Director of Program & Head of Special
Projects Generation
Hong-Kong

Through my company's network, I had the pleasure to be coached by Francois. In every coaching session, Francois dedicates his full attention to listen, analyse and ask me questions to guide me think through challenging leadership scenarios with a different perspective and approach. As Francois requires the coachee to put 100% focus on the coaching session, too, we have developed a safe and trusting space to share my deepest thoughts and I would always gain constructive insights and fresh perspective to be a better leader.

Francois’ coaching brings a wealth of senior management experience across different markets/industries, so he always offers theories, thinking tools and recommendations that is practical and sensible. In particular, his metaphors illustrating different concepts is powerful and engaging. After our coaching session, I always feel motivated and empowered to practise and implement the recommendations that we discussed; and I always look forward to sharing what works/what could be improved in our future sessions.

I’m very grateful to have Francois’ guidance and support in the past year for my professional and personal growth. Thank you very much, Francois!

Senior Finance Manager
Teleperformance
Japan

I had the chance of being coached by Francois-Xavier, and it was truly transformative. In a challenging environment, he played a crucial role in helping me find my way. Francois-Xavier's benevolent spirit, combined with his wealth of past experiences, and his collaborative approach to problem-solving, completely reshaped my perspective and significantly accelerated my personal and professional growth.

Over the months, I witnessed a true improvement, each step bringing me closer to our shared goals. His guidance and support were instrumental in navigating the challenges, leading to the successful achievement of our targets.

Representative Director Asia-Pacific
Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Japan

At first glance Francois and I had a preliminary meeting/interview to see if indeed we would be suitable for the next steps in coaching.

Francois has an incredible ability to listen to his pupils and very clearly identify, breakdown and discuss proactive measures and advice for taking the right decisions, action plans and business considerations. I felt that we build a bond and trust together and he helped me overcome many executive business challenges, I realized how much of an asset he is in his knowledge of human interpretations and his own past experiences as an executive in Japan. As a coach, Francois certainly has the qualifications and continues to broaden his own horizons by continuously growing himself in the executive coaching world by taking classes and receiving new certifications.

Francois has been instrumental in taking me through the minefield of business decisions within the executive landscape of Japan.

President & CEO
Ciel
France

J'ai fait la connaissance de François-Xavier dans notre groupe de travail de la formation de coaching professionnel de l'INSEAD (ICC). A ce titre, nous nous sommes coachés mutuellement pendant huit mois, sur le campus de Fontainebleau ou à distance, et j'ai découvert en François-Xavier un collègue humble, attentif et sécurisant. Riche d'une longue et brillante carrière de leader international, et d'une connaissance rare de la culture japonaise dans laquelle il baigne depuis de nombreuses années, il comprend parfaitement les enjeux, les tensions et les doutes qui font le quotidien des leaders. Il offre à ses clients un espace-temps dédié à l'écoute, au questionnement amical et exigeant, aux changements de perspective permis par de permanentes références et métaphores culturelles, littéraires, artistiques ou de la vie courante. François-Xavier est un homme de contrastes assumés, virevoltant aux frontières de son professionnalisme méticuleux pour laisser libre cours, quand il le faut, à l'imagination et à la convivialité. En tant que coach, François-Xavier fait partie du cercle très restreint de professionnels de l'accompagnement que je recommande sans hésitation à des proches.

Sales Director
Pharmaceutical Industry
France

Je recommande François Xavier pour son professionnalisme, son écoute, sa capacité à poser les bonnes questions. Son approche de coaching est truffée d’exemples, de références littéraires qui nous aident au quotidien.

Nous avons pu définir en fonction des situations du moment, les besoins, et François Xavier m’a accompagné pour en établir un impact et un plan d’action .

Il m’a accordé toute son attention en me posant des questions et m’a laissé du temps pour exprimer mes idées, mes réactions et mes suggestions.

François Xavier est un coach qui encourage, plein d’espoir, qui encourage , reconnaît le succès.

Son approche est amicale, centrée sur les problèmes de façon douce , non agressive, et sans jugements

Je recommande donc vivement

Serial Entrepreneur | Board Member | Consultant
The Netherlands

I've had the privilege of being coached by François Xavier. From our very first session, it was clear that he listens with an intensity that's rare. Every word, every nuance, he picks up on it, ensuring I always feel understood. What sets François apart is his incredible talent for using simple yet powerful metaphors. They bring clarity and often illuminate thoughts I couldn't quite articulate. His positive and uplifting energy is contagious, making every interaction with him constructive and motivating. Thank you so much François Xavier!

Experienced Partnership Leader -
Generation Australia
Australia

Francois was a professional mentor to me over 4 months, during this time I found him to be a deep thinker who offered probing questions with the aim of assisting me to identify areas for improvement. He gave me pause to consider how I could best develop as a leader and provided me with both theoretical and practical suggestions on how to be a better leader. Following our sessions I would always have something I could look to immediately implement and also other concepts for me to go away and think more deeply about. He always provided me with a safe space where I felt comfortable to vulnerable and share my true thoughts on what had been working and what areas I needed to consider a new approach. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a coach or mentor to consider Francois and you will not be disappointed.

Jewelry Supply Chain Manager
Cartier
Japan

I had the luck to have 4 months of coaching with Francois-Xavier, at a key moment, when I started my people management journey.

Our discussions and his coaching really helped me to ask me the good questions, take some height and adopt a new point of view. He also has good recommendations for readings, movies, etc. to deep dive into a specific topic and find new axes of development.

Keep in mind that Francois-Xavier is not here to comfort you in your certitudes or to let you in your comfort zone, but he will challenge the status quo and help you to take some height in order to elevate yourself.

On top of that, he is really human centric, accessible and a funny person that made the coaching sessions even more enjoyable.