From Consultant Suit to C-Suite: a Transition Story
Quentin Toulemonde Since the beginning of my career, I have had the opportunity to work in various environments, starting in a large strategy consulting firm before venturing into a private equity fund,…
Quentin Toulemonde
‘All Other Things Being Equal’
First of all, I would like to start this first post of 2024 by thanking you for your loyalty and by extending my best wishes to you for this new…
Executive Search in the Age of AI: Towards a Hybrid Model
Today’s post has been inspired by a conversation I had earlier this week with a long-time friend working as an executive search professional in Paris. As he was talking to…
Harvesting Requires (Some) Silos
Have you ever wondered if our efforts to connect more in the workplace are actually disconnecting us from real productivity? This provocative question lingered in my mind as I attended…
Much Ado About Nothing? On OpenAI, value creation and corporate governance
Rarely has the world of Silicon Valley, usually accustomed to ego fights and brutal decisions, been so heavily shaken as it was last week with the OpenAI drama. Let us…
The Rise of the AI-Powered Consultant
Formerly limited to theoretical and somewhat obscure applications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) have, for slightly over a year now, been making significant inroads into day-to-day business…
‘Crouch, Bind, Set’: Collaborative Leadership for a Dynamic World
As the echoes of last month’s Rugby World Cup still resonate, it’s hard not to draw parallels between the collaborative dynamism of rugby and today’s business world. In rugby, particularly…
50 Shades of Survey: Unmasking the Complexities of Employee Engagement Measurement
The purpose of this post is not to question the value of properly designed, administered, and utilized Employee Engagement Surveys. They indeed provide a platform for employees to voice their…
Credit or Treat
In June of this year, the US Senate reached a last-minute agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, previously capped at a staggering $31.4 trillion. This adjustment allows the government…
From Resilient to Agile: The New Business Paradigm
Over the past four years, our global landscape has faced an interconnected web of economic, social, and geopolitical shifts. These changes are rare, surfacing only a few times each century.…