- I need to keep my team Jeanne.  
As you know, I’m launching a new branch in the company in a couple of months. I’m afraid that some collaborators won’t be fully involved in it, and now more than ever I need their full implication and energy.
So much has changed since Covid-19 hit, and I’ve noticed that some have come back to work with new questions and aspirations, reassessing the way they live, the work they do… I‘m even worried that I might lose some of them who are reconsidering their place in our company, even those who have no specific qualms with us but who simply want to try something else.
I need you to lead a short intervention for me with my team to give them that little boost they need and to lift their spirits, but without really coaching them…  

- What do you mean? 

- The thing is, I know you, you’ve coached me. I know that If you coach them on re-aligning themselves with who they are, some of them could leave sooner than expected/desired/what I’m ready to deal with… 

There are certain people who reveal themselves ONLY in demanding situations.
Surprisingly enough, you sometimes find them occupying safe and sustainable positions, in a slow-paced company for years – sometimes decades –  taking the path of security.
I would know, I work regularly with some of them.

The problem is that they are not frequently challenged. They are not flirting with the “edge of the cliff,” and over the years they end up appreciating the softness of that “self-killing-comfort”.
After years of leading successful and smooth professional journeys, they end up calling on me, intent on soul-searching, without a clue as to what could be wrong with them. They are looking for that missing piece, and for their true fulfillment.

I call them “Sleeping Beauties”.
Sleeping Beauties are:

1. Doing OKAY… They sometimes feel bored, but they believe it’s normal.
   
   
2. Not using their full potential. (Don’t start with the usual “How can I be positive that I am not using my full potential?“ Le
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