How to Make a Decision Under Uncertainty
You need to make an important decision, but you don’t have all the information. Or perhaps you’re waiting for an answer that seems to be taking forever. Your mind starts racing. It imagines worst-case scenarios. Confusion sets in. This is perfectly normal. The brain dislikes uncertainty. To reassure itself, it fills in the blanks, creating […]
Managing a Difficult Employee: Stay Grounded and Defuse Tension
At times, an employee may irritate you, slow you down, and their presence can begin to weigh far more than it should, especially when they are an employee representative. This is often when the situation starts to escalate. The reflex is human: you want it to change. You want this person to behave differently, to […]
The inspiring story of Alan Breslau
Rebuilding and rediscovering your worth after severe burns The worst experience of my life also became my greatest source of growth. My burns brought immense suffering. They changed my body, my appearance, and my entire life. Yet they also opened the door to a world I had never known before: the ability to transform life’s […]
How to stay confident in times of crisis and what to rely on
In times of crisis, everything can seem to shake at once: the company, financial security, health, relationships. What once felt stable becomes uncertain, and what once reassured no longer does. In those moments, a common reflex appears: act quickly, fix things, regain control, search for solutions outside ourselves. Yet what truly makes the difference is […]
Lead without being driven by your emotions with the KAL™ method
This morning, I woke up, washed, ate, stepped outside my home, and encountered other human beings. We exchanged words, sometimes a grimace, even a few sounds like “hahaha.” Throughout the day, I sat, then stood, then sat again. And tonight, as every night, I will go to bed. Nothing extraordinary.These are simply facts. What makes […]
10 years after the accident: turning a trial into inner strength
Severely burned, I found in pain a new path to understand emotions and help others overcome their own trials Some dates mark a life. For me, it was August 10, 2015. That day, a simple lunch at a restaurant turned into a nightmare. As I approached the hot buffet, it exploded. I suffered third-degree burns. […]
The 8 forms of anger to identify so you no longer suffer from it
Understanding Anger: A Key Skill for Leaders This month, I chose to explore anger, so you can better understand it and experience it less as something that controls you (your own… and that of others). In environments where pressure is constant, anger can arise faster than we would like. And when you are in a […]
Turning a crisis into a turning point as a leader
“I’m thinking out loud… And I find that life is really a search for meaning. When you find it, something shifts. You stop struggling, searching, scattering your energy. You focus it in one direction, with trust. Trusting life means placing yourself in its care.” Stephanie Romeo From Trauma to Transformation Last week, I attended the […]
Leading Without the Fear of Losing
Losing a key client, a position, a relationship, a future you had carefully envisioned.The fear of losing runs through every area of our lives. It can involve a strategic contract, a capability, or your quality of life. What destabilizes us is often not the change itself, but the idea that something valuable could disappear. That […]
The call too many leaders ignore
Do you answer when someone calls you? If someone stops you in the street, appears to know you, and seems to have something important to say, chances are you will pause and listen. In your professional life, you do the same. If a key partner asks for a conversation, you respond. But there are other […]