What a brilliant edition of the EVE international seminar for the seventh of its name! Enthusiastic participants, an atmosphere of benevolence, and stimulating energy all contributed to the success of this week that transformed everybody involved.
The quality of the speakers was praised, as it is every year. To help EVE participants remember and share some of the highlights from the week, EVE webmagazine presents a selection of the best quotes from the speakers.
Anne Thevenet-Abitbol
“If you want to change things, you need to start by changing yourself”
Anne Thevenet-Abitbol
To make progress in diversity, “women need to feel more confident, men need to feel more aware”
Anne Thevenet-Abitbol
Joanna Barsh
“The combination of positive energy and values is your strenght”
Joanna Barsh
“Choose to shift mindsets to create new possibilities”
Joanna Barsh
“How to inspire others to trust you more : reliability, congruence, openness & acceptance”
Joanna Barsh
Patrick Scharnitzky
“Diversity in companies is no longer a choice. It is a matter of survival”
Patrick Scharnitzky
“Let’s stop denying the existence of stereotypes… Let’s also stop creating guilt”
Patrick Scharnitzky
Martial Vidaud
“Let’s learn to be there for ourselves, for others, and for the world”
Martial Vidaud
“Full awareness develops presence, concentration and clarity in a jam-packed career”
Martial Vidaud
Frédérique Bedos
“Inspiration breeds action”
Frédérique Bedos
“Let’s stop hope from being eroded by mundane fears”
Frédérique Bedos
“You have to be “tolerant”, but who wants to be “tolerated”? We want to be loved!”
Frédérique Bedos
Fabienne Dulac
“Being a manager means first being yourself. It means reconciling doubt with action, releasing yourself from the grip of others and finally, inspiring”
Fabienne Dulac
“You need to understand yourself, and understand society. We are all players in one ecosystem”
Fabienne Dulac
Franck Riboud
“The first art of being a manager is to know how to doubt”
Franck Riboud
“Directors must be fighters, have feelings, and make decisions in a complex world”
Franck Riboud
“You need to trust, and avoid constantly judging skills”
Franck Riboud
Marianne Sébastien
“You need to nourish hope to see the breaking dawn”
Marianne Sébastien
Brigitte Liberman (c) L’Oréal
“The five talents of a leader are: perseverance, discernment, zest for life, a sense of sharing, and the ability to love”
Brigitte Liberman
Clara Guila Kessous
“Appreciative inquiry is a method which analyses what works to reproduce it instead of solving problems through analysis of causes”
Guila Clara Kessous
Jean-Edouard Grésy
“Whoever is aware of their balance, knows how to restore it”
Jean-Edouard Grésy
“The more distance there is, the greater the risk of violence. With proximity comes peace”
Jean-Edouard Grésy
Swaady Martin & Christine Descamps
“Ubuntu : I am because you are, because we are”
Swaady Martin
Thomas d’Ansembourg
“In order to listen to the human being in front of you, you need to listen to the human being inside of you”
Thomas d’Ansembourg
“Self-esteem needs to be nurtured”
Thomas d’Ansembourg
Quotes selected and edited by Marie Donzel
Translation : Ruth Simpson
Unless stated, photo credits: Donzel & Cie – 2016
