It is with great pleasure that I share my learnings from 2020 with you because, even though this year has been complicated, challenging, even difficult for some of us, I chose to focus on the positive aspects of this crisis. Indeed, every crisis allows change to emerge for those who are ready to accept it and turn it into an opportunity!

Neurodiversity refers to the existence of multiple types of neurological functioning in humans. It can be compared to the concept of biodiversity (which considers the diversity of ecosystems, spaces, and genes), but focusing solely on the diversity of human brains and minds.

In times of crisis, the essential challenge of Care-based management—a compassionate managerial approach inspired by the principles of the ethics of care—is to “take care of others.” The goal is to align relational quality within the team, a humble and empathetic attitude, while embodying an “inspiring” leadership for one’s teams.

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The Jean-Jaurès Foundation publishes a study titled “Is Management Dead?”, which suggests there will be a before and after COVID-19 for managers, who will now need to implement a management style that is “collective, humble, and empathetic.”

We are living in a unique time where we are completely shaken, losing our bearings. We have become more anxious, managing businesses that are either slowing down or, on the contrary, accelerating rapidly. We often find ourselves overwhelmed by strong emotions, struggling to understand and accept the situation.

When Yuval Noah Harari says that humans will need to reinvent themselves every ten years in the future, we already sense that it is important to start this process now. And even if it’s not obvious, many leaders have already reinvented themselves, from Elon Musk to Marc Simoncini, and François Pinault.

Today, around the world, many entrepreneurs practice frugal and agile innovation, popularized by Navi Radjou in his book Jugaad, a Hindi word meaning “the art of crafting ingenious solutions.” This concept of frugality, or “less is more,” is regularly revisited, whether in architecture or business, and is experiencing a resurgence due to the planet’s resource crisis.

Today, around the world, many entrepreneurs practice frugal and agile innovation, popularized by Navi Radjou in his book Jugaad, a Hindi word meaning “the art of crafting ingenious solutions.” This concept of frugality, or “less is more,” is regularly revisited, whether in architecture or business, and is experiencing a resurgence due to the planet’s resource crisis.

Too often, executive committees (Codirs) operate in a top-down manner, with many members acting as experts and heads of their own silos, themselves accustomed to highly directive leadership. This comes at the expense of collegiality, which ensures good governance and enables intelligent decision-making that the team can embrace. Yet, there are many ways to improve the efficiency of a Codir and find the right balance between directive and participative leadership.

Feeding ourselves is essential, both physically and psychologically. What we choose to ingest affects not only our bodies but also our minds. To maximize the benefits, there’s a simple formula: know how to choose what is good for you!

In today’s globalized environment, traveling has become extremely easy, whether for leisure or relocation. As a result, large corporations seeking international expansion now expect their leaders to be just as global as they are. But with too much movement, some may quickly feel as if they are losing their roots, no longer feeling truly at home anywhere.

After the remarkable success of the French women’s handball team and their coach Olivier Krumbholz, the latter perfectly summarized his role as coach and manager:
"Before, I thought I was somewhat the owner of the team. Now, I no longer feel like the epicenter of this adventure. I came to set things in order and help the players. The performance stems from them; as a result of this evolution, the French women are now ‘co-owners of the team’ in a form of participatory democracy!"

For John Spense, the American management guru, (T + C + EFC) * DE = Success!

(Talents plus Culture plus Extreme Focus on the Client) multiplied by Disciplined Execution leads to business success.

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Introduced by Carl Gustav Jung, archetypes are representations that emerge from the collective unconscious and appear in myths, fairy tales, religions, spiritual traditions, but also in video games and TV series.

You’ve just been promoted and invited to attend your first Executive Committee (Codir or Comex), one of the key bodies for steering your business unit or company. You may be wondering what the “must-haves” are for your new role. Beyond managing your teams day-to-day, this position will require you to strengthen your strategic posture as well as your role as a member of the leadership team.

“ A belief is halfway between opinion and knowledge. ” - Emmanuel Kant

Energy may be our most precious resource, a wealth that cannot be fully possessed or controlled. What are the drivers that fuel it, how can we stimulate it, develop it, to infuse momentum within the company and our teams? Our organizational and human management models need to evolve to integrate new approaches to leadership. In this respect, startups have become the new trendsetters in innovation, and they inspire us.

Ecology is in the air today; it has become a trendy term ever since the damage caused by human activity became too obvious to ignore. It was the German biologist Ernst Haeckel who first used the term in 1866 to define “the science of the relations of organisms with the surrounding world”—in other words, the science that studies the relationships of living beings within their environment.

The sunny days arrive with spring and, like nature, we feel the need to blossom and recharge in order to become even more effective. How? Quite simply, by learning to take care of ourselves.

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If you are interested in the process of innovation and creativity, you’ve surely heard these phrases many times: “move fast and break things”, “failure is necessary for innovation”, or, as James Joyce beautifully put it: “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.”