OIXIO Digital had the goal of standardizing the management style and quality of people management across different management levels. To address this, we enlisted the help of Jaanika Rannula, who designed a leadership development program tailored to our company’s needs. During the training program, we covered all key topics in people management as a unified team, from motivation and goal setting to feedback and conflict resolution. Under the trainer’s guidance, we experimented with various techniques and tools, ranging from the simple stop-continue-start traffic light method to peer coaching and the world café. We selected the ones that best suited our company and leaders. The best outcome was that, for the first time as a unified leadership team, we articulated the kind of people management experience every one of our employees deserves, and our company needs. However, what leaders appreciated most was the realization that, regardless of management level or the leader’s own experience, challenges in people management are constantly recurring, and sharing experiences among leaders is the best support for any leader. Thank you, Jaanika Rannula!
Jaanika is a charismatic and energetic trainer who can keep the group active and engaged even during the most challenging moments. Her strong and vibrant nature, lively energy, and the way she posed relevant questions motivated the participants and encouraged deeper thinking. Jaanika excelled at leading and reading people, adjusting the training content according to the group’s needs. She is systematic and results-oriented, relating real-life examples to the training material. Participants appreciated her quick responses, sense of humor, and positive attitude. Jaanika instilled trust and open communication among the participants, making the training experience memorable and practical.
The coaching foundation at Helmes has been established many years ago. Today, we have built a strong network of arguably the best coaches in Estonia, and Jaanika is one of them. Just as every person brings their uniqueness, the same can be said about Jaanika. Her immense creativity, keen business sense, systematic thinking, and process modeling have helped many leaders and specialists. Within our company, I have recommended Jaanika to those who are ready to work on themselves seriously. Everyone who has embarked on a journey with her has, in my eyes, undergone a visible transformation – it’s admirable.
The Ursus team has been collaborating with Jaanika for four years now. Jaanika has been a valuable partner in preparing for development conversations, conducting team days, advising the management, and carrying out individual coaching for various team members.
Jaanika-led team days always helped to find new perspectives, ask why, and look deeper into matters. I highly value her ability to open up a somewhat closed team and lead them to think and speak. We always discovered something about ourselves and our colleagues, taking new thoughts, perspectives, and impulses with us.
In addition to several Ursus middle managers who participated in the individual coaching program, I also worked with Jaanika on personal coaching sessions. These were always eye-opening and thought-clarifying experiences, helping to move forward with larger and smaller tasks and challenges. I am grateful and satisfied with the experience and look forward to continued collaboration!
“We participated in a development program aimed at increasing teamwork among leaders. As we strive to implement several significant changes, the entire team must breathe in unison. Having completed all the training modules, we can confidently say that our goal was achieved, and our team’s managerial toolbox has been enriched with several essential instruments.
We are now aware of each other’s individual strengths and know how to use them to achieve our goals skillfully. We want to thank our guides – Jaanika and Ailit, whose dynamic energy made the entire program enjoyable and whose practical advice gave us extra courage to face significant challenges.”
Team coaching with Jaanika is on another level. If you go there with an open mind, ready to talk about everything directly, and willing to look in the mirror and acknowledge your areas for improvement, it is a very worthwhile undertaking.
The discussions are excellent, and it is possible to talk honestly about challenges. While everyday trivialities might be manageable on one’s own, team coaching is a great place to dissect larger, more fundamental topics.
Through this process, our team reached entirely new heights. This is reflected in mutual support, honest sharing of experiences, increased confidence, and better management of negative emotions.
Jaanika has a fantastic ability to notice details and guide the conversation in the necessary direction. She provides practical tools that can be used independently in the future. We collectively thank you for being our companion on this exciting journey, and our journey continues.
After the first sessions with Jaanika, there was noticeable enthusiasm and clarification of thoughts among the department heads. Various exciting activities inspired internal and inter-team cooperation – both regular and one-time. The challenge of change is perhaps even more complicated now, as the surrounding fear of contracting the coronavirus doesn’t easily allow for the creation of synergy through gatherings – it requires being more creative in planning activities. I believe that coaching for leaders has nicely managed this challenge, helping them understand the importance of their role in implementing changes. I have used Jaanika’s help for over a year now, and we are delighted – it’s not hard to give a rating of 7 on a scale of 1-7, as it has been of great strength and benefit. This is also evident in the results, as the company is slightly ahead of its planned growth trajectory.
The team development training strengthened our team spirit. We left the training with a greater sense of unity. We understood that we are a strong, united collective, and we can solve all problems together. When necessary, we dare to ask for help and know how to motivate other employees. From time to time, it’s essential to recall the basics. The atmosphere at the training was friendly and direct. It broadened our perspectives on colleagues, their views, and understandings. The trainer was natural and cheerful, engaging everyone to participate and think along. We liked the joint activities and tasks where everyone could express their thoughts.
I had the honor of collaborating with Jaanika through personal coaching sessions over six months. I wanted to find a coach and mentor to support me in changing my career and realizing my ideas. I am delighted that I chose Jaanika. As a coach and mentor, she is positive, has a fine intuition, is systematic, and has a good grasp of the whole picture. She led our meetings sensitively and always asked the right questions, helping me find answers to the most critical questions, including those I had subconsciously avoided. These meetings were not always easy – facing obstacles within oneself is not easy. But it is necessary. And with Jaanika, unraveling these “knots” and finding ways to move forward was safe. As a mentor, Jaanika shared her experiences and information, helping me understand that the dilemmas and difficulties experienced during changes are solvable and surmountable. Our meetings were always intense, inspiring, and empowering.
Thanks to Jaanika, I gained confidence that my thoughts are worth realizing, received the courage and knowledge to implement my ideas, and also experienced the first real results in my endeavors.
I am grateful to Jaanika for the smooth, positive, encouraging, and trustworthy collaboration! Every meeting with her was like a breath of fresh air for me 🙂 The sessions were inspiring and creative, supporting my personal and professional growth and helping me cope with changes and challenges. Thanks to Jaanika’s professionalism, who, as a coach, didn’t provide answers but constantly guided me, I realized again that I could find suitable solutions and answers during the process.
I recall two of our coaching sessions that helped me understand the importance of reaching concrete action plans, which help achieve set goals and always be an example to others! I now use this daily.
For me, many things found their connection and order. Thoughts in my head nicely lined up in sequence. If before everything seemed scattered, now many things have found a new lease on life. The session exceeded my expectations. I didn’t believe that we could discuss all topics so thoroughly and also reach an understanding of what we should do next.
I really liked that when Jaanika saw we weren’t great at drawing, she suggested we make a list instead. It was great that she could direct someone like me so that I could stay focused on the topic. The fact that we had to find solutions ourselves was outstanding.
The coach had an excellent attitude. When needed, he was strict and boundary-keeping but also inspiring and supportive. A superb energy supported the long session.
I recommend team coaching, especially if the goal is lost and the objectives must be clarified. It’s tough to see from the outside how and what should be done differently or better. And when you’re tired of working just out of enthusiasm, it’s good to evaluate whether and why something is being done.
Jaanika, as a trainer, is always highly motivating, positive, and energetic. The trainings are very interestingly structured. Even if you’ve participated in the same training several times, it’s always exciting and different from the previous one. The training gives you a lot of inspiration, ideas, skills, and motivation. The training always includes exciting role-playing games and “icebreakers.” She is very good at engaging the trainees and making the day exciting.
Why choose Jaanika’s training? Because the inspiration, motivation, and energy you get from there will stay with you for a long time, and thanks to that, you will also be more successful.
Over the years, we have collaborated with Jaanika multiple times across various projects. Whether it’s training, coaching, or a longer development program for our people, Jaanika has the unique ability to combine best-practice principles with the latest insights in the field, delivering them in a way that is clear and enriching for both new managers and experienced leaders. She is, on the one hand, brilliantly positive and energetic, and on the other, always ready to dive into challenges together with us. Without a doubt, Jaanika is a true professional and an excellent choice as a development partner for any organization!