"Le développement des compétences managériales"
(The Development of Managerial Skills)
July 2008
Since the end of the 1990s, companies have become increasingly aware of the vital role of their managers, and the critical importance of helping them to manage and motivate their teams.
Today, many firms have come to the conclusion that “one size fits all” standard training programs are just too general to be effective. New, innovative approaches to the development of skills have appeared and need to be analyzed and compared. What issues do they address? How do they work? What results can be expected?
The current issue of CBB (Cahiers Bernard Brunhes), dedicated to the development of managerial skills, takes an in-depth look at some of these new approaches through practical examples (case studies) in order to explore the linkage between the development of good managerial skills and successful results in the field
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Managers in Question? Questions of Management?
BPI Group works with companies to promote excellence in management. To better indentify the underlying challenges and issues facing management, we commissioned the BVA Institute to conduct an international comparative study entitled “Employees Assess their Manager”.
A survey was designed and distributed to 5,500 employees in 10 different countries, revealing many interesting themes and insights; the results of which have proven to be quite valuable when analyzed and applied to companies in today’s context. Indeed, employees’ wants and needs are continually evolving, and companies, for their part, must be increasingly agile and responsive. While balancing both, it is critical that management does not lose its bearing. These are themes we have focused on in the publication, “Managers in question? Questions of management?”
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"Tempos de grandes mudanças - reestruturando vidas e empresas"
Editora Senac Sao Paulo by Gilberto Guimaraes
Gilberto Guimarães, the leader of BPI group Brazil, has written a new book on the topic of corporate restructuring. He reviews what years of experience have taught him in a sector that is uncompromising, complex, but always exciting for anyone looking to practice responsible management.
Book available in Portuguese only. www.editorasenacsp.com.br |
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"Lève-toi et travaille" (Take Up Thy Bed and Work)
January 2008
Eyrolles by Jean-Michel Milon
At a time when the pundits are applauding "The French Who Rise Early", BPI group Consultant Jean-Michel Milon pokes fun at our national failings, portraying a daily routine where work is the be-all and end-all. We laugh with him at our crazy attitudes about work, our therapists, our leaders and our lives. His is an amusing, caustic, but always sympathetic view of the people he meets in the work place every day.
His album of drawings has just been published by Eyrolles and is on sale in bookshops. It’s relevant, funny and a great read. |
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"Et leurs entreprises verront le jour" (And Their Businesses Will Arise)
Autrement by Bernard Brunhes & Jean-Michel Mestres
Bernard Brunhes, an acknowledged specialist in the art of industrial mediation, has recently embraced the cause of entrepreneurs. In this book, he provides many useful ideas about creating a company, explains the collective approach of his movement "France Initiative" and presents ideas for future ways forward.
Today, "France Initiative" includes some 250 "platforms" established to aid budding entrepreneurs, including chambers of commerce, professional associations, companies and banks with the financial backing of territorial community institutions and the Caisse des Dépôts. It is a critical partnership which helps to kick-start the financing of thousands of nascent companies and gives company creators or buyers the support that they require.
Under some tough questioning, Brunhes specifically explains the purpose of these new "companions for company builders" while reflecting back on his own career as a company manager. As an expert on social and corporate policies, he also discusses the value of job creation triggered by the boom in micro-companies. The author is a pragmatic man who invites the reader to commit whole-heartedly to a new momentum, which, among other things, is having a great impact on the unemployed who wish to become re-employed. |
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"Profession dirigeant" (Profession, Leader)
Dunod by Gérard Roth & Michal Kurtyka
[This book deals with the essential attributes of the “professional leader”: strategic vision, the ability to implement strategy through existing managerial systems and human resources, and the ability to communicate the need for change over the long term. The book has a dual objective: to offer concepts for leadership and also provide real tools. It develops original notions, such as resonance and dissonance in management, and offers thoughts about how organizations and the profession of manager are evolving. It is illustrated with case studies from real-life situations.
This reference work is directed at company leaders, consultants and people keen to improve their knowledge of change management and leadership. It will also be of great interest to students and potential future managers. The amusing drawings by Tomi Ungerer add a little fun to the content. Michal Kurtyka is the CE of BPI group Poland. |
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"Esta Desabalada Carreira"
By Gilberto Guimarães
In this book, published in Brazil, Gilberto Guimarães, the CE of BPI group Brazil, shares knowledge he has accumulated during his years spent as a teacher, consultant and director of leading companies. It is intended to provide advice to individuals seeking personal and professional advancement by giving them the pieces they need to complete the puzzle to achieve success. Reading this book will provide you with excellent advice and practical suggestions on coping with the many different situations you encounter day to day. |
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"Les cadres et la mondialisation" (Executives and Globalization)
Publication of no.18 of the Cahiers Bernard Brunhes; By Jean Simonet
Since the beginning of the 1990s, major French companies have been very focused on the increasingly global nature of markets. But, until now, few have questioned the impact of this rapid globalization on executive careers.
In the 1980s, relocation involved only those jobs requiring little or no qualification. However, countries which were once seen as "emerging" are now gradually reaching world-class heights in research, engineering and intellectual services. This means that the impact of globalization on the professional careers of executives is also changing.
A need to think about employment in international terms is emerging. But what shape will this take? This current issue of the "Cahiers Bernard Brunhes" explores these questions through observations, analysis and academic thought summarized from many different studies.
Opinion polls have shown that among Europeans, the French are the only people who feel that internationalization is more of a threat than an opportunity. Will reading this paper help them to change their minds? We hope so.
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"Réussir une fusion, d'abord une histoire d'hommes"
(A successful Merger Means Putting People First)
Mergers, acquisitions, alliances and other partnerships between countries are not new – in fact, they play a prominent role in our economic landscape. Yet, while undertaken for economic and financial reasons, one out of every two mergers fails for reasons related to social and human aspects.
This issue of the "Cahiers" seeks to understand these apparently contradictory phenomena.
The content is based on a study carried out by BPI group and Médéric on companies that have experienced mergers as well as input from various specialists. It provides an opportunity to compare the points of view of the company director, the investment banker, a former minister...and a philosopher. Drawing upon the research, and other studies and testimonials from managers and consultants' experiences, the publication details several conditions for successfully managing a merger.
Readers will find information regarding the complex, multiform, uncertain, often painful and unsatisfactory reality of mergers. The work also provides advice on how to better anticipate the risks, seize opportunities and/or identify a clearer path forward as a manager or as an employee.
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"Réussir la mise en place des Maisons départementales des Personnes handicapées"
(Successfully Opening a County Council Home for the Disabled)
By Jacques Soria and Stéphane Jenck
The Act of February 11, 2005, "for the equality of rights and opportunity, the participation and the citizenship of disabled persons" has led to the creation of County Council Homes for the Disabled (Maisons Départementales des Personnes Handicapées or MDPH).
They form a "one-stop" reception center for the disabled with a system of mutualization [NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS] for the resources invested in them. An MDPH is classified as a GIP (public interest group) placed under the administrative and financial aegis of the chairman of each department's regional council. It has to meet new operating requirements that are explained and made clear.
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"Le coaching en individuel ou en équipe"
(Individual or Team Coaching)
By Alain Boureau
Whether practiced one-on-one or within a team, coaching is a powerful tool for assisting key players in businesses. Those who sign on for a coaching program are seeking to increase their self-awareness, develop their potential, learn new behavior patterns, increase their problem-solving skills, better themselves and achieve a clearer perception of objective reality
If you would like to take advantage of such an opportunity yourself, with your team, or share it with a colleague or group, this issue of "Décryptage" will help you understand what coaching can actually do for you and identify the prerequisites for success.
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"L'outplacement au service des mobilités"
(Outplacement and Mobility)
By Robert Hayman
Whether it is voluntary or involuntary, mobility has become an inevitable part of the landscape in today's business careers. Although some may succeed in going it alone in a tough job market with growing competition, hidden opportunities and a need for networking, any job seeker will be stronger and more effective when supported by an employment professional whose task is to help each individual advance in the pursuit of his or her career. That is the goal of the outplacement services that we offer. This guidebook is designed to explain that process to you.
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"GPEC, accord de méthode et loi de cohésion sociale"
(GPEC, Framework Agreement and Law on Social Cohesion)
By Jean-Luc Verreaux and Sébastien Tillon
Since January 2005, the French law on social cohesion obliges companies to renegotiate their forward-looking career and skills management (GPEC, or Gestion Prévisionnelle des Emplois et des Compétences in France) every three years, opening up new prospects for aligning GPEC with framework agreements.
For the first time, the law links GPEC to anticipated economic layoffs. Indeed, the obligation to hold GPEC negotiations is a part of a preliminary section of the labor code that is named, "Forward-looking career and skills management. Prevention of the consequences of economic changes" ("Gestion de l'emploi et des compétences. Prévention des conséquences des mutations économiques").
A number of court decisions and the involvement of the labor administration have brought this issue into the headlines and placed new restrictions on businesses. This issue of "Décryptage" reviews the law of 18 January 2005 and offers some pointers for negotiating and implementing a forward-looking skill and career management plan that contributes to business efficiency.
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