Private Equity & Venture Capital
What Happens to Founders as Startups Scale : The Six Founder Trajectories Investors Should Anticipate
Founders do not all evolve in the same way as their companies grow. One of the most common…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Soft Resilience : Navigating Prolonged Tough Times Without Burning Out
In times of prolonged adversity, whether it’s a crisis, conflict, or a high-pressure business environment, resilience becomes more…
Leadership Assessment & Development
The Power of Humility in Leadership
Leadership isn’t about having all the answers or always being the most commanding presence in the room. In…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Entrepreneur behaviors that drive investors away
Entrepreneurs may not always realize it, but their behavior plays a role just as crucial as financial results…
Leadership Assessment & Development
12 Limiting Beliefs That Harm Entrepreneurs and Leaders
In the entrepreneurial journey, the obstacles encountered by entrepreneurs and leaders are not always limited to those that…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Coaching: 6 ways to boost a manager’s performance
For more than a decade, I’ve been coaching managers, entrepreneurs and executives in their quest for performance and…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Mental State and Under-Performance: The 7 Emotional States That Sabotage Our Success
We’ve all had those days when everything seems to go smoothly: tasks are easily accomplished, ideas flow and…
How a CEO can deal with a leader’s disappointing performance
The performance of a member of the management team can sometimes be disappointing, which poses a challenge for…
Leadership Assessment & Development
The pitfalls to avoid when leading in times of crisis
The crisis can act like a steamroller for people in positions of responsibility. It creates stress and anxiety…
What should a new CEO work on first when joining a company?
A new CEO’s first 100 days in a company are crucial. During this period, he must assess the…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Identifying a Distressed Leader: Signs and Strategies for Support
Sometimes, personal or professional difficulties affect a leader’s ability to carry out his or her duties to the…
Leadership Assessment & Development
8 ways to be a bad manager by abusing your power
“If you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” said Abraham Lincoln. In her excellent book…
Leadership Assessment & Development
5 human skills to develop to feel better at work
“How are things at work? This is a question frequently asked by friends and family, and when you…
Leadership Assessment & Development
Preventing “burn-out” by expanding your circle of influence
“Burn-out” is a word commonly used in the workplace today, but some skeptics see it as a fad although it defines a real evil, that of exhaustion in the workplace. Many know relatives or employees facing it, others are suffering from it.
Leadership Assessment & Development
No victim, no persecutor, no savior : restoring a healthy relationship with others
(For French version, click here) When I ask managers about their greatest sources of joy and suffering in the…
