I wanted to propose a special episode to wrap up season 3 of the podcast.
So this month, I'm taking you to the maritime pine forest of the Arcachon Basin, in La Teste-de-Buch, at Sylvain Gobeil.
Self-taught, Sylvain He has had 15 lives and 50 jobs, in France and Quebec.
Today he is a resin tapper; he harvests pine resin using a modern technique that is much more respectful of the tree, therefore of the environment, and of humans.
Founder of the brand Expert Gem, it produces musical rosin and thus offers a hand-crafted alternative, much healthier than industrial rosin. While also helping to maintain the forest, an emblem of local heritage.
So how is this episode different?
First, because we talked about everything except business – and yet, I tried!
Then, because it’s a family episode. With my husband as a guest, Philippe Drevet, musician.
And because we also spoke about Thomas, Sylvain's son. And how supporting his neuroatypical child with specific needs allowed him to become aware of his own differences and learning difficulties.
It's a deeply human episode, centred on the heart and sensitivity; ;
Quality over quantity; ;
And on solidarity.
If you’d like to find out more about what I call Creative Management, I dedicated a full episode to it a few months ago.
Today, I would like to take a closer look at one aspect of Creative Management: team-building.
What exactly does it involve?
What are the benefits?
I also share a great example, as well as a counter-example, from my own experience as an employee.
And bonus: I talk about my favourite sports coach, Ted Lasso. (no spoiler as I haven’t started Series 4 yet).
If you're interested in offering your team a workshop / team-building / training session, do drop me an email! lbm@lilibonnet.com
I can organise and facilitate almost anywhere in the world 🙂
I’ve known Fabien for over 20 years, back when he was a graphic designer.
We worked together on a project and have stayed in touch — partly because it’s something I enjoy doing, of course, but mainly because I’ve always admired his entrepreneurial spirit.
Even when he enrolled at art school, he didn’t know what he was going to do later on; he just had a fairly broad vision of his future:
– getting up whenever he wanted;
– not working for a boss;
– and living in a loft.
Today, that’s exactly what he’s doing.
He’s the owner of UNSEEN, a vintage shop in Brussels, but he’s also a designer, a carpenter…
it’s clearly impossible to define him in a single word, as he has developed and put to use a wide range of skills.
And it’s quite fascinating to see how much this multi-potential individual needs to free himself from the constraints that a single skill entails, to allow himself not to be confined to just one profession. Not to limit himself. And that is precisely the driving force behind everything he undertakes.
this episode, we also talked about:
– pop culture,
– imposter syndrome,
– mental health,
– and identity, thanks to his recent reconnection with his country of origin, Vietnam.
