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Olivier S.E. Courtois

Director at Mercuri Urval

35+ Years of Experience

Executive & Top Teams Development

EMCC Accredited Senior Practioner Coach

International Footprint

MY SERVICES

I work my clients across several sectors including Industrial, Lifesciences, Finace/Fintech, Technology/Telecom, Consumer Goods/Retail, Professional Services and (International) Public Organisations. 

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I help my clients define the leadership framework they need to implement their strategy, assess their leadership capabilities, develop their leadership capabilities through talent acquisition and development.

I am an EMCC accredited coach (Senior Practitioner).

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I also support my clients to empower their teams starting with the Top Team. To that purpose, I follow Peter Hawkins' approach of High Performance Teams development

to guide teams through a five-stage development process.

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​In the course of my career as an entrepreneur, speaker, facilitator, consultant, I have developed a vast network of clients, colleagues, partners. I have more than 1,000 hours of coaching experience. I deal with strategic and operational leadership questions for more than 1,500 hours per year. 

SOME OF MY ASSIGNMENTS

Detailed references available on request, confidentiality permitting.

TESTIMONIALS FROM MY CLIENTS

See What My Clients Are Saying

Authentic testimonies but fictitious names to preserve anonimity

" I am the Managing Partner of an Private Equity firm. In the context of the growth of our group, I had the opportunity to be coached by Olivier over a 12-month period. Olivier also facilitated work sessions with my management team around our organisational model. In that context, he provided 360 feedback to all of us.

I particularly appreciated Olivier’s insights and his capacity to help me bring things into perspective and see them from a different angle.  He created a safe environment for me to open up and to develop my self-awareness. He also managed to have me translate my reflections into action steps and keep me accountable for them.

I would definitely recommend Olivier as a coach for his experience, insights and the trust environment he creates. "

M. D. (authentic testimony but fictitious name to preserve anonimity)

"I am a director for a global business unit working a chemical company. I manage a team of roughly 25 persons. I spent roughly 1 year being coached by Olivier in order to improve my management skills following a 360-feedback evaluation.

I would confirm that the meetings with Olivier proved to be most useful in developing my listening and management skills.

Certainly, my ability to tailor my management approach to fit both the individual profile and to fit the point at which the individual resides in their own career progression certainly has helped."

Q. F. (authentic testimony but fictitious name to preserve anonimity)

“I am the Group CEO of a major retail company.  Whilst transitioning from the role of COO to the Group CEO role, I had the opportunity to be coached by Olivier.

What I really appreciated with Olivier is his understanding of the challenges I faced in making this transition, working with me to appreciate and explore how to best understand and build a plan for a successful transition.

I would definitely recommend Olivier; he is an experienced and seasoned professional who is passionate about helping people reach their potential.”

S. B. (authentic testimony but fictitious name to preserve anonimity)

“My name is R. V., I am the COO of an airline in the Middle East. I was coached by Olivier to consolidate my position as COO and prepare for potential new career steps. We worked closely with the CEO and the CHRO and other key stakeholders. The whole journey was a unique opportunity to pause and reflect on what has made my success so far, but also on my potential derailers. Olivier has been able to inspire me or challenge me when needed to help me become a better version of myself. He was able to understand and decode our organisational culture, my own business principles and my personal values guided by my religion. It was a particularly useful exercise especially in the transformation context that our company is going through”

R. V. (authentic testimony but fictitious name to preserve anonimity)

"I benefitted from accelerated coaching (9 hours in 6 sessions) as part of a programme offered by the Brussels Chamber of Commerce to entrepreneurs. The programme included coaching offered by EMCC volunteers.

The coaching helped me a lot to clarify my beliefs and to work on my high values.

Olivier is an expert who knows how to put himself in your shoes! I was very impressed by how quickly he was able to figure me out!  The questions asked during the coaching were confronting and made me grow! Olivier is caring, is an active listener and knows how to move you forward. In short, he is a coach like I have rarely met: powerful and humble.

I would recommend Olivier without hesitation to anyone who needs a co-pilot to get to your destination ".

F. A. (authentic testimony but fictitious name to preserve anonimity)