Jacques Neatby
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French Full professional proficiency
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Yves Caprara
I hired Jacques to improve my executive team's effectiveness.Having experience with several organizations, he did not push a theoretical model of an ideal team on us.Jacques preferred to improve our performance knowing a team is never perfect and considering the natural alliances which existed when he arrived.He gave us an honest diagnosis (there is no fake new in Jacques' world!) and he clearly understood that the solutions to improve effectiveness that matter most are the ones team members agree on together. I found it refreshing that,when his work was done,he was the first to say so and he made no effort to extend his mandate.
Frederic Aubet
Jacques helped us to grow as an executive team, improving our effectiveness and way of collaborating, driving us to achieve great results. He has an excellent ability to diagnose an executive team’s weak points and helped everyone self-reflect so we could develop as a team and trace our path forward. He has great inter-personal and coaching skills. Jacques is not only an excellent professional is also very pleasant to work with (everyone on my team appreciated him).
Yves Caprara
I hired Jacques to improve my executive team's effectiveness.Having experience with several organizations, he did not push a theoretical model of an ideal team on us.Jacques preferred to improve our performance knowing a team is never perfect and considering the natural alliances which existed when he arrived.He gave us an honest diagnosis (there is no fake new in Jacques' world!) and he clearly understood that the solutions to improve effectiveness that matter most are the ones team members agree on together. I found it refreshing that,when his work was done,he was the first to say so and he made no effort to extend his mandate.
Frederic Aubet
Jacques helped us to grow as an executive team, improving our effectiveness and way of collaborating, driving us to achieve great results. He has an excellent ability to diagnose an executive team’s weak points and helped everyone self-reflect so we could develop as a team and trace our path forward. He has great inter-personal and coaching skills. Jacques is not only an excellent professional is also very pleasant to work with (everyone on my team appreciated him).
Yves Caprara
I hired Jacques to improve my executive team's effectiveness.Having experience with several organizations, he did not push a theoretical model of an ideal team on us.Jacques preferred to improve our performance knowing a team is never perfect and considering the natural alliances which existed when he arrived.He gave us an honest diagnosis (there is no fake new in Jacques' world!) and he clearly understood that the solutions to improve effectiveness that matter most are the ones team members agree on together. I found it refreshing that,when his work was done,he was the first to say so and he made no effort to extend his mandate.
Frederic Aubet
Jacques helped us to grow as an executive team, improving our effectiveness and way of collaborating, driving us to achieve great results. He has an excellent ability to diagnose an executive team’s weak points and helped everyone self-reflect so we could develop as a team and trace our path forward. He has great inter-personal and coaching skills. Jacques is not only an excellent professional is also very pleasant to work with (everyone on my team appreciated him).
Yves Caprara
I hired Jacques to improve my executive team's effectiveness.Having experience with several organizations, he did not push a theoretical model of an ideal team on us.Jacques preferred to improve our performance knowing a team is never perfect and considering the natural alliances which existed when he arrived.He gave us an honest diagnosis (there is no fake new in Jacques' world!) and he clearly understood that the solutions to improve effectiveness that matter most are the ones team members agree on together. I found it refreshing that,when his work was done,he was the first to say so and he made no effort to extend his mandate.
Frederic Aubet
Jacques helped us to grow as an executive team, improving our effectiveness and way of collaborating, driving us to achieve great results. He has an excellent ability to diagnose an executive team’s weak points and helped everyone self-reflect so we could develop as a team and trace our path forward. He has great inter-personal and coaching skills. Jacques is not only an excellent professional is also very pleasant to work with (everyone on my team appreciated him).
Experience
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MindLab
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner, Americas
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Oct 2016 - Present
MindLab is a global, boutique consultancy headquartered in Europe, its focus is: - Executive team effectiveness and alignment - M&A and JV integration - Organizational transformation and restructuring - Global collaboration. See www.mlgs.com Jacques is the partner responsible for the Americas but his work brings him regularly to Europe and other continents. His writing on executive teams has been featured in the Harvard Business Review , Business Digest and other publications. Client example: special adviser to the executive teams of the world's no. 1 building materials company (80 000 employees in 90 countries). Supporting teams in North America, Europe, and Asia to reinforce alignment and delivering support on strategic business issues. Show less
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Adjunct Professor - Executive Teams & Strategy
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Apr 2012 - Present
- Taught leadership team module in the no.1 EMBA program in the world (Financial Times ranking) for 7 years. - Have taught the same module in the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program since 2012 and at HEC Paris (2015-2021) and U of Toronto's Rotman Business School (2016-18). - Teach strategy fundamentals at the McGill Executive Institute and was a member of the Institute's Advisory Board (2019-2022). - Taught leadership team module in the no.1 EMBA program in the world (Financial Times ranking) for 7 years. - Have taught the same module in the McGill-HEC Montreal EMBA program since 2012 and at HEC Paris (2015-2021) and U of Toronto's Rotman Business School (2016-18). - Teach strategy fundamentals at the McGill Executive Institute and was a member of the Institute's Advisory Board (2019-2022).
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exec•solutions
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United States
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Telecommunications
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Partner
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Oct 2010 - Oct 2016
Strategy and organizational development consulting services to multinationals worldwide. Specializing in executive team alignment and collaboration, as well as large scale transformation efforts (e.g. organizational restructuring and post-merger integration). Strategy and organizational development consulting services to multinationals worldwide. Specializing in executive team alignment and collaboration, as well as large scale transformation efforts (e.g. organizational restructuring and post-merger integration).
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Bureau Veritas
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Mexico
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Director, Organizational Development
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2007 - 2010
Bureau Veritas is the no. 2 Testing & Inspection company in the world (55 000+ employees in 140 countries). Reporting to the Executive VP of Organizational Development and responsible for: - Development / implementation of global engagement and internal communication strategy; - Design and facilitation of Group's senior executive forums and corporate university leadership programs; - Post-merger integration and organizational restructuring support to executive teams around the globe. Bureau Veritas is the no. 2 Testing & Inspection company in the world (55 000+ employees in 140 countries). Reporting to the Executive VP of Organizational Development and responsible for: - Development / implementation of global engagement and internal communication strategy; - Design and facilitation of Group's senior executive forums and corporate university leadership programs; - Post-merger integration and organizational restructuring support to executive teams around the globe.
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SECOR
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India
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Security and Investigations
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Principal
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2002 - 2007
Working out of the firm's Montreal, Toronto and Paris offices, provided advice to executive teams of Canadian and multinational clients. Also responsible for the development of key European accounts and led knowledge management of the global Strategic Leadership practice group. Working out of the firm's Montreal, Toronto and Paris offices, provided advice to executive teams of Canadian and multinational clients. Also responsible for the development of key European accounts and led knowledge management of the global Strategic Leadership practice group.
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PGF consultants
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Canada
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President
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1994 - 2001
Business development, facilitation and consulting for public and quasi-public organizations; responsible for the firm's finance and HR functions from 1999-2001. Business development, facilitation and consulting for public and quasi-public organizations; responsible for the firm's finance and HR functions from 1999-2001.
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Stikeman Elliott
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Australia
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Legal Services
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Labour & Employment Lawyer
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1993 - 1994
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Education
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1997 - 1999
Queen's University
EMBA -
1988 - 1992
McGill University
Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (National Program) -
1983 - 1988
Queen's University
B.A. (Honours) -
1972 - 1978
Lycée Paul Claudel
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