A new path for leadership

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Keywords

Resilience - Leadership – Schizophrenic Organisations – Self-awareness – Building Teams – Collective Consciousness - Artificial Harmony - Retreats

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Fabrice Desmarescaux, a McKinsey partner and executive coach, emphasises the importance of self-awareness, building strong teams, and being comfortable with risk for effective leadership. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities in modern leadership, the concept of a "schizophrenic organisation," and the need for two distinct organisational models to coexist within a company. Finally, he talks about the benefits of retreats for leaders and the state of the coaching industry.

Main topics

  • Encouraging conflict for better decision-making

  • The concept of 'artificial harmony'

  • The importance of collective consciousness, diverse talent, and a shared goal in high-performing teams

  • Leadership and coaching in the context of organisational change

  • Why experimentation and learning from failures is needed to make progress

  • The importance of retreats as a tool for leaders to disconnect from the busyness of daily life, gain a different perspective, and reconnect with themselves

  • The concept of a "schizophrenic organisation"

  • The mismatch between an organisations' public values and internal behaviours

  • The need for two distinct organisational models to coexist within a company

  • Why senior leaders must be comfortable with complexity

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To find out more about Fabrice visit Desmarescaux.com or LinkedIn Fabrice’s book is The Art if Retreats: A Leaders Journey Towards Clarity, Balance and Purpose

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