CIVITTA Annual Review 2018 | Page 8

Justė Pačkauskaitė, Managing Partner in Latvia and Lithuania Describe CIVITTA Lithuania and Latvia operations. CIVITTA Lithuania and Latvia offices are seen as well-structured offices with diversified operations. Our team is made of 100 people led by 16 partners and associate partners. Both offices have enjoyed growth in recent years thanks to a business-friendly environment, resilient financial system and stable government finances aimed at improving efficiency in Lithuania and Latvia. In both offices, we are the leading management consulting firm working with private clients, public sector organizations and start-ups. All practice areas have their own sets of challenges, but together we are more resilient to market shifts, as slower period in one area is compensated by breakthroughs in the other areas. Define a great leader. Where do you see the major development in  your region in the upcoming years? What leadership lesson can you share? My intention is to make sure that the partner team in Lithuania and Latvia is solid and united with the vision of expanding even further into new practice areas. While we are traditionally drawing strength from continued client relationship and practice areas, as a leadership team and as a delivery house we want to keep up with the new challenges and opportunities, aiming to expand CIVITTA way beyond our home countries. Best leaders have a drive for becoming better and making their environment better and are able to transform abstract ideas into something that later becomes reality. I am always inspired by the way small mundane sounding decisions that are put into action can end up very transformational. The biggest lesson is that businesses cannot stop and get comfortable. Leadership needs to ensure that business is always looking ahead and being in some state of transformation. What career advice do you have for younger colleagues starting to work in consulting? Think broader and deeper and find interesting aspects in every project you do. There is nothing better than to lead projects where analysts are burning with interest and passion to deliver great results. When you are interested, I am so happy to share all I know.