Olivier S.E. Courtois
Executive Advisor
International Speaker, Certified (Team) Coach & Author
ABOUT
Elevating your leadership to match the demands of your business and career challenges
Olivier S.E. Courtois is an executive & leadership development expert and author of "The 7 Dysfunctions of Leaders," published in English and French.
Certified coach, international speaker, leader, and entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience across 5 continents, former director at Korn Ferry, entrepreneur in the field of leadership development, and consultant for organisations such as the Center for Creative Leadership, Levi Strauss, Krauthammer, the Management Centre of Europe (American Management Association), and Franklin Covey, he has supported thousands of executives and aspiring leaders worldwide, within Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, startups, and international organisations.
His commitment? To help you become more effective, agile, confident, and attractive to the new generations of talent. He has witnessed the pitfalls that leaders, or future leaders, too often fall into. To stay on course in one's career, team, organisation, and life, constant vigilance is essential.
His book is a synthesis of his experiences and observations around the world. It is aimed at all those who aspire to improve their leadership. Seven dysfunctions or behavioural patterns stand in the way of success, seriously hindering performance and compromising personal and organisational goals, despite the best intentions.
This self-coaching guide reveals how each dysfunction can hold you back, how to overcome it, and what benefits to gain. Through 21 questions, it provides you with the tools, practices, and skills necessary to fully realise your potential and become a leader capable of transforming performance sustainably.
👁️🗨️ Would you like to explore your individual leadership or that of your teams in more depth? As a coach and speaker, Olivier offers personalised support and inspiring conferences to help you develop your potential and achieve your goals.
Services
Executive Coaching - EMCC Accredited
Enhance your leadership skills and maximise your potential with personalised Executive Coaching sessions tailored to your specific needs and goals.
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Top Team Effectiveness
Empower your team to achieve peak performance through Top Team Effectiveness programmes designed to foster collaboration, communication, and success.
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Keynote speeches, workshops and seminars
Inspire your leaders and aspiring leaders with captivating and impactful keynote speeches, workshops, and seminars on leadership, workplace culture, and organisational transformation.
Sabrina Bellout - CFO
- Luxembourg
Olivier is a highly professional and competent executive coach. He is a great listener who is genuinely interested in guiding his coachees to their ultimate purpose.
His coaching style is marked by a personalized approach fostered by a profound sense of trust.
In addition to our dynamic sessions, Olivier provided valuable resources and recommendations that enriched my learning journey and inspired further reflections. It helped me a lot navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities.
I would strongly recommend Olivier to anyone seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities and/or achieve personal fulfillment.
Philippe Guerineau - CEO - Barcelona
I was lucky enough to have Olivier as my coach for a year at a time of major transition in my professional career. While Olivier has all the technical skills needed to help people develop their potential, his empathy, active listening and ability to provide precise and useful advice are invaluable assets.
Many of the ideas I discovered with Olivier are now pillars of my life, having encouraged me to think differently, to explore different horizons and above all to progress in my own intimate knowledge, my own development creating new and attractive perspectives. In short, a catalyst for my own learning and development.
John McNeill Ingham - Strategic Energy Sector Leader - Sao Paulo
Olivier's performance was fantastic. First of all, because he himself has such a diverse cultural background and he can feel comfortable in any environment. Secondly, because he knows his subject so well and the course rises to a higher level. I can say, without a doubt, that this was one of the few worthwhile courses I have done and perhaps even the best. I certainly recommend Olivier's work for anyone searching for a high-level business and team training in a global and diverse environment.
The Seven Dysfunctions of Leaders
Despite all their good intentions, leaders or aspiring leaders can go astray or even off the rails. In doing so, they can have a negative, sometimes irreversible impact on their teams, their organisation and, ultimately, on their careers and their lives. No one is immune. We are all susceptible to reproducing patterns of behaviour or adopting ways of thinking that are contrary to the objectives we wish to achieve.
Without constant vigilance and self-questioning, we risk becoming dysfunctional at any moment. In writing 'The 7 Dysfunctions of Leaders', I wanted to summarise over 35 years of professional experience on five continents, and I have grouped my observations into seven dysfunctions: self-ignorance, isolation, poor communication, lack of vision, dispersion, mistrust, exhaustion.
Let's examine each dysfunction. The traps you can fall into. The gains you can make by overcoming them. Then the steps you can take to explore and implement your response. In all, we’ll ask 21 questions to get you on the right track.
Vitaly Gayman MBA - Oregon (USA)
Olivier is an extremely insightful and professional leadership consultant with many years of high level experience. Having closely worked with him I have seen his genuine and strategic approach to this most important aspect business management. He is definitely at the cutting edge of global leadership consulting and I have no reservation of recommending him to anyone who want a real professional.
Avi Z Liran - Chief Delighting Officer - Singapore
Olivier is an energetic positive top consultant and trainer who walks the talk. I have seen Olivier rise up to challenging occasions such as the 2008 financial crisis and dealing with family health issues, in the junctions of taking real tough decision, Olivier braved the difficulties with a smile, faith and lots of hard work while keeping his integrity and loyalty where others could be tempted not to. When you engage Olivier, you get a person who is a role model of what he teaches.
Etienne Capelle - CEO & Executive Development - Stockholm
Throughout my career at Korn Ferry I had the chance to meet and learn from remarkable individuals. A few people have had a singular impact on me as a person and as a professional. Olivier is one of my top 5 and a constant source of inspiration. Combining personal qualities that are often difficult to reconcile, Olivier knows how to create an environment where it suddenly seems easy to take risks and give the best of yourself. His energy is communicative and helps his partners to move mountains. His stimulating intellectual curiosity and humour are accompanied by the utmost seriousness and persistence in execution. Thank you Olivier!
Client Engagements Across the Globe
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Alpega, Abbott EPD, Abbvie KSA, Allianz Partners, Amgen, Bayer, Candriam (New York Life), Centre de traduction des organes de l'Union européenne (CdT), the Council of Europe, CRIF Deutschland, DGA Digital Government Agency (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Edmond de Rothschild, Enhesa, Ergon Partners, Etihad Airways, Executive Insights Healthcare Consultants, EU Commission, Henkel, iTeos Therapeutics, GEB Generali, Harman, Hotel du Palais (Biarritz), Hotels Intercontinental, Iveco, JamJoom, Ma'aden, Marafik, Maybourne Hotels, Mc Bride, Menarini, Quintet Private Banking, Perrigo, Rhea, Rockwool, RTBF, Sartorius, Sales & Lentz, Schneider Electric, Société Générale, Satorp (Saudi Aramco/Total Energies), Syngenta, Thalès, Transgene, Umicore, Veolia.
Olivier's Certifications
Accredited Senior Practitioner Coach, EMCC - CCL: 360 Assessments suite - DISC/Insights - ExperienceChange™ simulation - Knolskape Change Quest Simulation - FIRO-B - Franklin Covey: 7 Habits, 4 Disciplines of Execution, 5 Choices, 4 Essential Roles, Multipliers, Leading at the Speed of Trust - Hogan - IPIP-Neo - The Big 5 - Korn Ferry: Leadership Architect, 360° Voices, Korn Ferry Assessment Leadership Potential, GPI, ViaEdge (learning agility), Hay McBer Leaderships Styles, Korn Ferry Executive to Leader Institute (ELI), Korn Ferry CEO Succession Practice - Leaders Network Diagnostics - LND Certified Trainer (Adeption) - MBTI I & II- MHS: Change Style Indicator (CSI) - Change Navigator (CN) - Influence Styles Indicator (ISI) - TalentTelligent Competency Framework (Eichinger & Pearsman)
Ville Karkiainen - People Strategist - Helsinki
Olivier is definitely one of the very best trainers in his branch of business that I've come a cross with. Very inspiring, highly qualified - to my understanding, he convinced and inspired pretty much everyone in our very diversified group of people to be facilitated.
Vincent Allais - General Manager - CEO - Paris
I have had the opportunity to work with Olivier in the context of a Leadership program.
Olivier is a charismatic person, an outstanding communicator with a high sensibility to feel and anticipate the moves in the market. His interrest to listen to people is very strong and in the same time, he is a real leader like nobody else. Olivier is loyal, reliable and very creative. He is a solid partner in business, well organised, very well connected, and he will make you see your "universe" with a new different angle, to make you grow.
Bernard Didier - CCO - Brussels
I had the opportunity to work with Olivier during my career, and he's a truly inspirational leader who inspires, coaches, and motivates people, whatever their background, culture, profile, or industry. He has this unique capability to bring people together in a very genuine way. His empathy to understand the business from a 360-degree approach adds value to any company or/people. I enjoyed working with Olivier and would do it again. If your company is looking to raise the bar, he is the one who can help and bring significant and rational results!"
Resources
Please consult our recent articles:
- The Hidden Risks of Executive Dysfunction: A Guide for Board Members
- The Seven Dysfunctions of Executive Teams: Addressing and Overcoming Common Challenges
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