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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>The leadership demands of your next mandate<\/a><\/h2><\/div>What made you effective in one mandate may not create the same result in the next. Vanessa Fricke explores how changing responsibility, complexity and context can alter the effect of established leadership patterns and what that means for experienced executives preparing for their next leadership role.<\/p><\/div>
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\u200bQuand l\u2019impact diff\u00e8re de l\u2019intention<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Le feedback 360 leadership permet de croiser la perception qu\u2019un dirigeant a de son impact avec la mani\u00e8re dont son leadership est v\u00e9cu par son entourage. Ces \u00e9carts de perception peuvent r\u00e9v\u00e9ler des forces, des attentes diff\u00e9rentes et des dynamiques organisationnelles qui restent invisibles depuis un seul point de vue.<\/p><\/div>
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Is your mind big enough for your world?\u200b Or is your world too small for your mind?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Capability is not only about skills and experience. Discover why capacity for complexity matters in succession, executive assessment and future leadership.<\/p><\/div>
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From roofing to building solutions | Safal Group<\/a><\/h2><\/div>From roofing to building solutions How Safal Group is evolving its organisation and leadership to support a strategic shift \u00a0 Safal Group is building on...<\/p><\/div>
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VALPEO Wins Best Executive Search Firm at the HR Excellence Awards 2026<\/a><\/h2><\/div>VALPEO won Best Executive Search Firm at the HR Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its advisory approach to executive search in complex contexts.<\/p><\/div>
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Are we mistaking leadership potential for readiness?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Organisations invest heavily in identifying high potentials, yet many struggle once roles become more complex. The missing distinction is often between future potential and present readiness to carry leadership complexity.<\/p><\/div>
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Why startups inflate director titles and what it reveals about how we define value<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Titles signal decision rights and time horizon. See why \u201cDirector\u201d inflation blurs leadership and how to restore direction vs execution clarity.<\/p><\/div>
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De la fragmentation \u00e0 la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 durable : ce que Davos confirme pour les dirigeant.e.s d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui et de demain<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Ce que Davos 2026 r\u00e9v\u00e8le sur le passage de syst\u00e8mes fragment\u00e9s \u00e0 une prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 durable, et les \u00e9volutions de leadership n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 long terme.<\/p><\/div>
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Matthias Koch<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Matthias Koch Partner I believe leadership works best when business clarity meets human connection. +491727070469 matthias.koch@valpeo.com ...<\/p><\/div>
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Vanessa Fricke<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Vanessa Fricke Partner \u201cIt is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.\u201d - Charles...<\/p><\/div>
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Redefining \u201cSmart\u201d Leadership in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h2><\/div>For decades, \u201csmart\u201d leadership has been implicitly defined by analytical horsepower: the ability to solve problems quickly, master complexity through logic, and demonstrate technical expertise. Intelligence, in this framing, was largely synonymous with cognitive speed and precision.<\/p><\/div>
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Lorsque les valeurs sont \u00e9nonc\u00e9es mais pas respect\u00e9es<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Le leadership n'\u00e9choue pas \u00e0 grand bruit. Il s'\u00e9rode discr\u00e8tement lorsque les valeurs sont mises \u00e0 l'\u00e9preuve sans \u00eatre respect\u00e9es. Une r\u00e9flexion sur l'alignement, la responsabilit\u00e9 et la confiance. <\/p><\/div>
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Leadership en 2026 et au-del\u00e0 : \u00e0 clart\u00e9 du potentiel plut\u00f4t que le contr\u00f4le<\/a><\/h2><\/div>Comment les \u00e9quipes dirigeantes peuvent-elles faire face \u00e0 la complexit\u00e9 croissante en 2026 et au-del\u00e0 en clarifiant les d\u00e9cisions, les r\u00f4les et le potentiel organisationnel ?<\/p><\/div>
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The leadership demands of your next mandate<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
What made you effective in one mandate may not create the same result in the next. Vanessa Fricke explores how changing responsibility, complexity and context can alter the effect of established leadership patterns and what that means for experienced executives preparing for their next leadership role.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\u200bQuand l\u2019impact diff\u00e8re de l\u2019intention<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Le feedback 360 leadership permet de croiser la perception qu\u2019un dirigeant a de son impact avec la mani\u00e8re dont son leadership est v\u00e9cu par son entourage. Ces \u00e9carts de perception peuvent r\u00e9v\u00e9ler des forces, des attentes diff\u00e9rentes et des dynamiques organisationnelles qui restent invisibles depuis un seul point de vue.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Is your mind big enough for your world?\u200b Or is your world too small for your mind?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Capability is not only about skills and experience. Discover why capacity for complexity matters in succession, executive assessment and future leadership.<\/p><\/div>
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From roofing to building solutions How Safal Group is evolving its organisation and leadership to support a strategic shift \u00a0 Safal Group is building on...<\/p><\/div>
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VALPEO won Best Executive Search Firm at the HR Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its advisory approach to executive search in complex contexts.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Are we mistaking leadership potential for readiness?<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Organisations invest heavily in identifying high potentials, yet many struggle once roles become more complex. The missing distinction is often between future potential and present readiness to carry leadership complexity.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Why startups inflate director titles and what it reveals about how we define value<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Titles signal decision rights and time horizon. See why \u201cDirector\u201d inflation blurs leadership and how to restore direction vs execution clarity.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>De la fragmentation \u00e0 la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 durable : ce que Davos confirme pour les dirigeant.e.s d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui et de demain<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Ce que Davos 2026 r\u00e9v\u00e8le sur le passage de syst\u00e8mes fragment\u00e9s \u00e0 une prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 durable, et les \u00e9volutions de leadership n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 long terme.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Matthias Koch<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Matthias Koch Partner I believe leadership works best when business clarity meets human connection. +491727070469 matthias.koch@valpeo.com ...<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Vanessa Fricke<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Vanessa Fricke Partner \u201cIt is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.\u201d - Charles...<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Redefining \u201cSmart\u201d Leadership in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
For decades, \u201csmart\u201d leadership has been implicitly defined by analytical horsepower: the ability to solve problems quickly, master complexity through logic, and demonstrate technical expertise. Intelligence, in this framing, was largely synonymous with cognitive speed and precision.<\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Lorsque les valeurs sont \u00e9nonc\u00e9es mais pas respect\u00e9es<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Le leadership n'\u00e9choue pas \u00e0 grand bruit. Il s'\u00e9rode discr\u00e8tement lorsque les valeurs sont mises \u00e0 l'\u00e9preuve sans \u00eatre respect\u00e9es. Une r\u00e9flexion sur l'alignement, la responsabilit\u00e9 et la confiance. <\/p><\/div>
En savoir plus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Leadership en 2026 et au-del\u00e0 : \u00e0 clart\u00e9 du potentiel plut\u00f4t que le contr\u00f4le<\/a><\/h2><\/div>
Comment les \u00e9quipes dirigeantes peuvent-elles faire face \u00e0 la complexit\u00e9 croissante en 2026 et au-del\u00e0 en clarifiant les d\u00e9cisions, les r\u00f4les et le potentiel organisationnel ?<\/p><\/div>
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