The first time I met with the COO of a company I used to work for, the conversation got cut short with this ruthless statement, yielding for nothing but acceptance. Nothing to add, just swallow both my pride and the pill, whatever the message. I…
So, yes, the Games are well over, and so is my silence. I put this blog on hold while looking after a training venue for the 2012 Summer Games. The Olympics and Paralympics are just another source of that kick which gets me to ignore what…
Preparing the Olympics, or any other massive event, sometimes feels like being an Olympian myself. I certainly manage to avoid injuries during its planning, yet, as I have been selected and honoured to be part of it, I cannot let down the ones who rely…
Tidying up has been part of one of my current contracts lately. Sometimes it is about processes, other times it is about language: as a team, do we actually speak and understand the same one? From any standpoint, it is a pretty essential question to…
Where to start? The street around Times Square already look like nothing happened a few days ago, some countries have agreed to give an extra day off away after partying harder on a weekend, and the Dakar (the one on land, not the flying one) has started off…
We are not quite done, and the day-long meetings are swallowing the bit of energy I had rebuilt over the weekend. So I am digging, hard, and anxiously taking notes to be sure I will remember why we ended up taking this perspective rather than…
Knowing the Judo World Championship is currently happening in Paris, I could not resist and make another reference to martial arts, and how I keep learning and getting those “ah-ah!” moments when on the mat (or tatami for some). Last night brought a new word in my…
So, that is it: first big milestone on the birthday calendar. Does that make it an infant, a teenager or a young adult, in business years? Some countries became independent that same day: Venezuela (1811), Algeria (1962) and Cape Verde (1975). And promising, or confirmed…
Lately, I have encountered and witnessed more and more daring souls across our little planet. Maybe I am just more open to consider their impact on (our) everyday life. Sure, I could speak of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria or Yemen, as democracy is soaring with fearless…
Working as part of a team can be tough, yes: composing with diversities of personalities while managing multiple projects at the same time can make some situations more delicate than others. And confrontation (ooh, strong and bad word) comes into play. Not fun, obviously. Mind…