Translated from the French original. Just yesterday I was sitting in on a management committee. After two hours of observation, I could see how freely the conversation flowed within the group. At the same time, I could see how some of the discussions were a little muddled. I simply told them to work on the…
Translated from the French original. Just yesterday, Caroline called and asked for my help with a seminar she was facilitating the next day. She was looking for ideas to energise 150 people gathered to talk about the circular economy. “Show them a funny video, then ask everyone to tell their neighbour about the circular-economy habit…
Translated from the French original. Just yesterday, I was having a conversation with the Managing Director of a company. The subject was the round-robins at the start of their executive committee meetings, meant to get participants on board. As the conversation moved along, he interrupted me and said he was realising that their round-robins, originally…
Translated from the French original. Just yesterday, I went to see the film Novembre. In one scene, the police commissioner played by Jean DUJARDIN warns the team that hard times lie ahead, and offers those who wish to do so the chance to step back. What about you? Do you ever suggest to meeting participants…
Translated from the French original. Just yesterday I was sitting in on a committee meeting of an association. The meeting was progressing chaotically. It moved along at the pace of the ideas that popped up, randomly and unbidden, in the chairman’s head. And you? When you facilitate a meeting, what do you do with the…
Translated from the French original. Attention in meetings. Now there’s a good question, given how often we’re tempted to do something else rather than be present … properly present. A short article in which I had the chance to explain how that attention is managed upstream of the meeting, by taking the time to be…
Translated from the French original. What are your team meetings like? Do they energise you? What do your team members say about them? Yesterday, I had the good fortune to take part in a webinar with Ludovic GIRODON, author of the excellent management book Dream Team. Quentin DEMEESTERE hosted the session. He is the co-founder…
Translated from the French original. I had the good fortune to be interviewed on B SMART by Arnaud ARDOIN for the segment “Le livre SMART”. A fine opportunity to talk about meetings, about the book La Réunionite, ça suffit ! Les dix questions qui changent les réunions and to touch on ideas such as: –…
Translated from the French original. Réunionite : les secrets pour que vos réunions ne soient plus inutiles #reunion #reunionite #reuniologie #reuniologue #louisvareille #ecoleinternationaledereuniologie
Translated from the French original. I have done my share of meetings. A lot of them. In different formats: sitting around a boardroom table, around a restaurant table, in a negotiation box, standing up, on a plane, on the phone, in a bar, in a warehouse on a stack of pallets, by videoconference, from up…
