Succeeding without losing yourself: Practical lessons for fulfilling leadership
Succeeding without losing yourself: Practical lessons for fulfilling leadership
“Do my counterparts really have to evaluate me?” he exclaimed, his voice trembling with indignation. “Yes, this is your 360-degree assessment,” replied the Director of Human Capital. This man, a manager in a prominent local company, had just received a head-on collision with reality. Throughout the year, he had acted as a free electron, in …
Article 4/16 of the P.A.I.X. Method Let’s be honest: you could be the greatest genius since Einstein, with ideas that would revolutionize even the way we boil water, but if you are alone on a desert island, your ideas will only serve to decorate the sand. I like to say that “even if you have …
“This spare part is urgent, or the factory might close!” This statement had become a daily refrain when I was appointed Director of Purchasing and Logistics at a manufacturing plant. Barely settled in, I found a team overwhelmed, living in a permanent state of tension. To break free from this spiral, I had to learn …
Article 3/16 of the P.A.I.X. Method Is being present for others a weakness or a superpower? Caring leadership teaches us that shining first consists of lighting the way for others. Let’s analyze this process together through a revealing scene. Rehearsing for others The conductor lowers his baton. Silence falls again in the small, cramped room. …
Introduction: Discovering this leadership tool As this proverb so aptly puts it: “Not rest on your laurels“, every leader aspiring to a lasting impact should draw inspiration from this. Too many managers lock themselves in the nostalgia of past exploits: “I achieved this at my previous company” or “We have always done it this way.” …
