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title: "Blog · Sunergos"
description: "Thoughts and experiences from the Sunergos team and our clients on leadership, teams, feedback and self-leadership."
url: https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/
language: en
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[Latest · Leadership ## Breaking patterns – what the Land and Spatial Board learned from its hackathon Good ideas aren’t always born in meetings. Sometimes you just have to break habitual patterns. At the Land and Spatial Board’s hackathon, nine teams tackled nine real-life challenges. Monika Prits · 29 October 2026 · 6 min Read more](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/breaking-patterns-what-the-land-and-spatial-board-learned-from-its-hackathon/)

[Communication and collaboration 3 May 2026 · 4 min ### A leader’s demonstrative sigh – as dangerous as shouting in a meeting Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/a-leaders-demonstrative-sigh-is-as-dangerous-as-shouting-in-a-meeting/)[Client story · Communication and collaboration 25 April 2026 · 5 min ### “I had to step off the stage”: a head of department’s experience of service-based management Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/i-had-to-step-off-the-stage-a-head-of-departments-experience-of-service-based-management/)[Client story · Communication and collaboration 1 November 2025 · 6 min ### Client story from the Ministry of Social Affairs: how we became a service-based organisation | part 1 Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/client-story-how-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-became-a-service-based-organisation-part-1/)[Self-leadership 4 October 2025 · 4 min ### Service-based management “pitfalls” that teach and move you forward Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/service-based-management-pitfalls-that-teach-and-move-you-forward/)[Communication and collaboration 9 April 2025 · 3 min ### The dynamics of effective teams Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-dynamics-of-effective-teams/)[Feedback 11 February 2025 · 6 min ### Secret weapon: collaboration conversations take relationships to a new level Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/secret-weapon-collaboration-conversations-take-relationships-to-a-new-level/)[Feedback 3 February 2025 · 1 min ### Preliminary analysis – for whom and why? Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/preliminary-analysis-for-whom-and-why/)[Feedback 13 January 2025 · 5 min ### Metrics are like a muscle that needs consistent daily work Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/metrics-are-like-a-muscle-that-needs-daily-work/)[Feedback 26 November 2024 · 2 min ### Retrospective: inspiration from the past, clarity for the future Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/retrospective-inspiration-from-the-past-clarity-for-the-future/)[Client story · Communication and collaboration 20 November 2024 · 6 min ### Client story: the Estonian Health Insurance Fund’s journey to service-based management Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/client-story-the-health-insurance-funds-journey-to-service-based-management/)[Client story · Communication and collaboration 17 October 2024 · 4 min ### Client story: from pyramid management to product-based management in five steps Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/client-story-from-pyramid-to-product-based-management-in-five-steps/)[Client story · Feedback 28 November 2023 · 6 min ### Client story: a retro takes the courage to look in the mirror Anu Seppel](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/client-story-a-retro-takes-courage-to-look-in-the-mirror/)[Coaching 27 October 2023 · 4 min ### A retro takes the team to the results it wants Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/a-retro-takes-the-team-to-the-results-it-wants/)[Self-leadership 10 October 2023 · 1 min ### October is mental health month! Kelli Vilu](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/october-is-mental-health-month/)[Self-leadership 27 September 2022 · 1 min ### The insidious parallel pandemic Kelli Vilu](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-insidious-parallel-pandemic/)[Self-leadership 25 April 2022 · 3 min ### Six critical factors that contribute to burnout Kelli Vilu](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/six-critical-factors-of-burnout/)[Self-leadership 21 January 2022 · 5 min ### How to support employees as a leader in a changing world? Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-support-employees-as-a-leader-in-a-changing-world/)[Feedback 15 January 2022 · 4 min ### The importance of feedback in stressful times Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-importance-of-feedback-in-stressful-times/)[Goals 14 January 2022 · 5 min ### How to be who I want to be and realise my full potential? Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-be-who-i-want-to-be-and-realise-my-full-potential/)[Goals 5 January 2022 · 7 min ### How to dream usefully and reach your target with the help of goals Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/self-analysis-and-goal-setting/)[Feedback 4 November 2021 · 5 min ### How to ease tension by listening to each other? Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-ease-tension-by-listening-to-each-other/)[Self-leadership 7 May 2021 · 3 min ### Stress and mental health – workshops for training stress management Haide Antson](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/stress-and-mental-health-workshops-for-training-stress-management/)[Leadership 9 February 2021 · 4 min ### Noise at work or in the home office can cause burnout Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/noise-at-work-or-in-the-home-office-can-cause-burnout/)[Leadership 27 January 2021 · 4 min ### Participant feedback on the developmental feedback e-course Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/developmental-feedback-e-course-participant-feedback/)[Leadership 27 January 2021 · 4 min ### Why is managing by goals more important today than ever before? Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/why-managing-by-goals-matters-more-than-ever/)[Leadership 10 December 2020 · 6 min ### How to build a strategy that creates value Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-build-a-strategy-that-creates-value/)[Leadership 24 November 2020 · 2 min ### 9 observations on user experience Monika Prits](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/9-observations-on-user-experience/)[Inspiration 3 November 2020 · 3 min ### GLS 2020 moments of inspiration Haide Antson](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/gls-2020-moments-of-inspiration/)[Leadership 31 October 2020 · 3 min ### The salesperson’s leather notebook, or who needs a CRM\* Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-salesmans-leather-notebook-or-who-needs-a-crm/)[Leadership 1 September 2020 · 3 min ### Let’s take office work outdoors!? Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/lets-take-office-work-outdoors/)[Leadership 19 June 2020 · 3 min ### How to recognise the good that emerged in a crisis and consciously take it forward? Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-recognise-the-good-that-emerged-in-a-crisis-and-take-it-forward/)[Self-leadership 29 May 2020 · 1 min ### MEDITATION: Positive attunement Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/meditation-positive-attunement/)[Leadership 30 April 2020 · 7 min ### How to make online meetings effective and enjoyable Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-make-online-meetings-effective-and-enjoyable/)[Leadership 6 April 2020 · 7 min ### Training videos for developing skills in giving and receiving feedback Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/training-videos-for-developing-feedback-skills/)[Self-leadership 18 March 2020 · 8 min ### An ear on fire: burnout and coronavirus Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/an-ear-on-fire-burnout-and-coronavirus/)[Leadership 13 March 2020 · 5 min ### Prerequisites and principles for creating the organisational culture you want Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/prerequisites-and-principles-for-creating-the-organisational-culture-you-want/)[Leadership 10 March 2020 · 1 min ### Picture card workshop Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/picture-card-workshop/)[Feedback 28 February 2020 · 4 min ### What to keep in mind when giving feedback? Maarika Lember](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/what-to-keep-in-mind-when-giving-feedback/)[Leadership 20 January 2020 · 1 min ### Organisational culture and its elements Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/organisational-culture-and-its-elements/)[Inspiration 7 January 2020 · 1 min ### GLS 2019 – what did the Sunergos team like most? Eliisa Sakarias](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/gls-2019-what-the-sunergos-team-liked-most/)[Inspiration 7 January 2020 · 8 min ### The finite and infinite game Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/infinite-game/)[Inspiration 31 December 2019 · 3 min ### The Sunergos year 2019 Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-sunergos-year-2019/)[Goals 30 December 2019 · 2 min ### Setting personal goals Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/setting-personal-goals/)[Leadership 17 December 2019 · 5 min ### How to wrap up the year with your team? Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-wrap-up-the-year-with-your-team/)[Leadership 10 October 2019 · 1 min ### A clear goal, keeping focus, honest relationships and the courage to decide = successful leadership (Podcast) Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/clear-goals-focus-honest-relationships-and-bold-decisions-podcast/)[Leadership 24 September 2019 · 2 min ### Cards as a team warm-up Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/cards-as-a-team-warm-up/)[Inspiration 2 July 2019 · 1 min ### GLS leadership conference: 3 speakers we recommend Eliisa Sakarias](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/gls-leadership-summit-3-speakers-to-hear/)[Leadership 9 May 2019 · 4 min ### The most important lesson Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/the-most-important-lesson/)[Leadership 17 April 2019 · 2 min ### How to develop products and services based on user needs? Enn Saar](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-to-develop-products-and-services-around-user-needs/)[Leadership 5 March 2019 · 3 min ### What conversation are you avoiding? Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/what-conversation-are-you-avoiding/)[Coaching 18 February 2019 · 6 min ### How does a development partner or coach help you grow into a Leader with a capital L? Reet Neemoja](https://www.sunergos.ee/en/blog/how-a-development-partner-or-coach-helps-you-grow-into-a-true-leader/)