Tele2 is now led by Arnis Priedītis

Today, on January 14, Arnis Priedītis has officially become the Chairman of the Board of Tele2. Previously, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer and was acting Chief Executive Officer. As reported earlier, the former head of “Tele2” Valdis Vancovičs decided last November to leave his position as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer. Arnis Priedītis has been working at Tele2 for more than 18 years, during which time […]

The woman beater continues to receive Michelin recognition

The restaurant owner who once, shortly after receiving recognition from the Michelin Guide, beat up a female guest in the pub did not keep his promise to step down; on the contrary – he became the sole owner of the company, consolidating his position. Shortly after the Michelin Guide 2024 awards were announced, social networks and online news sites were flooded by a video showing how Murad Juško, co-owner of COD, a restaurant included in the list of Michelin-recommended venues, […]

In Jelgava, concern about the harmful activities of Muciņš, the hospital director appointed without a competition

Among the medical staff of Jelgava City Hospital, concerns are growing about the actions of the temporarily appointed, non-competitively selected hospital director Rinalds Muciņš, which may significantly worsen the availability of hospital services for the residents of Jelgava and the surrounding region; moreover, his management style and methods are already undermining the team spirit and motivation of the medical staff. The conflict between the hospital’s management and the medical personnel has been simmering for quite a while […]

Agency “Alpha” wins in two categories at the “European Agency Awards 2025”

The communications agency “Alpha” has won two awards this year in the prestigious “European Agency Awards 2025” competition – in the categories “Best PR Campaign” and “Best Integrated Campaign”, recognizing the campaign “Never Alone!”, which was carried out in Lithuania in cooperation with the Findmykids app. This achievement confirms that the Baltics’ communications industry is capable of creating European-level solutions with real public […]

Freedom by overworking and growth in drama

It is 2018, 10:30 p.m. A bottle of wine in my left hand. A box of tissues in my right. Feverish after a 15-hour workday, yet feeling lighter than I had in years – both literally and figuratively. For the first time in many years, I wasn’t carrying a laptop. It was my last day in the United Kingdom before moving back to Riga. Two thoughts were running through my head: 1. This is […]

The Singularity of Middle Management

The world of artificial intelligence is currently neatly split into two sects. Any resemblance to the Bible is, of course, beyond your correspondent’s competence – but I still cannot resist them. One sect is waiting for the Messiah. Pardon me – AGI or superintelligence. This congregation is small but well funded; its gospel is the spreadsheet, and its hymns are sung at investor presentations. With sacred […]

Accenture and Linde Gas – the fairest payers of remuneration in Latvia

The fairest remuneration in the small and medium-sized enterprise category is paid by Linde Gas, while in the large enterprise category it is paid by Accenture’s Latvian branch, according to the remuneration research and management consulting company Figure Baltic Advisory. The authors of the study point out that this year there has again been fierce competition, confirming that employers are paying increasing attention to fair remuneration. Several organizations rank among the payers of the fairest remuneration […]