Research and development
in Intelli7®

Conseil en organisation et management

My expertise lies in structuring fast-growing SMEs. For the managers of these companies, it's all about proving oneself in order to survive. Everything moves very fast, and we can be confronted with poorly explained situations, often linked to human dysfunctions, which act as a brake on development.

In this type of context, the Intelli7 model, which is highly visual and easy for anyone to grasp without being an expert, enabled me to easily capture the attention of managers and get them to usefully reflect on the question of matching human resources to the company's needs: how do we know if we have the right man at the right place?

I've used Intelli7 in a variety of ways, but when it comes to structuring companies of this type, I'd like to mention two that have generally made a real difference.

The first consisted, through a better understanding of the behaviors sought, in limiting decisions calling on the garbage can model.

This often unsuccessful strategy leads to recruiting for high-level positions, without too much formality or discernment, a person from the immediate environment. When the scope of recruitment is broadened and the desired behaviors have been clearly identified, the company has a better chance of recruiting an employee who will effectively support its development strategy.

The second type of action was to help reposition certain employees who were unsuitable or suffering in their jobs.

With the help of coaching based on a profile, we can help people to better understand their preferred operating modes and thus find their place; particularly on the manager/expert axis.

This helps repair a number of mistakes often made right from the start of the company.

Collective Intelligence facilitator, trainer, supervisor

Training

I've been using intelli7 since 2014 in individual and group coaching, and I appreciate the many possibilities of the approach and the very open notion of Dynamics.

Using the behavioral preferences of individuals and those of the group, I enable everyone to objectify their talents within the group's working framework. These insights reveal to the group people in comfort zones, under-utilized talents, over-adapted people as well as collective avoidances.

This also enables people to quickly regulate their relationships within the group. It provides an objective framework for expressing preferences, communicating better in the other person's world, asking the right questions and avoiding misunderstandings that are often mis-expressed.

This twofold work on relationships and preferences within the group ensures that the group's dynamics are set in motion in a very short space of time. It greatly facilitates training work, which can then be targeted to unblock energy, and encourage setting in motion.

Managerial assessment

The managerial assessment enables experienced managers in career development to refine, reposition and confirm their professional project by objectifying behavioral competencies in addition to the technical skills dealt with elsewhere (skills assessment, for example).

In this assessment, people are asked to define their own management style. They build on their behavioral preferences and can better contextualize their Soft Skills.

In peer groups, people can discuss their behaviors and become aware of different ways of reacting in a given situation by sharing on the effects.

Then they are led to work on the perception of the most suitable behaviors for one or more envisaged positions. These perceptions are compared with the perceptions of a panel chosen by them, made up of hierarchical superiors, HR, colleagues, ...

The comparison of their behavioral preferences and perceptions of the positions naturally creates a framework of contrasts which, after analysis, enables the implementation of an adapted action plan.

My references:
INRA, CNRS, university, Valimovia (real estate), STI, city of Marseille, CD13