Put on the bench? This doesn’t define who you are and is only one story among others.

As a Coach I meet a lot of people who have been somehow totally sidelined professionally.  The stories are all different and sadly so similar.  Either they were not fitting the mold of their management, or they were "an annoyance" to the company (maybe being a bit too transparent and putting taboos on the table …

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Quebec nous voilà – une histoire de changement

Il y a un mois hier nous quittions la France pour une nouvelle aventure dans la belle province du Québec.  Un mois, c'est à la fois si long et si court. Nous étions pressés, impatients de démarrer notre nouvelle vie. Eh bien c'est fait.  Quel périple de  plusieurs mois avons-nous vécu :  Le stress de l'attente …

Remote working or under house arrest

I had the pleasure to present a session about remote working at the Toronto Agile Conference. here are the slides. I will soon share a video. remote-working-or-under-house-arrest_torontoDownload

Moving Motivators – Energize people

The Moving Motivators exercise is based on ten intrinsic desires, which Jurgen Appelo derived from the works of Daniel Pink, Steven Reiss, and Edward Deci. What is intrinsic motivation? According to Jurgen this is defined as people’s innate desires to do well and to have an eagerness for self-control and self-direction in accomplishing objectives. Successful intrinsic motivation …

Managerial innovation, novelty of the moment or necessary re-balancing of an inefficient managerial relationship?

Managerial innovation seems to be present in all conversations as well as in all conferences. Besides, I talk about it and I think about it all the time these days. Today I wonder if we are "innovators", "inno-boasters" or "restorers" of the managerial relationship ? What is clear is that the role of the manager …

Innovation managériale, nouveauté du moment ou ré-équilibrage nécessaire d’une relation managériale inefficiente?

L’innovation managériale semble être présente dans toutes les conversations ainsi que dans toutes les conférences. D’ailleurs, j’en parle tout le temps ces temps-ci. Aujourd’hui je me demande même si nous sommes des « innovateurs », des « inno-vanteurs » ou des « restaurateurs » de la relation managériale? Ce qui est clair, c’est que le …

Effective and successful communication

Chose the right "ego" state Transactional Analysis tells us Transactional analysis helps us identifying which ego states are present in your transactions (conversations) so you can become more conscious and have better, more constructive transactions. Especially in a professional environment, we want to move from a “Parent / Child” relation and evolve to an “Adult …