Dire oui à un projet, c'est dire non à quoi ? J'accompagne en ce moment une personne qui sait exactement ce qu'elle veut. Un projet ambitieux, une échéance précise. On a regardé son agenda. Ses priorités. Son énergie. Et à un moment, une autre question est apparue : à quoi va-t-elle devoir renoncer ? Quand l'objectif est clair, on a vite l'impression que le contrat l'est aussi. J'apprends à distinguer 2 niveaux. L'objectif du coaching, sur plusieurs mois. Et l'objectif de cha

I have changed career twice. Neither move was in the plan.

Sometimes the best coaching question shows up after the session. At the end of September, I worked with a client on an ambitious project. We looked at their week in detail. Where the hours go. What eats the energy. Good work. Very concrete. Then, writing my notes that evening, I saw the question I had skipped. "What are you ready to give up to make room for this?" We had mapped every hour. The trade-off never came up. I think I stayed on the comfortable side. Time is easy to

Une séance pleine de bonnes questions. Mais est-ce que j'explorais la bonne chose ? Fin septembre, on travaillait sur un niveau d'exigence très élevé. J'ai posé beaucoup de questions. Comment circule le feedback dans l'équipe. Quel niveau de sécurité psychologique. Qui ose dire quoi. Des questions utiles. Toutes tournées vers l'extérieur. En relisant mes notes, je me suis demandé : et la relation de la personne avec ses propres exigences ? D'où elles viennent ? Ce qu'elles pr

For years, I believed in radical transparency. I was wrong.

Three coaching sessions in one week. Three times, I ended up mentoring. Each client asked the same thing in a different way: "What would you do?" So I stopped and offered a choice. Do you want me as a coach, to help you find your own answer? Or as a mentor, sharing what I have seen in 20 years of management? Each of them chose. But the question stayed with me after. If this happens 3 times in 1 week, it probably comes from me too. Maybe my contracting at the start was less cl