Category: Leadership Nuggets

  • Ace your end-of-year reviews: the practical guide for managers

    Ace your end-of-year reviews: the practical guide for managers

    Acing Year-End Reviews: The Practical Guide for Managers Year-end reviews... for some, whether managers or employees, this can be a dreaded time. I remember one of my first appraisals: I received generic “well done” comments, and I imagine (now) that my manager meant well. But I didn't know...

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  • Emotional salary: what makes you stay... and shine

    Emotional salary: what makes you stay... and shine

    Le salaire émotionnel : ce qui fait rester… et rayonner « Lorsque les gens sont émotionnellement investis, ils veulent contribuer »  Simon Sinek J’ai commencé ma carrière dans les ressources humaines il y a plus de 30 ans. À l’époque, on parlait surtout de salaires, d’avantages en nature et de plans de carrière. Mais aujourd’hui?…

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  • The real secret of high-performing teams

    The real secret of high-performing teams

    Le vrai secret des équipes qui performent? Travailler ensemble, vraiment La performance d’une équipe ne repose pas uniquement sur les compétences individuelles ou les outils à disposition. Elle s’appuie sur un socle souvent négligé: la capacité à collaborer efficacement..et à se connaître collectivement. Après plus de 30 ans en ressources humaines dans de grands groupes,…

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  • A curious leader is a living leader

    A curious leader is a living leader

    Un leader curieux est un leader vivant Voici un extrait de l’échange que j’ai eu récemment avec un leader: “Je vais vous dire une chose que j’ai comprise bien tard dans ma carrière, et pourtant j’avais déjà plus de 20 ans de direction dans les jambes à ce moment-là : la curiosité est le moteur…

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  • The (truly underestimated) importance of the facilitator's role in training

    The (truly underestimated) importance of the facilitator's role in training

    “I thought it was going to be a bore.” That was the first thing a participant said to me at the end of a training session I was leading for a client. Silence in the room. You could hear a pin drop. And then he continued: “Do you really want to know what I thought of the training? Frankly, it was great. I’m leaving feeling motivated…

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  • Seeing opportunities

    Seeing opportunities

    Sunday, March 9th. It's 6 am, and I'm in a taxi on my way to the airport. My flight to Amsterdam, and then on to Tampa, is scheduled for on time. The sun is rising over Paris. Spring is near. It's going to be a great day. I'm looking forward to facilitating a four-day management workshop…

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