Leadership isn’t a degree you earn once.And yet, that’s how we treat senior executives. When I’m brought into a company to work …
Leadership isn’t a degree you earn once.And yet, that’s how we treat senior executives. When I’m brought into a company to work …
We think soft skills are about people.France’s highest court has just reminded us they must first be about facts. On 15 October …
As a coach, I can’t do what management refuses to do.And yet, that’s sometimes exactly what I’m asked to do. When an …
Feedback doesn’t always get stuck when it’s given.Sometimes, it gets stuck when it’s received. Feedback is hard.The message is delicate to put …
What if your team’s real ceiling… were you? It’s one of the most uncomfortable realities I encounter in my work.And one of …
On Thursday, I went to give blood thinking I was doing something useful.I left with a lesson in leadership. It was my …
You don’t become a writer because you know how to read.You don’t become a manager because you’ve mastered your job. In France, …
People often ask me if I’m trying to soften the abrasive leaders I coach.The answer is no. In my last post, I …
An abrasive leader isn’t always lacking awareness.Sometimes they’re lacking options. Some of them know.And yet, they do it again. For ten years, …
Twenty years of supporting change have taught me one thing: what shifts on the outside often reveals what needs to grow on …
There are exhibitions in front of which we lower our voices. This weekend, I was in Paris with my family.I went to …
I pedalled.But with assistance, so “it doesn’t count”. A few years ago, on holiday in the mountains, I wanted to go mountain …