By Anik Desjardins, Certified Coach, ACC, CRHA

How are you preparing yourself to manage in this fall’s context of uncertainty, at the start of the fourth wave, when the new hybrid work model which was to define our new reality is now postponed? In this article, discover concrete ways to help you cope with a disrupted return to work and the...

Time is money as goes the saying. Our time is valuable! In this age of multi social media, where we type, talk, watch and think at once, quality time truly is the most valuable commodity. How often do you stop and think? I mean, really think? How important is it to give ourselves time to think?

Many studies demonstrate the importance of putting...

Every leader wants their team to me motivated, engaged, be innovative and efficient. The leader-coach posture will allow you to carry this out. That said, to reach it, you must adopt specific behaviors to fully dedicate yourself in accompanying your team in the development and reach of their full potential: you need to be a conductor and put...

Every time I ask a team leader, whether they’re an executive or a front line manager: “Of all the questions and decisions that are asked by your team, what percentage of these could be directly answered by another team member?” I never get an answer below 50% - meaning that 1 in 2 questions that can, and should, be answered by...

For many months now, I've been noticing that the pandemic and working from home has been weighing on managers. For many, workflow seems to have accelerated and managing tasks, at a distance, brings a baggage of obstacles and questions: how do I adapt my managerial position while working remotely, how do I build team spirit, how do I vivify team...

Setting a team contract isessentialtokeeping our vision and success on track. It strengthens our willingness to work well together, it provides purpose and behaviouralguidelines, it defineswhat is acceptable and what is not, what is success and how it is measured. In other words, itestablishesthe rules for workingeffectively together as a team...

This pandemic has had clear benefits despite its very present hardships; with the world being in on it together. One of the advantages is that our personal and business personalities are better aligned. I have seen less showing up (ego) personalities emerge and more people being there (presence). I believe this is one of the reasons people were...

A topic precious to my heart, as a woman, as a leader, as a manager, as an entrepreneur, as a board member and as a mother. It has been a long time since I created the program, Women in the lead, to give women a safe space to reflect on where they wanted to go, their next level in their career, in terms of recognition, promotion, specific files,...

I recently interviewed Manon Brouillette, former president of Videotron, who said that the more you progress in leadership roles, the more you become a HR manager. As president, 80% of her time was devoted to her role as a human resources manager. However, when becoming leaders, many of us  not trained for this role. We are often experts in...

Althoughthere is no such thing as bad or good leadership styles, some stylescreatea betterworkplaceclimate than others. A proficient manager knowshow toadoptdifferent leadership styles to succeed and embrace the coaching approach. Of all leadership styles, coaching is the best at stimulating people's potential and productivity over the long term...