Articles posted by "Josée Blaquière"

The neurochemistry of our conversations
Sometimes, during a 360° feedback assessment, my clients will have trouble understanding how a single poorly managed conversation or a single loss-of-control situation can take on so much importance. They also place too great an emphasis on the negative comments received from the [...]Read more

Growing and developing by drawing on our strengths and talents
The tools that organizations generally use to develop leadership, such as 360o assessments and development plans, all follow the premise that each individual can learn everything and that the best way to grow is to focus on our weaknesses. In their book Now, Discover your [...]Read more

The appreciative approach to transforming organizations
It is common practice to approach projects, issues or changes in organizations with a traditional methodology focused on identifying gaps between the current situation and the desired one. The goal is to resolve the problem by addressing the gaps. This helps us to uncover the [...]Read more