Olivier S.E. CourtoisDec 18, 20201 minSomething Happened To Me Again, You Won't Believe It! This sentence was part of my father's vocabulary, who passed away earlier this year. Extraordinary things have happened to all of us this...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisDec 7, 20201 minThe Paradox of Resilience: Going Slow and Fast! What has become clearer to you in one year? Over the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to listen to many leaders, managers and e...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisDec 1, 20201 minCrisis: Danger & Opportunity!The word 'crisis' in Chinese is composed of two characters: 危机 The first one, 'danger', symbolizes a man on the edge of the precipice. Th...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisNov 25, 20201 minBeing a Liability, More Than an Asset! 👿 Sailing in normal conditions allows some mistakes without consequences. Yet, in rough seas, every mistake can send the team overboard....
Olivier S.E. CourtoisNov 18, 20201 minDeadly Sin 6 - Disengaging Attitudes👿 Leaders are humans full of emotions. These emotions serve as both a driving force and a signal. 👿 In times of crisis, they are exacer...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisNov 12, 20201 minDeadly Sin 5: Poor Coaching 👿 A leader is not a coach, but sometimes s/he needs to become one. 👿 Coaching is one of the 6 available leadership styles and in some ...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisNov 4, 20201 minDeadly Sin 4: The Mistrust Paradigm👿 Are people less productive when they work from home! 👿 I recently heard business leaders conclude: 'we have seen a decrease in produc...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisOct 28, 20201 minDeadly Sin 3: Bad Delegation 👿 Sometimes, the overall inefficiency of a system results from the accumulation of many tactical faux pas. This happens for example wit...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisOct 22, 20201 minDeadly Sin 2: Preference Bias👿 Paul(ine) is a victim of her preferences and so are her teams. 👿 By preference, we mean two different things. First, what we like to ...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisOct 15, 20201 minDeadly Sin 1: Lack of Presence👿 Paul (or Pauline) is absorbed by his business. That said, his employees consider him absent. He only 'comes down to the arena' when th...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisOct 8, 20201 minThe 7 Deadly Sins of a Failing Leader! 👿 John is a brilliant leader. Not that he is the best expert in his field - he is surrounded by experts. But he has this talent for insp...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisSep 17, 20201 minNDE – Lesson Five/Last Lesson - Your Biggest Enemy! Back home, a new life began. I wanted to walk, run, move, act, lie, sleep as before. But my body would call me to order. 'It will take yo...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisSep 10, 20201 minNDE - Lesson Four: Do Not Settle For The Easy Way!The food was bland, the day was flat. The only exciting part of the day was when my wife or one of my daughters would visit me - I was al...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisSep 3, 20201 minNDE - Lesson Three: Don't Judge the Book by the Cover!I woke up at night, sweating, I couldn't move. I called the nurse. Courageously, she rolled me from one side to the other and changed my ...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisAug 27, 20201 minNDE - Lesson Two: Life Has No Purpose, But to Live!I woke up in a dark room. My eyes opened and stopped on a clock. The needle pointed at one. I suddenly remembered that I was in a hospita...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisAug 20, 20201 minNDE - Lesson One: Your Own Life Is Not In Your Control!As I was lying on the scanner, the doctor came up to me to announce that they had detected an issue that required immediate transfer to a...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisAug 13, 20201 minAgainst all odds, I survived my NDE! (lessons learned)In my last post, I promised to come back to you soon. Eight weeks after my operation, I have almost completely recovered physically, and ...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisJul 8, 20201 minDying In Peace Dear readers, I nearly died and I am so blessed to be able to write to you again. Thousands of you have followed me weekly and shared ide...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisJun 17, 20201 minKilling Softly As a leader, you control two joysticks. The Results joystick. They are measured in market shares, revenue growth, margin, admission rate,...
Olivier S.E. CourtoisJun 9, 20201 minFast And Furious Is Not A Winning Strategy! Lockdown forced us to stop and reflect on our lives. Sometimes, this has led to profound life changes or at least to good resolutions. Now...