Article published in the Bilan Opinions of 31st March 206 Every day, we have the privilege of engaging with talented professionals – the managers and executives who place their trust in us (a key point to bear in mind as we continue with this short column). These...
After several years within the same company, it is natural to aspire to development or promotion. That is healthy ambition. It fuels motivation and gives meaning to everyday commitment. However, it is important to recognise an uncomfortable reality: promotion is...
This article emerged from a recent discussion with executives and managers, and from a powerful insight: many leaders have been trained for stability in a world that is no longer stable. They now have to operate in an environment for which they were never truly...
At some point in our career, we have all encountered a manager whose real contribution is difficult to define. You genuinely wonder how they ever reached such a level of responsibility while contributing so little. Some of them have a remarkable ability to navigate...
Article published on Thursday 22th January in the 24h and Friday 23th in the Tribune de Genève. As I write this column for the third week of January, I couldn’t help thinking about “Blue Monday”, the popular expression referring to the third Monday of January, often...
In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, there is a scene that has become iconic: two men face each other in the Sad Hill Cemetery. One is armed and the other is digging. In that moment, the world is reduced in a brutal, almost caricatured way to two simple categories:...
Dear partners and friends, On behalf of all my colleagues and associates at Chaberton Partners, Ganci Partners and Novelia, please accept our warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season and precious moments shared with your loved ones. At this time of year, I would...
We often assume that change becomes necessary only when problems or crises arise, be it in business, our careers, personal life or even sport This is a common fallacy. The reality is clear at every level: stability should not be confused with inaction. It is precisely...
Outlook, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Pro, Signal, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter, Facebook, Instagram Messenger, Snapchat, phone calls, text messages, Bloomberg Chat… All these channels are now part of our daily lives, whether for work, leisure, job hunting or professional...
Are you more of a manager-coach or are you an inclusive, participative manager with an empowering approach? It is interesting, fascinating even, to observe not just the evolution of management practices, but of the marketing that surrounds them. After all, every era...
