will not increasingly seek employment abroad, as a majority of industrialized countries are also suffering from workforce shortages.
Mati Nõmmiste Grant Thornton Baltic juhtiv partner
Mati Nõmmiste
| 02 Jan 2018
Money is a bigger motivator for female executives than for male counterparts
IBR Money is a bigger motivator for female executives than for male counterparts
Money is a bigger motivator for female executives than for male counterparts
14 Jun 2016