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Olivier SE Courtois
Sep 5, 20242 min read
It's Not What You Do, It's the Way That You Do It!
🌞 Recently, one of my daughters, aged 27, sent me a photo of a note she'd written a year ago, placed next to a jar that looked like it...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Paris 2024 - Opening Ceremony: Smashing Success or Crushing Failure?
As leaders, what lessons can we draw from the management of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games? 👏 First of all, kudos to...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Jul 22, 20242 min read
Age, Ego & Let Go: Too Senior to Stay?
😎 When I was thirty, I played squash regularly. In one of the Brussels clubs I was a member of, I remember a coach from New Zealand....
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Olivier SE Courtois
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Five Things You Can Do to Get Back on Track After Your Holiday
After your holiday, make the best of your return to the professional scene! 😎 - First of all, promise not to work during your holiday....
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Olivier SE Courtois
Feb 26, 20242 min read
Five Lessons I Learned From Being Immobilised After My Accident
In early January, I broke my ankle and thumb on my way to the airport. As I mentioned in a previous article, I was immobilised with two...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Effective Networking: How Do You Boost Your Career & Performance?
We never stop learning. I have just been certified in Leadership Network Diagnostic, developed by Phil Willburn & Dr. Kristin...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Feb 12, 20242 min read
Career Success: Should You Be a Sniper or Spray and Pray?
People buy people. Behind the greatest entrepreneurial success stories are personalities: Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Richard Branson. Did...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Jan 25, 20242 min read
Keep on Smiling: Resilience Has a Knock-on Effect
2024 is off to a 'great' start. As I resumed my travels after a break in December, I experienced the shortest journey of my career:...
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Olivier SE Courtois
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Does Your Next Speech or Presentation Stack the Odds in Your Favour?
👉 One of the essential attributes of a true leader or professional is to draw a group of people to their side, to encourage them to...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Last Card Game
I don't like to talk about my private life here, but for once I'll make an exception. My mother-in-law is living out her last days...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Sep 28, 20232 min read
The Finishing Line. Caution: Stay the Course!
After a well-deserved break, we're on the threshold of the last quarter of the year ... Q4 ... Three months - actually two and a half if...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Stressed? Frustrated? Nervous? Exhausted? Need a Holiday? Maybe You're Victim of Misalignment!
Many of you look forward to the holidays with relief. After all, don't we all need a break to recharge our batteries? But from what?...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
May 1, 20232 min read
The Power of the Collective
For a while now, I have been back to intensive travel. A week ago, it was a special trip. I returned to London for the first time since...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Mar 19, 20232 min read
100% of Learning Comes from Practice!
At the end of a busy week with an exciting project in Milano, and as I prepare for the week ahead (which already started this Sunday with...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Progress Lies in Simplicity, Not in the Latest Hype! (You Have Everything in Store!)
When working with executives, I am often asked to suggest recent, new and sophisticated models to quench their thirst for novelty. I...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Generational Differences? Let's Not Stereotype!
Generational differences are the subject of many publications and research. It has almost become a business with its gurus, research and...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Jan 5, 20232 min read
A Bad Investment Is Better Than A Good Spend!
First of all, let me wish you a wonderful year 2023. May this year bring you what you want or better yet what you need! It's time for...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Does Your Brain Function at Its Best in This VUCA World?
With the collapse of the USSR, the relatively binary world entered a much more unstable and complex era. It was on this occasion that the...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Never Again!
It is with my head in the clouds (it's a metaphor, they are rare in Dubai), but with my feet in the mud (sand in this case) as the saying...
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Olivier S.E. Courtois
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Why Are Some People So Lousy at Ending a Relationship?
I was reading the other day that nowadays, some people end a love relationship with a simple text message. Cowardice, lack of courage are...
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