The full written version of the speech “Fostering Ownership by Working for Your Employees” given by Marc Roussy and Olivier Fortier at the Spark the Change Montreal event, on June 21st, 2018.
Author: Olivier Fortier
Owner of Primos Populi, partner and coach at Moabi. As a former manager, I prefer to use a "people first, the rest will follow" kind of approach. My favorite topics are organizational culture, safe work environments, and lowering the center of gravity of the decision making process. I cultivate people's awesomeness.
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