Showing vulnerability and sharing feelings do not always feel comfortable in our highly performing business environments. And yet, vulnerability and empathy combined are a one-way ticket to expressing the truest and most authentic part of ourselves, our deepest nature, our aspirations, the very best of ourselves and ultimately connect truly with ot...

What if there was a recipe for your leadership approach? Many leaders rely on instinct to lead their team and as much as many of them accomplish a lot that way, we also fall short on the optimal positive impact we could have on our team, organization and ultimately, our clients. Awareness of the impact that each leadership approach can have, will i...

We may think we are successful because we work hard and we are deeply invested in our work. We think we are successful for ‘WHAT’ we accomplish. However, success and “our best-self” implies that ‘’HOW’’ we do things is just as critical as the WHAT we accomplish.  As a leader, “being your best self” means go be fully present, open, available and, as...

The current context in which we live is evolving. Our reality has completely changed since February 2020! I remember March 13th 2020 – it was my birthday. We had a team meeting. We were supposed to all be together and celebrate our recent success and the up-coming launch of my book. We did so remotely. We changed our ways and this has become our ne...

Despite our good intentions, our interventions do not always have the desired outcome. You might have heard about the TRACOM social styles? It’s a well-known model used to adjust and adapt our communications and be aware of our own preferences and those of our colleagues. Social styles categorize the ways a person communicates, perceives, appreciat...

The traditional model of leadership has been based on knowledge, on right answers, on "the head", with all that it encompasses. The vision, analysis, solution finding, finances, numbers, performance indicators, true and false. This traditional approach is very limited to face our actual volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment....

We have all heard that you can only grow your business or your team to your level as a leader. Which also implies that you need to work on yourself and develop yourself constantly. In fact, Jim Rohn used to say, you need to work harder on yourself than you do your job. Do you invest time in your own development? How can you develop your leadership,...

Trust is a human bond: it is the foundation of any team’s dynamics, whether in sport or in an organization. In order to trust – to rely entirely on someone other than ourself, and therefore to surrender oneself– there are a few prerequisites. One must believe in the good intention of others, in their abilities, in their benevolence. Otherwise, coul...

I was recently in a coaching session with a leader who realized how difficult it was for him to be vulnerable. And he easily and candidly identified the cause: his ego.  He even wondered whether his ego was being affected by his role as a leader. In fact, he wondered if his leadership role encouraged his belief that he needed to answer everything a...

Every day, as a coach, I have the great privilege of helping managers and teams improve their performance and dynamics. I am often asked: How can I empower my team? How can I make my employees more proactive, accountable, innovative and agile? In my experience, what really helps leaders have the desired impact is a set of 5 elements (our 5Cs model)...