The 1’000 billion dollar man?
Quentin Toulemonde The past week has seen a flurry of commentary across the financial press – and far beyond – on Tesla’s newly approved long-term performance award for its chief executive, Elon…
Survival of the Fittest
This past weekend, a concise yet remarkably insightful interview with Per Franzén, CEO of Swedish investment firm EQT, published by the Financial Times, captured my attention. Franzén warned that a…
HigherEd is dead? Long live HigherEd!
This week, I was struck twice by the same theme. First, by the cover of L’Express predicting “la crise des diplômes qui vient.” Then, by Ne faites plus d’étude !…
On Exemplarity
This week, I would like to take a step back from my 15 years of experience dedicated to transforming organizations and operations — supporting or contributing to their structuring and/or…
Thinking with Machines in the Age of AI
It’s a pleasure to return to writing on this blog, and I hope to rebuild a regular writing habit. To begin again, I want to address a classic topic: education…
Tectonic shifts
After a few months of stepping away from this blog, I’ve decided it’s time to return to writing. These months of absence have certainly not stopped the world from moving…
The Head Against The (Debt) Wall
This week, my attention was drawn to the publication of the latest report by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), which revealed that the government’s public…
A Chief Concern
This week’s article extends the series of reflections partly stemming from my professional experience. During my years as a strategy consultant, occupying the role of Director of Strategy or Chief…
On Pricing: Dynamic, but Human
This week, my attention was drawn to the misadventures suffered by the fast-food chain Wendy’s in the United States. The CEO of the group, Kirk Tanner, indeed proposed the idea…
Private Equity Fundraising: Such a Big Deal?
This week, I would like to focus on a recent development observed in the world of private equity, as reported by the Financial Times. Since my years at TowerBrook, I…