VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
Two companies contacted me recently.One single question was enough to see that their values stopped at a poster on the wall. The first one for coaching an abrasive leader.The second one for mediation between two people displaying inappropriate behaviors. In both cases, I asked the sponsor the same question.“What will happen if nothing changes after […]
KINDNESS IS THE STANDARD THEY CHOOSE TO HONOUR
In some people, above all else, kindness is the standard they choose to honour.Since I noticed it, I no longer look at people in the same way. It all started after the holiday season. I was having lunch with a friend.We were telling each other about our holidays.Me, in Canada. Her, in Switzerland. And we […]
LEADING IN THE FIELD
In a meeting, we analyze, decide, and argue our points.But do we really look at what is happening while we do it? In every interaction, something is circulating.An energy. A tension. An opening or a closing. And that is the field. In the Co-Active approach, we talk about an energetic field that surrounds every interaction […]
YOU LOST ME
My children taught me what 20 years in business never managed to normalize.And all thanks to one simple expression. “You lost me.”It’s an expression I’ve been hearing a lot lately. Only three words.Very simple, but with so much impact. Just this: I don’t understand what you’re referring to, and I’m saying it. And I find […]
ABOVE THE LINE, BELOW THE LINE
I was observing an executive committee from the back of the room.And I noticed that, at a very precise moment, everything shifts. The exchanges are engaged and the topics matter.Everyone is in their role. And then… something changes. People start speaking faster.Silences disappear.People’s focus hardens. Without anyone saying it explicitly, it is no longer the […]
WORK AND NEW GENERATIONS
“New generations don’t want to work anymore.”I hear this often, and I disagree. What I observe is that this is not a problem of engagement.It is a profound transformation in the relationship to work. Two models are facing each other. Ours: Gen X and part of the millennials.We grew up in the shadow of our […]
THE COACH’S NEUTRALITY
A neutral coach does not exist.And that is not a problem. A coach is a human being.They have a story, filters, reactions. Through their questions, their silences, their mirrors…they influence the direction.Always. So neutrality?Either it is an illusion.Or it is a cold, rigid, disconnected stance. That is not the real issue. The problem is not […]
ABRASIVE LEADER — FRENCH SUPREME COURT
The French Supreme Court has spoken.And what it says is simpler — and more radical — than we might think. On May 6, 2025 (Cass. soc., no. 23-14.492), it reminded us of this:When a management style creates lasting suffering, gross misconduct may be established. Even without any intent to harm.Even if the company took too […]
LEADERSHIP AND THE OLYMPICS – Energetic contagion / the audience
The Winter Olympics have just come to an end, and I noticed something important.The influence of the audience on athletes’ performance. A dynamic I had already felt very strongly during the Paris 2024 Olympics. The crowds lining the marathon route.The stadiums vibrating.That palpable energy, almost physical. It wasn’t just noise.It was a force. That force […]
LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
“Be yourself.”It is probably the most limiting advice you can give a leader. Because we are not one single “self”, stable and consistent over time. We are shaped by several forces,several parts,sometimes contradictory ones. This is something I often observe in my coaching work. We build a leadership identity around one role.The decision-maker. The protector. […]