Translated from the French original. Photo by Yan Krukov from Pexels Here we are at the end of this series of 30 posts devoted to meetings. Let’s take a step back and consider how to build on the idea proposed by Alain CARDON, systemic coach, who describes meetings as a laboratory for learning the leader’s…
Translated from the French original. Photo by Raffaele Vitale on Unsplash I recommend reading an excellent HBR article on the subject of feedback. Here the subject is approached from the other end, by seeking to answer the question. What does an employee who never receives feedback think? Article What does a contributor think of a…
Translated from the French original. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels In 2021 I had the good fortune to sit in on more than 10 meetings with senior leaders: management committees, boards of directors, executive committees, leadership teams. An opportunity to realise that there is room for improvement at every level of every organisation when it…
Translated from the French original. Photo Pexels Every meeting is justified by its objective. That is, of course, stating the obvious. Is it always applied? The best of examples. We very often hear about information meetings. Is information an objective? No. Information is a means. A means in the service of an objective that needs…
Translated from the French original. Photo by Alex Green from Pexels A few weeks ago, I went for lunch with a friend and one of his colleagues. To allow ourselves to be completely present, we settled quietly into an office after buying a sandwich in the street. It served us well, as it let us…
Translated from the French original. Photo by Ivan Aleksic on Unsplash I was talking recently with a friend who is a professor of neurology. We were discussing how hard it often is to keep the discussion on the rails during a meeting. Very quickly come the digressions, those situations where the discussion goes off track…
Translated from the French original. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash I stumbled once again upon a lovely article by an entrepreneur, Ray DALIO, the CEO of the investment fund Bridgewater. 9 common sense rules for getting the most out of meetings The first recommendation, of the nine the author offers, concerns meeting leadership. Who…
Translated from the French original. I am often asked the question: “How do you make sure the progress lasts over time?” It is not that complicated, actually. There are three simple principles to follow. The same principles proposed by Rocky, the rooster in the animated film Chicken Run. Hard work. Perseverance. Hard work. So you…
Translated from the French original. Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash I’m lucky enough to be involved in several associations. For one of them, though, I have the feeling that most of my activity consists of sending out doodles to find meeting slots that work for every member of the board. Indeed, all the board members…
Translated from the French original. Photo by RUN 4 FFWPU from Pexels For several months now, I’ve had the pleasure of working in tandem with Gwenaelle. She works in a large industrial organisation. We’ve built up quite a rapport, as we work together on an acute form of meeting-itis 🙂 One day, as we were…
