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Farid Yandouz
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 26, 20202 min read
How to Succeed in your Networking Efforts?
Networking is neither building a network of contacts nor using a contact management system to keep in touch with people you know....
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 26, 20202 min read
Female Leadership, the Way of the Future
Women intensely contribute to the development of humanity on the scale of individuals, organizations and societies. They do it, for sure,...
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Farid Yandouz
May 12, 20202 min read
The "Stabilizing Virtue" of Managers
In the current crisis and uncertainty situation, the roles and missions of managers are essential to stabilize the organization and...
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 30, 20203 min read
3 of your Attitudes that will Make the Difference in the Current Crisis !
From a health crisis, through a stock market crash, to a near freeze in the economy, the current situation has turned everyone's...
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 29, 20201 min read
10 Pillars Of Good Management In A Relationship Culture (Copy of my article @ Forbes)
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 29, 20201 min read
The Blind Spot of “Doing Business” (Copy of my article @ Forbes)
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Farid Yandouz
Aug 24, 20192 min read
Managers: Be a force of proposal... and not just a force of execution !
Some managers focus on the operational aspects of their work, with little or no attention to considerations beyond the scope of what they...
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Farid Yandouz
Nov 12, 20185 min read
Organizational Cages
We sometimes, willingly or not, place ourselves in professional and organisational cages, recognisable by their impressive comfort. These...
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Farid Yandouz
Oct 15, 20183 min read
Real Miracles Make no Noise !
Having closely followed several large companies, I have often come across an apparent paradox: some are afraid to communicate despite...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 5, 20185 min read
Managerial Schizophrenia
Managers are often in situations where they need to choose postures, take initiatives and make decisions. It is in this context that they...
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Farid Yandouz
Jun 7, 20182 min read
Success is Not in the Eye of the Beholder !
We love success, and success is often perceived as being the accumulation of wealth. Of course, the meaning of wealth is perceived by...
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 7, 20183 min read
Seeing Ideas through to the End
As years go by, we discover new ideas and are enlightened or inspired by those of others. Some ideas are rather common, or surprising or...
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Farid Yandouz
Jan 31, 20182 min read
Aiming to please: how far should you go?
How many time do you try to please someone through your attitudes, opinions, concessions or realisations? Do you do it consciously or...
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Farid Yandouz
Sep 18, 20173 min read
Rethink Change Justification: Common Mistakes & Essential Steps
We tend to believe that change can be ordered or delivered on demand. If that is the case, we are often mistaken. We ask others to invest...
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Farid Yandouz
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Learn to tell yourself No!
At the beginning of our career, the scope of our objectives and ambition means that we concentrate mostly on diversifying our activities...
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Farid Yandouz
Aug 16, 20172 min read
Permanent Change is The Only Constant in Complex Environments
Companies are often faced with very high levels of complexity and its resulting impact on uncertainty of clients’ projects scope and the...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 11, 20174 min read
Chronic Disengagement in Organisations
Do you know the motivation and commitment levels of the employees you supervise or the colleagues you interact with? Outside of work, how...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 11, 20173 min read
The wasted opportunity of unfulfilled employees
It must be recognized that the weight of organisational context conditions the performance of individuals, of teams, and of their...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 1, 20172 min read
Why is it essential to know how to protect ourselves from allies?
We know intuitively to protectourselves from stakeholders opposed to our transformation projects. Counter intuitively, we must also...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 1, 20172 min read
Drive change for successful project management !
Successful transformation and change efforts require more than resources qualified to execute and deliver projects on time, on cost and...
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Farid Yandouz
May 25, 20172 min read
The Freedom of Being
When we discuss freedom, we often think of debates that address the limits that individuals should not exceed before infringing on the...
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Farid Yandouz
May 2, 20172 min read
Success through Win-Win: A Mindset as well as a Challenge of Sustainability !
Thinking win-win is above all to prefer constructing common interest over predatory or destructive practices. It is a question of...
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Farid Yandouz
Apr 13, 20173 min read
The Magic of Self-discipline
Discipline, paradoxically, is an excellent activator of change, but can also be an ugly agent of inertia and resistance to change....
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 28, 20172 min read
Sensibility is a source of Strength, not Weakness
Sensibility is often associated with weakness … This weakness that would supposedly plunge us into the embarrassment of showing that we...
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 6, 20173 min read
Culture: between Diversity and Universal Values!
According to Édouard Herriot, “culture is what remains when all else is forgotten”. Culture controls people’s emotions. It determines how...
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Farid Yandouz
Feb 20, 20172 min read
How to Influence Serenely?
The blurred border between influence and manipulation often leads to confusion, but above all to confusing intents. Indeed, the line...
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Farid Yandouz
Feb 11, 20172 min read
Don’t get stuck choosing between a pleasing lie and an inconvenient truth !
Should you ask someone if they would prefer being told a pleasant lie rather than an unpleasant truth, what would their answer be? In...
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Farid Yandouz
Feb 6, 20172 min read
Working hard is not enough!
The direct link between hard work and success is far from obvious. Certainly we only receive what we deserve, but the intensity of work...
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Farid Yandouz
Jan 15, 20172 min read
Leadership is not about magic potions!
Leadership fascinates, seduces and intrigues! Leaders can exert ascendancy over groups; transform intentions, habits and even destinies....
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Farid Yandouz
Nov 15, 20162 min read
Believe in your distinctive uniqueness!
We often feel that our paths are based on systems and criteria that others have created for us. These might stem from our schooling, our...
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Farid Yandouz
Nov 6, 20163 min read
There are no right or wrong decisions, only your vision makes and will make the difference!
Do you love or hate making decisions? Do you endlessly weigh the pros and cons before making your decisions? Or is it on the contrary...
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Farid Yandouz
Sep 18, 20163 min read
The Social Mirror as a Double-Edged Sword
Being a double-edged sword, the social mirror does not provide an image but nuanced reflections which we should handle with care. The...
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Farid Yandouz
Aug 15, 20163 min read
If it’s free, you’re the product!
The result you achieve can only be directly proportional to what you invest. The old saying, ‘you get what you pay for’ is a good...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 21, 20162 min read
Rebooting yourself requires more than a break or a holiday
The daily grind of work and its endless succession of minor but urgent issues create a fertile ground for stress & burnout. Taking a...
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Farid Yandouz
Jul 13, 20162 min read
Being a consultant is more than a calling (QA)
Does one become consultant as a satisfying career move or because of lack of other options? Becoming a consultant is an excellent...
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Farid Yandouz
Mar 1, 20162 min read
Inspiration: Beware Comfort Zones!
Inspiration is the enthusiasm that enables us to find meaning and undertake our actions or our thoughts creatively. It is the compelling...
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Farid Yandouz
Feb 1, 20162 min read
Coaching & Consulting: Intruders are not welcome!
How many times do we meet coaches or consultants in need of coaching or assistance themselves yet declare themselves to be the best of...
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Farid Yandouz
Jan 12, 20163 min read
Destroy to Build!
2016 is shaping up to be extremely difficult! If you believe in the most pessimistic scenarios for 2016 recently presented in a special...
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Farid Yandouz
Dec 30, 20152 min read
Managing Difficult People: Avoid jumping to conclusions!
With active listening, NLP, transactional analysis and even entire books addressing this topic (such as François Lelord’s, published by...
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Farid Yandouz
Dec 15, 20152 min read
Team Dreams for Dream Teams: Vision for Change!
Dreams are a part of the ambiguities fed by imagination and human psychology. Charting a course between anticonformism and creativity,...
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