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La semaine dernière, Parfums Christian Dior a organisé une première «𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤», en France et à l’international.
Une semaine articulée autour des cinq piliers du Career Compass de LVMH et dédiée à inspirer la croissance, cultiver le talent et célébrer l’ambition qui font avancer la Maison. À cette occasion, j’ai eu l’honneur de partager une conférence intitulée: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞́𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 : l𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞́𝐠𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞́𝐥𝐞́𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞̀𝐫𝐞.
Un sujet plus que jamais décisif et passionnant. J’ai travaillé au sein de cette Maison. Y revenir aujourd’hui pour transmettre, pour inspirer, pour ouvrir des perspectives… a été un moment profondément symbolique.
Nous avons exploré une réalité simple: la performance durable ne repose plus uniquement sur l’expertise technique. Elle repose aussi sur la capacité à se connaître, à réguler ses réactions, à comprendre les dynamiques relationnelles et à transformer les émotions en leviers d’impact.
L’intelligence émotionnelle n’est pas un supplément d’âme. C’est un accélérateur de trajectoire.
Dans des environnements exigeants, internationaux, compétitifs, ce sont souvent les compétences invisibles qui font les carrières visibles.Merci à Edwige Lalau Keraly et à Jessica Dottini pour leur confiance.Merci aux équipes Dior pour la qualité des échanges et la profondeur des réflexions partagées.
Revenir chez Dior, cette fois pour contribuer autrement, a été un immense honneur.
"Which leader do you admire most?"
I'm often asked this question.
Among the leaders I admire most, Leena Nair stands out without hesitation.
To me, she embodies what it means to be an 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫.
In a world that is faster, louder, and more interconnected than ever, she reminds us that true progress is measured not by speed, but by the 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
That technology only has meaning if it makes us 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧.
And that to lead is not to dominate: it is to 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞.
Leena shares five practices that, in her view, shape the leaders of tomorrow:
- 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: decide with courage, never forgetting the impact on those it affects.
- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐢𝐠: refuse the box, dare the impossible, inspire others to do the same.
- 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦: see the light, even in chaos, and spread it around you.
- 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: stay in constant learning, even when leading an empire.
- 𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 "𝐰𝐡𝐲": align your heart, your mind, and your actions. Because without inner coherence, no influence lasts.
If every leader in the world embodied even a fraction of this vision, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 rather than pressure.
She doesn't just lead an iconic House: she opens the way to a 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.
That is sincerely the very purpose we pursue at Pulse, championing emotional intelligence! 🥰 My secret dream: to meet her, of course!
If you try to be "normal," you'll never know 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞.
We've been taught so much to fit the mould… 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭.
Yet nothing great is born from being normal.
Not a vision.Not a leadership style.Not a team that outperforms itself.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: your sensitivity, your intensity, your unique way of reading a room, listening, creating connection. 🧠❤️
That's exactly what #emotional#intelligence reveals and amplifies.
The numbers are clear:
𝟗𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐄𝐈 (TalentSmart).
Emotionally competent leaders generate +𝟐𝟎% 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence).
Your power is not in what makes you "like everyone else." 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲.
𝐒𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰. ✨
I don't understand. And it makes me angry to see teams Slack each other from two metres away. To see children talk to screens more than to their parents. To see leaders try to "engage" without ever looking their teams in the eye.
We confuse Wi-Fi connection with human connection. We scroll more than we listen. We fill silences instead of inhabiting them.
Nothing great is built behind a screen. Yes, screens are needed — they can be remarkably powerful and effective. 𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝… 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬.
So yes, I'm angry. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 "𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲". Talents fading because they are no longer truly seen.
But I am not without hope. Because I also see leaders deciding to switch the light back on. Teams learning to breathe together again. Eyes reconnecting with one another.
At Pulse, we don't unplug technology. We plug humanity back in. And as long as there are emotions, there will be hope.
