Ah! Susan. Had you not co-founded Change Agents Worldwide and welcomed me there, I wouldn’t have been able to do what I did at Sanofi. You’ve inspired us all in this group and beyond with your grit, your expertise, your generosity. You showed us what courage means when you decided to shift your focus on fighting domestic violence. Your sense of purpose, your dedication to your family, your efforts to change politics in Florida, your honesty in sharing your struggles make you an awesome human being.

More about Susan Scrupski here

I have learnt sooo much from them about organizations as living systems! Their Heart of the Art blog is a constant source of inspiration and they’ve been terrific to work with on the Sanofi Pasteur Quality project

Dave Gray’s book The Connected Company has been immensely helpful as it did put together perfectly bits and pieces I had grasped through conferences, articles or my own experience. Liminal Thinking, a book he wrote later, also made a big impression on me. Plus, Dave draws beautifully

Bill Murray is a role model leader, one of the most amazing shop floor managers I’ve ever met. Also an artist, which does not surprise me. Organizations would run so much better if more managers had his creativity, his dedication and his passion for people. I interviewed Bill here (“Leadership on the Shopfloor”) on the super successful team management system he invented, The Pillars.

Some of my fearless girlfriends! At Courage Camp 2017. Clever, strong and beautiful.

Simona

Agnes

Zsuzsanna

“A dynamic two-way flow of  power and authority, based on knowledge, trust, credibility and a focus on results, enabled by interconnected people and technology”. It was a revelation for me to hear about Wirearchy the first time. This idea seemed so perfect and so right! It made even more sense to me as I explored it further and got to know Jon Husband. Jon coined the term a while ago. I believe it is a seminal concept for the world we live in. More about it here: What is Wirearchy?

Richard Martin is a friend, a cyclist, a thinker, a family man but also the talented writer and editor I would love to work with someday! We met through the Change Agents Worldwide and I learnt from his tweets when Twitter was still his thing. Richard has contributed to many books which I have utterly enjoyed - including The Neo-Generalist coauthored with Kenneth Mikkelsen.

More about Richard (and some great blogs posts) on his RichardMartinWriter website

An digital transformation expert, Jane McConnell is well known for the research she conducted over 10 years about the workplace in the digital age. Jane connected me to the Change Agents Worldwide and invited me to contribute to her work & community - merci beaucoup Jane ! These days, Jane researches the gig mindset in organizations. More on her website netjmc.com

Anne Landreat humanizes work through her consultancy business and coaching skills. Anne has done amazing things with organizations in various industries: automotive, hospitality and more. I am a huge fan of her work - plus, she’s really cool. You can follow Anne on Twitter and maybe one day she”ll have a website :-)

#Family #Love

Anne lives by the sea in England, practices beautiful pottery, wrote the amazing “Emergent Code - Chronicles for the digital human” and has named her company “Visceral Business”. What not to love about her? I think we met the first time around 2013 or so. Anne keeps blowing my mind with this kind of posts: “Introducing Interaction Value”.

Euan is a well-known pioneer of the social web, who’s been blogging since 2001… I got hooked when I heard Euan speak about Trojan Mice and always look forward to his blog posts

My clever, engaged, international-minded, generous girlfriends. Their thoughts, our discussions - either online or around a good glass of wine - always pull me up.

Fatiha is a talented communication coach and “empowerer” I have worked with many times. More about her skills here

Fabienne is an editorial communication consultant. This woman knows how to write! Her book about Brigitte Macron, spouse of the French President, is a must read.

Hundreds of change activists at Sanofi have blown my mind with their passion and creativity, and inspired me to be a better leader

Rest in peace, dear Jackie. You have beautifully impacted the world including myself