About

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From the Alps to The Leadership UpShift: A Journey from Control to Inspiration

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My leadership journey began in Grenoble, France, the capital of the Alps, where I learned that successful climbers don't control the mountain: they learn to read it, adapt to it, and inspire their teams to navigate it together. This lesson became the foundation of the Leadership UpShift.

In 2012, I brought this philosophy to Houston, Texas, where I've spent about 20 years helping Fortune 500 leaders make the same shift I experienced: from managing with control to leading with inspiration, in a way their organization can see and measure.

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Executive Experience Meets Strategic Insight

 

I've Lived This Shift

Twenty years of experience across SLB, Shell, BP, AT&T, Engie and Sony Pictures taught me something no leadership program ever would: the instincts that make someone an exceptional technical expert are not the instincts that make them an influential leader.
 

I made that transition myself, multiple times, across industries, cultures and organizational crises. I know what it demands because I navigated it without a roadmap. What I built at DevelUpLeaders is the roadmap I needed and didn't have.
 

Today, I work with CEOs and CHROs in multicultural organizations who are promoting their strongest technical experts into leadership roles, and want that promotion to actually stick; not by adding another skills workshop, but by transforming how those leaders operate, influence, and get backed.

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The DevelUpLeaders Difference

 

I don't just advise - I give your organization a clear, evidence-based picture of how your leaders operate today, and a methodology built to change it in ways you can measure.

Trusted, Validated Assessments

Every engagement starts with the same rigor used at the top levels of Fortune 500 leadership development: the Leadership Circle Profile, Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching, EQ-i 2.0, and CliftonStrengths.

 

These aren't opinions or self-assessments. They give a precise picture of how each leader is currently operating, where their effectiveness is strong, and where it's being quietly limited.

A Methodology Built for Results

Proven across cultures and organizations, with an average success rate above 95%. Results aren't self-reported. They're tracked by the stakeholders around each leader. The impact isn't just felt. It's measured.​

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Strategic Leadership Transformation

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My mission:

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Help CEOs and CHROs turn their strongest technical experts into influential leaders, compressing years of trial-and-error into a focused, measured engagement.

Through the Leadership UpShift, leaders move through the same journey outlined on The UpShift: from individual effectiveness, to organizational focus, to real impact and influence. So your organization doesn't just manage talent, it transforms culture, shapes strategy, and drives systemic impact.

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