Podcast “At the heart of soft skills” Season 2
Episode #1 – Multipotential? Gifted? Explore adaptive polycuriosity!
In this first episode of season 2, we explore a soft skill that is as fascinating as it is little-known: adaptive polycuriosity. Found specifically in multipotential profiles, this unique competency makes it possible to connect ideas from different fields, navigate complexity with ease, and turn every new discovery into an opportunity.
Discover the insights and strategies of our guest expert, Cyril Barbé, on how to uncover and channel this rare competency, and learn how it can turn talent diversity into strength.
Episode #2 – Opening the doors of the mind: the benefits of mental flexibility
In this episode, we take a closer look at mental flexibility, a key soft skill for adapting to constantly changing environments. Whether it’s bouncing back after a setback, reassessing ideas, or finding innovative solutions, mental flexibility makes it possible to navigate a world of perpetual change with confidence.
Join our guest, Anthony Moulin, an expert in personal development, to discover practical tips for cultivating this flexibility and turning it into an indispensable asset in your professional life.
Episode #3 – Knowing how to evolve: the key skill nobody teaches you
In this third episode, we look at the art of taking charge of your own professional development. More than simply adapting to circumstances, knowing how to evolve means building a vision, clarifying your goals, and charting your own path with confidence and self-awareness. Our guest, Alban Masse, a career transition coach, shares his thoughts on this underrated but crucial soft skill. Discover how this competency helps you bounce back from challenges, make informed choices, and align your professional aspirations with what genuinely motivates you.
Big-picture thinking is an underrated competency that can make all the difference. Whether it’s anticipating challenges, making informed decisions, or driving innovation, the ability to see the bigger picture is a strategic asset.
In this episode, we welcome Patrick Leguide, an expert in cognitive psychology and management, and founder of Key Predict, formerly Central Test. Together, we explore how cultivating a broader perspective helps you step back, think more clearly about your decisions, and anticipate change through a clear, intuitive vision.
Episode #5 – Resilience: from burnout to professional fulfilment
Resilience, the ability to overcome obstacles and adapt in the face of adversity, is now seen as a crucial competency, particularly in today’s professional world.
In this fifth episode, Laura Belconde, entrepreneur and workplace wellbeing expert, shares her personal journey: from professional burnout to entrepreneurial renewal. An essential episode for anyone looking to strengthen their ability to bounce back and build an environment that fosters resilience.
Episode #6 – Critical thinking: seeing beyond appearances, like a detective
Between misleading intuitions, opinions disguised as facts, and an ever-growing mass of information, thinking critically has become a valuable and rare asset. But how do you truly sharpen this critical eye? How do you put it into practice every day?
To answer these questions, we invited Chantal Engel, a private investigator and founder of “La Clé Conseil & Investigation”, who lives critical thinking every day, not as an abstract concept, but as a precise, pragmatic working method.
Episode #7 – Leadership: a meta-competency to inspire, guide and help others grow
In this seventh episode, we invite you to a deep exploration of leadership as a unique meta-competency.
Our guest, Caroline Deblander, a soft skills expert and co-author of “Les Soft Skills: Les nouvelles clés du succès”, invites you to rethink your view of leadership. Drawing on her experience and observations, she explains how this meta-competency can transform teams, organisations and individuals.
A compelling episode for anyone who wants to better understand and develop their leadership, and create a positive, lasting impact.
Episode #8 – Entrepreneurial spirit: how Gen Z is rewriting the rules
What does Generation Z really want from a company? Why are so many of them drawn to entrepreneurship? What sets their vision of work and innovation apart? Entrepreneurship, slashing, intrapreneurship… in this new episode of the “Au cœur des soft skills” podcast, step into the entrepreneurial world of a generation that is redefining professional norms.
Alongside Élodie Gentina, an expert in the behaviour of younger generations, we explore the motivations, obstacles and strengths driving these young people to build their careers differently.
Episode #9 – Initiative: the competency that turns ideas into action
Initiative is far more than simple boldness: it’s a combination of self-confidence, creativity, risk-taking and self-assurance. It is a genuine strategic competency for progressing, especially in demanding professional environments.
In this episode, Julie Souchard, a professional coach and former HR director, shares her inspiring journey and practical advice for daring to act, overcoming self-doubt, and making bold decisions. Whether you’re an HR director, a manager or an employee, discover how to cultivate this essential soft skill to shape a career aligned with your aspirations and push beyond your limits.
Episode #10 – Authenticity: the courage to dare say yes to yourself
What if being authentic were the key to inspiring others, building unity, and feeling aligned with your own values? For this final episode of season 2, Ambroise Bourguinat, a soft skills coach and actor, invites us to explore a quality that resonates strongly within each of us: authenticity.
With his unique perspective and captivating anecdotes, Ambroise shows us that being authentic is far more than a personal choice: it’s a lever for becoming an aligned, inspiring and impactful leader. Listen to this episode to discover how authenticity can change the way you work and live.