Brussels: Regaining Psychological Safety

Brussels: Regaining Psychological Safety

Once upon a time… … we had the opportunity to get to know a great 20-year-old organization, with 50 employees operating worldwide, that shares and acts on values similar to Esséré’s: “dignity, simplicity, exigency and joy in business”....
Luxembourg: A new blank page

Luxembourg: A new blank page

Once upon a time… … there was a family-owned business whose history dated back to the end of the 18th century. While the parent company was well known and established, the European unit was still very young. After three years of efforts focused on its...
Villers dt Orval: developping a culture fit for growth

Villers dt Orval: developping a culture fit for growth

Once upon a time… … we are on December 22 in a small village in Belgium called Villers devant Orval. It is freezing and raining. In fact, 43 years ago, I spent a whole month there doing roadwork for our family business. We were in a comfortable gîte. 6...
CALGARY: Healing a fractured team

CALGARY: Healing a fractured team

As I flew into Calgary, I could see the snow-covered fields and rooftops.  It was going to be an unseasonably cold week with temperatures dipping below -20°C.  My job this week was to bring some cohesiveness, and maybe even heal, a team fractured by department lines....