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Are “social mixity” and “better schools” antinomic objectives?

January 16, 2009

No, I don’t think so. But to put it crudely, I don’t believe forced “social mixity” alone will lead to “better schools for all”. I rather believe that “better schools for all” will facilitate more “social mixity”. In this entry, a sequel to “Is “magical thinking” only striking Belgian politicians?”, I briefly discuss the title… » read more

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Belgian Politics, Contient du texte ou des articles en Français, English

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Is “Burn after reading” inspired by recent events in Belgium?

January 9, 2009

“Burn after reading” is a hilarious movie but also one that makes you think and warns us: We take ourselves way too seriously. We need to be OK with not being perfect, or we’ll end up making a big mess of our lives, just to keep from looking at ourselves in the mirror. Coincidently, “Burn”‘s… » read more

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English, Favorite thinkers

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Is “magical thinking” only striking Belgian politicians?

November 13, 2008

A few general reflections on this particular brain disease affecting some decision-makers in Europe and elsewhere and a practical application on the social mixity decree for the French-speaking schools in Belgium Having worked for the European Commission and national governments as a consultant, a manager of a ministerial chief of staff, I have sympathy for… » read more

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Contient du texte ou des articles en Français, English, Magical thinking, Management, Philosophy

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How do you motivate staff in the public sector?

July 6, 2008

You will find in attachment a presentation I gave recently for HR managers of the public sector at EIPA (European Institute of Public Administration). The presentation draws on my experiences in the public and private sector and on my readings of authors such as Kenneth Thomas and Wouter van den Abeele in particular. This presentation… » read more

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English, Motivation & Leadership, Public sector Reforms

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Laurent Ledoux's blog

CEO of Equis (Transformation Catalyst & Accelerator)

I act as Transformation Catalyst & Accelerator (as interim manager & consultant): I accelerate the transformation of various organisations (since Jan. 2017).

During the second half of 2016, I also acted as interim CEO for EURACTIV successful NWOW for multi-cultural team; rebranding; new products; financial turn around; strong increase in sales & profit (July - Dec. 2016).

Besides my activities for Equis, I remain, as a volunteer, Director of Philosophy & Management, academic director for the Executive Master of Management & Philosophies at Solvay Brussels School, in partnership with LSM and HEC Liège, board member of Lead-In (www.lead-in.eu) and President of Face2Faith.

Since 2012, I also support, through Equis and besides my other management tasks, organizations which are committed to implement a more participatory or collaborative governance (as described in Carney & Getz's "Freedom Inc", Laloux's "Reinventing Organizations",...).


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