Raido Kivikangur - executive coach
About me and how I help you
My mission is to help people figure out what they really want. To be a partner with whom to set bold goals that are in line with one's own values and deeper nature.
I believe that finding answers and solutions starts with seeing your potential – I will also help you to notice it, apply it and achieve tangible results.
I believe that the driving force behind progress is the person him or herself. In my life, things have always started to move in the desired direction when I have believed in myself, rolled up my sleeves and started working in an organized way.
Due that, I know from my own experience what it means to grow into a leadership role: I started as an unskilled worker on a construction site and through personal growth and work I reached the role of a c-level executive in an international company. Having sat at the negotiating table with both Central and Southern Europeans, I have valuable experience in reaching a common result with different people. I received an invaluable experience in the construction of the Tampere tramway and in the Rail Baltica project, where I got the opportunity to have at times very difficult and emotional conversations with various state institutions, affected companies and private owners, as well as with politicians at different levels.
I help you avoid the mistakes I have made in my journey as a leader. Separately, I put emphasis on balance, i.e. how to stay healthy, maintain internal balance during difficult periods and avoid burnout.
Having experienced burnout, myself and seen my loved ones and colleagues go through a similar or more difficult situation, in 2016 I began to look for a "better way". I believe that it is possible to live life in a healthy, happy, and successful way, and one of them does not need to be sacrificed to achieve the others. This is one of the main reasons why I started coaching.
As a coach, I am balanced, supportive and encouraging. I also care very much to tell you honestly what I see, hear, and think.
Where there is a will, there is also an opportunity - be bold, really believe in your knowledge, abilities, and value, and implement the goals that you are truly capable of.
Achieving the results
I believe that in order to achieve a result, it is first important to understand what is really important for the individual. The fascinating purpose comes from inside a person and can sometimes even be a little scary. Setting a goal is like setting a destination on a ship, without a clear goal, we´re aimlessly drifting.
Secondly, it is important to focus on your own health. By contributing to our physical and mental well-being, we have the necessary energy to move towards our goals and be satisfied and happy on this journey.
Thirdly, it is necessary to deal with everyday distractions and allow yourself to fully concentrate. I believe that only by focusing fully will we be able to realize our potential to the maximum.
Extensive experience
"Raido is highly efficient, inspired and knowledgeable person. His is devoted to anything he does. As a railway expert he has got extensive experience in railway structures and construction processes."
Mika Silvast
Managing director, Loram Finland Oy
Truly useful
“I know Raido through some meetings and one longer training course. He has given me an impression of a positive and very efficient person. As a trainer he wishes to be absolutely useful and puts a great amount of effort into it. I believe that Raido will have an interesting and successful future.“
Peep Vain
Effective way to achieve the results
“As I have worked with Raido, I can say with a great confidence that his whole essence and actions are motivated by reaching the results in the most effective way possible. He sets himself both short- and long-term targets and always fulfils them with continuous consistency. With his positive personality he sparks people around him to think and work with him.”
Riia Sillave
Former board member of Rail Baltic Estonia OÜ
Extensive expertise in the specialty
“Having worked with Raido for nearly half a year by now, I can see that it has had a significant impact on both my personal and career development. Raido has helped me to specify my goals and decipher different solutions to problems. His positive attitude and skillful coaching have given me tremendous added value both at work and at home.”
Martin Teder
Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, group leader
To the next level
“Raido is a person with a very good energy, who talks about his experiences and teachings with a great passion! His empathy differentiates him from other lecturers, because he really makes an effort to reach the core problem with people and takes them to the next level of their careers.”
Kertu Rattus
Group member of mastermind
Effective way to achieve the results
“I was a president of voluntary organisation JCI Tallinn when I met Raido. We were just working on a charitable project “Rat Race”. It happened that the existing project manager decided to quit, but Raido agreed to take up the position only a couple of months before the culmination. Raido managed to quickly bring himself up to speed with the project, systematically work with the team, set the short-term goals to achieve the end result and to start working. Raido has a remarkable skill to energise the team, taking into consideration the skills and wishes of each team member who were contributing to the project along side their every day lives. He encouraged them to achieve the best result ever, it is astonishing. He is very systematic and knows exactly how to achieve the goal with the whole team.
Katre Taimla
Logistics Manager of Kaubamaja AS
