Awaken your talents!
What if the talent shortage was just a myth?
In a world that has become FANI – Fragile ° Anxious ° Non-linear ° Incomprehensible -, talents no longer seek a position. They seek a topos: a place to anchor themselves, contribute, and grow.
We speak of a talent shortage, a war for profiles, a great resignation.
But what if this diagnosis was wrong? What if talents were indeed present, but unactivated, misplaced, or disengaged, simply because our perspective on human potential has remained static?
For over 20 years, I have supported leaders, young people, and teams in transformation.
I have designed tests, analyzed over 5,000 profiles, and observed what classic recruitment, motivation, or evaluation models do not show. What I have understood is that the challenge for organizations today is no longer to hunt for talent… but to detect and awaken them.
From the Talent War to Talent Ecology
The famous “war for talent” is based on an outdated paradigm: the idea that skills are scarce and loyalty can be bought.
But the world has changed. Employees no longer just want a position. They want meaning, recognition, an area of impact.
The leader’s role is no longer to control everything. It is to create a fertile ecosystem where talents can emerge, evolve, and circulate.
The Cost of Misalignment
What is called “disengagement” is often a direct consequence of poor talent positioning.
The figures are clear: according to Gallup, the most engaged companies generate 22% more profitability.
And yet:
- Recruitment is still based on diplomas, not on intelligences.
- Entry tests reveal neither the drivers nor the deep levers.
- Promotions are too often awarded by default, without considering real dynamics.
The result? Stress, cultural shifts, poorly supported atypical profiles, a weakened collective. Misalignment is costly.
A Method: The Talent Pyramid
In my latest book, Awaken Your Talents!, published in November 2024 by Racine editions, I propose my structured and proven method: The Talent Pyramid, derived from the theory of multiple intelligences and two decades of field experience.
This method allows for:
- mapping active and dormant intelligences,
- identifying deep motivational drivers,
- understanding the contexts in which talent can unfold,
- and activating this often underutilized human potential.
A Strategic Tool for Tomorrow’s Leaders
Awaken Your Talents! is aimed at those who want to build living, contributory, and sustainable organizations.
This development manual includes:
- a unique talent test,
- keys to activate essential intelligences,
- combinations for validating positioning
It is also the logical continuation of my first book, Activate Your Company’s Talents, published by L’Attitude des Héros in 2021, which laid the foundations for a fertile and resilient company.
What I Believe
In this uncertain world, the only thing we are sure of,
is that we will need motivated, aligned, and activated humans.
Talents are not scarce. They lie dormant and are unrecognized.
Awakening this potential is the greatest lever for sustainable transformation available to businesses today.
More than a slogan, it is a trust to reactivate, so that everyone finds their motivational drivers and can fully engage in organizations where working together is key.
My latest article in La grande librairie of l’Ecofin Mag from June on page 51.