Our individual and collective responsibility to bring about positive change is immense. But how do we do? My contribution to an event on Community Building & Change Management organized at the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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What's in store for the Future of Work? This article was first published on Marginalia, the Future of Work Magazine at the eve of a new year. Will we keep waiting, or make real change happen?
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What is corporate activism? I believe it is broader than “companies taking a stance on social issues” and it has the potential to propel organizations, people and society at large into a more positive future.
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"By decree of the President of the French Republic and upon my proposal, you have been appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit". A beautiful surprise and an encouragement to keep fighting for better leadership
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Is shop floor the blind spot of leadership? I asked my colleague Bill Murray how he and his team managed to achieve exceptional results on the manufacturing shop floor.
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"...at the very intersection between technology and human beings": Social Technologies in Business, a book by Isabel de Clerq and 14 co-authors including yours truly, makes a strong call for individual and organizational transformation through social technologies. Here's a bit about my social journey. What's yours?
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Courage Camp. Tales from a 2-day retreat in Rhode Island, exploring what it takes to become a courageous leader. What if courage wasn't the superpower of a few, but our ability to be fully human?
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How do we do quality? Through processes and exhortations? Or by putting the human at the center of the system, and empowering them to improve it continuously? The pharma industry has misunderstood Edwards Deming for 30 years, but can catch up. An article co-written with Anders Vinther, Chief Quality Officer for Sanofi Pasteur.
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At Sanofi Pasteur, employees contribute their quality improvement ideas using Yammer. Read how much time and money the company is saving as it produces more life-saving vaccines. A customer success story published by Microsoft.
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Between control and self-censorship, speaking up in the corporate world is quite rare. But the missions served by organizations would actually benefit from more people raising their voice. This post was originally published on The Future of Work is Human by CIPD.
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What if Agile was more than a process, a method? What if the logical progression from method to outcome was not the reality in most companies? Let's talk about change activism instead. This blog post was originally published on Hack & Craft News
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How will organizations evolve in 2017? Will we see a slow, gentle evolution towards more collaboration? Or could change be more radical and brutal? Brexit, Trump... what happened in 2016 in the political arena could very well impact business organizations too.
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After 10 years exploring the world, growing through unusual jobs, connecting deeply with strangers, I experienced a cultural shock when I joined a large, old, scientific company. First, I tried to cope. Then, I tried to change a few things. It didn't always work as hoped, but it was definitely instructive.
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Creating a common reality, from which people can act together towards a certain goal, is possibly the most arduous challenge faced by corporate communicators today. Major social changes, technological disruptions have profoundly impacted sense-making. What can corporate communicators learn about this new world and evolve their professional practice, to remain relevant and add business value?
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It’s been a blast. A year has passed already since I’ve started getting involved in an amazing people-centric transformation project. Now is a good time to look back and reflect on the progress that happened, what remains to be done, and what I’ve learnt along the way.
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Corporate Rebels United, Rebels At Work and Change Agents Worldwide recently organized an amazing 24-hour Rebel Jam where corporate change makers from around the world shared ideas and advice. My contribution to the Jam consisted in supporting people who suffer from a controlling work culture and want to do something about it. Change agents, it’s time to be tactical! Here are 15 tips anyone can use. They’ve been useful to me and I hope they can be to others.
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Volunteers decide by themselves. They can say no. That’s why “volunteer” is a rarity in the corporate world, that loves nothing more than orderly management of resources. Yet, they bring invaluable energy and ideas... provided organizations learn to mobilize and leverage volunteers. Here is an example, taken from an on-going movement for quality improvement. Based on Kotter's 8-Step for leading change, it is about enabling massive volunteerism to help the organization improve.
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Want to wreck the atmosphere of a friendly dinner? Speak "industrial quality". Explain how compliance, deviation tracking and process books are important. It's only minutes before the first guest starts yawning and stretching. Yet, I'm moving to Quality, and I'm thrilled. It's an overwhelming challenge. How to transform an old industrial culture, with Quality as a catalyst for change? How to engage employees into making quality products? How to make Quality exciting?
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Stop using social networks to push information. You can do much better. Social networks with a purpose: this is a speech I gave at TEDxBedminster in Sept. 2014. Special thanks to Fatiha, Nicholas, Martina, Caroline, Alejandra, Richard, Stephane... and all dengue fighters across the world.
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What is it to lead with respect? You can tick the “respect” box as much as you want on the company value checklist; nothing replaces everyday marks of respect to each member of your team.
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