Executive, Leadership & Team Coach with 25 years of international experience (France, UK, Germany, Japan), Master Certified Coach (MCC-ICF), I coach and empower managers and leaders to strengthen their leadership and intercultural competencies, run theirs lives with meaning, be more inspirational, and have more impact with their teams in order to evolve with serenity in a global environment. My professional background is anchored in both practice – as management controller for a decade, reporting to the board of directors of large international groups – and theory – as university researcher about leadership in organizations for another decade. While researching leadership, I discovered coaching, which became a passion and my new profession. Becoming a professional coach helped me embody my deep interest in good leadership practices and the fulfillment of everyone at work.Grounded in openness, authenticity, positivity and creativity, my coaching draws upon evidence-based approaches to professional coaching, to ensure a thriving work experience. It all starts with building a strong relationship with my clients, becoming their sounding board and sparring partner. My clients say I’m a strong and empathic listener, with a pragmatic understanding of work and life commitments. I believe I’m flexible, resourceful, optimistic, with a good sense of humor, which helps my clients through the tensions of corporate political life. My approach respects an open minded and holistic, which in my opinion is more versatile and respectful, and enables deeper and sustainable change. I hold a MSc in International Business Administration (ESCP Business School) and professional certificates in Professional Coaching, Facilitation, Mediation and Positive Psychology. I live in Tokyo and coach in English, French and German, online and in person.. --What clients wrote about me:“Lionel has been able to coach me through the tensions of corporate political life, supporting me retain the sense of my own strengths and where I am wanting to be. I feel he is able to understand the multi cultural aspects of my own biography.”“His approach respects an open minded and ‘environment-aware’ style, which is more free and respectful than a more directive coaching style.”“Lionel is a strong and empathic listener, with a pragmatic understanding of work and life commitments.”“Lionel is flexible, optimistic, has a good sense of humour, and truly does act as a champion for you.”