How to Build Teams that Achieve the Extraordinary
Leadership is not a skill you possess, it’s a relationship you build every day with your team. After developing teams from 4 to 22 people, training 11 managers who are now in leadership positions, and maintaining a 92% retention rate over 5 years, I’ve understood a fundamental truth: extraordinary results come from the rigorous application of proven principles.
My approach is based on two complementary frameworks – Kouzes & Posner’s Leadership Challenge and Situational Leadership – which I adapt to each team context. Because there is no universal solution in leadership, but there are universal principles to apply in a personalized manner.
Leadership as a transformative relationship
“Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.” This conviction guides my daily practice. I don’t see leadership as a title or a set of skills, but as a relationship of trust that, when properly cultivated, transforms both the individual and the organization.
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The Leadership Challenge
Exemplary leadership practices Based on Kouzes & Posner’s research, I apply five fundamental practices that transform ordinary managers into extraordinary leaders: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart.
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Situational Leadership
Adaptive leadership
After my training at INSEAD, I apply this method that adapts leadership style according to the development level of each team member – from Directive to Delegative, through Coaching and Supporting.
The Leadership Challenge: The 5 fundamental practices
The method in brief
Based on the work of Kouzes and Posner, this approach defines five practices that transform ordinary managers into exceptional leaders:
- Model the way
- Inspire a shared vision
- Challenge established processes
- Enable others to act with autonomy
- Recognize efforts and achievements
Application and results
These principles guided the development of the Jedox France team from 4 to 22 people in 4 years, with:
92%
Retention rate in a high-turnover sector
A culture of excellence and innovation
x7 ARR
A capable team
“Leadership is a relationship. Results are the consequence.”
Application and results
“No member of my team wakes up in the morning with the intention of doing their job poorly.” This conviction guides my approach: identify where each person stands in their development and provide the appropriate level of support.
Situational Leadership: Adapting your style to each person
The method in brief
Developed by Ken Blanchard, this approach teaches how to adapt your management style according to each collaborator’s development level:
- Directing > Coaching > Supporting > Delegating
- Assess each person’s skills AND motivation
- Adjust the balance between directive and support
How to transform your managers into inspiring leaders?
Let’s discover together how to apply the principles of Leadership Challenge and Situational Leadership to your specific context