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The Slow Life Resistance
This picture was designed with the help of ChatGPT At first sight, there isn’t much in common between a) Tunisia born Science-Po and Polytechnique Professor, Dr. Asma Mhalla, b) ex-model, European Union official and coach, Congo born Claude Tambwe, c)...
The Future of Leadership (by Ben Clayton Jolly)
“We used to talk about the VUCA world (Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex and Ambiguous), now we are living it every day.” “Leaders face a learning crisis when they move from leading one size of group to a larger group. This happens at around 15 people, 50, 100, 200...
Naomi would still be alive if a Samba band had taken her call!
On December 29th 2017, Naomi Musenga was suddenly paralyzed by an excruciating pain in her stomach. The 22 year old, mother of a baby child, called the emergencies in Strasbourg where she lived… The pain was unbearable as she was being passed from one service to...
Empowerment and waterline
Empowerment is the basis for trust, simplified procedures and processes, daring organizations and customer obsession. These new directions are followed by those taking on the Disruption Economy. It suggests that the shift from traditional, vertical, siloed and...
To be invincible… be vulnerable
“These last days had quite some impact on my life. You and your team opened up my eyes, helping to explain why some of my team members are not fulfilling my expectations. I had to realize that I am more part of the problem than I ever expected. Changing myself and my...
Why “Bonobo Cultures” won’t survive
Recently, I was puzzled by an article claiming that Duke University researchers, Christopher Krupenye and Brian Hare had found that Bonobos (a type of monkey frequently studied for their social behaviours thought comparable to those of humans) "preferred Tyrants"....
It is about time you protect your Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Colin Kaepernick
The battle between Good and Bad, Loyalty and Toadying, Progress and Immobility, Past and Future, Courage and Conformism has accompanied Mankind since its beginning. And always, prior to Victory, courageous whistle blowers and change agents have paid, with their lives...
Cautiousness kills
Year after year Helen Fisher (Chief Scientific Officer for the Dating website, match.com) holds a Survey with a large sample of US members. This year, she found out that 67% of the single US members who were engaged into a long-term relationship had not married...
Hope, Faith and Bravery
As most of you know by now, I have decided to dedicate part of my time to validate/invalidate my theory that, if we frequently use the sports metaphor in the Business World, in fact, business has a lot to teach to the Sports Community. I therefore work 20% of my time...
Closing 2017: Leaders take a stand!
Leaders make a difference! My grandfather was a Judge. He was part of the gentry in his town, a classical right wing, catholic bourgeois. But, during the IInd World War, something was increasingly disturbing the peace of mind which sounded natural for this farmers’...
Forget “team-building” and other rafting or bungee jumping exercises! Are you ready to put yourself in danger for your team?
“I know that the game tonight is crucial, but I have decided to put myself in danger! If I truly believe in your stuff of unconditional support, in the fact that the bench should be as highly considered as the “star players” and because I do not want a team with...
“This is a man’s World”: If you wish to create a challenging culture… start by supporting each other!
Too often, James Brown’s greatest hit, plays in my head when facilitating sophisticated senior teams during a delicate working session of theirs. Generally speaking those teams, rightly so, seek to raise the level of their collective game by challenging each other,...
Corporate Activism & Leadership Transformation
I have had the privilege to meet an amazing woman in July, taking advantage of one of her visits in Lyon (she now lives in the US). Céline Schillinger works for Sanofi Pasteur, has an impressive academic education and an even more amazing life story, a true Heroin's...
This is not a bank note (when procedures take over from Meaning)
I recently met in Villars, an Austrian man who had been part of the team who designed in 1996, under Robert Kalina’s supervision, the first €uros bank notes which were circulated by the European Central Bank in 2002. Understandably, he was very proud of this...
Why “the Matrix” doesn’t work!
I couldn’t prevent myself to think of this clip! I was strongly engaged by a bright, young Chinese leader this week, about the fact that the matrix organization was getting in the way of organizational performance. “Invented” in the 80’s, with a wonderful intention...
Does your boss also want to “go digital” and expect you to find what this means?
It was back in 2008 when 12 Brazilian CEO’s contacted a local business school (Fundação Dom Cabral) which invited me to design a Journey tailored to their needs. They all had an intuition that a tidal wave had launched somewhere and that we didn’t know where, when and...
Our (very) old friends: Logos, Ethos and Pathos. By Michael Newman
Regular readers of this blog will be very familiar with Aristotle’s Three Agendas; Intellectual (Logos); Behavioural (Ethos); and Emotional (Pathos). They are a core philosophy of the Enablers Network and are widely used by our clients and many of our partner...
Leading when I don’t know: a new Logos, Ethos and Pathos for Disruption Leaders
Unless we are Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, the chances are that we feel increasingly concerned about leading in a context that we do not fully master nor understand. Who can claim that they have a clear grasp on all new technologies (3D copying, 4.0 Manufacturing,...
In times of Disruption, challenge your orthodoxies!
A famous toy company, the World Class Finnish education system and the winners of the European Rugby Champion’s Cup have in common the ability to identify the ‘Orthodoxies’ in their business and challenge them before it is too late. Someone in the toy company voiced...
Intoxicating possibilities By Marvin Faure on Friday May 26th
What wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating, as possibility?” (Søren Kierkegaard) This is the third in a series begun by Didier’s post What makes populist leaders successful? We propose an approach for leaders that favours positive emotions and...
Only passions, great passions by Marvin Faure
Didier caught the mood of the moment last week in one of those inspirational blogs to which only he has the secret: What makes populist leaders successful? He suggested that the reason for the rise of people such as Trump, Le Pen, Wilders, Duterte and the success of...
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