Where do you see the
major development in
your region in the
upcoming years?
Triin Andresson, CEO in
Estonia
Describe CIVITTA Estonia
operations.
We are the largest consulting
company in Estonia, and we are
proud of that. This year Estonian
economy has had a great year and
it also shows in our numbers. Never
before have we been as big as
today. We have over 40 people
working in two offices (Tallinn and
Tartu). CIVITTA is actively partici-
pating in the future of economic
growth in Estonia: we work closely
with start-ups, consult production
companies, help to restructure
public sector and coordinate many
international projects funded by
European Commission. In 2018 we
renovated our Tartu office to
reflect our company’s young spirit
and free atmosphere.
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CIVITTA Estonia will continue
working in close cooperation with
our Finland team to expand
consulting services in both coun-
tries. So far, this partnership has
been mutually beneficial. We had
identified many interesting oppor-
tunities for joint innovation policy
efforts between Estonia and
Finland given shared strengths
such as in ICT, a dynamic start-up
environment and technologically
sophisticated public services.
Cross-border collaboration can
help build an entrepreneurial
knowledge region brand, and we
look forward to seeing what this
collaboration brings! At the same
time, we continue to develop our
core service lines and are actively
looking for new opportunities to
integrate digital and creative
services to CIVITTA Estonia.
Define a great leader.
A great leader is authentic,
passionate and even emotional
about what he or she believes in. It
is the leader’s job to share his or
her vision with the team and live
the values and the rest will follow.
The team members know what they
have to do and how to do it, but it
is the leaders’ job to give inspira-
tion, purpose and meaning of work.
What leadership lesson
can you share?
It is better to make a bad decision
than build up a habit of no
decisions.
What career advice do you
have for younger
colleagues starting to
work in consulting?
No project and no client will ever
be perfect. Look at every consulting
project as an amazing opportunity
to learn and grow.