Endurance is built.
An ultra-trail runner manages her energy over hours of effort. A leader, too, must last without burning out.
Developing leaders who can accelerate performance in a world that no longer slows down.
Every exceptional leader follows the same science of performance.
Exceptional leaders, in every arena
Giving shape to intuition.
Every season, the designer turns an intuition into a collection, with the world watching. The leader does the same when turning a vision into concrete decisions.
Decide fast without deciding alone.
The tech leader weighs speed against accuracy every week. Their performance depends on the clarity they keep when everything around them accelerates.
Turning boldness into results.
A producer balances creativity, budget and schedule to bring a project to success. It is the balance every leader seeks.
Composure is a strategy.
In the room where high-stakes decisions are made, clarity under scrutiny makes the difference. It can be prepared, and it can be learned.
Holding the vision to the final shot.
A director carries a vision for years and rallies hundreds of talents around it. A leader does the same when keeping a transformation on course.
Being fully present.
An actor prepares to be true at the moment it all happens. A leader also needs presence and authenticity when speaking.
Arm raised, again.
At 39, he still serves as he did on day one. Talent opens the door; mental preparation keeps it open, season after season.
The voice carries when the breath is steady.
Before going on stage, the singer works on breathing so that pressure does not tighten the voice. A leader who speaks in public needs the same regulation.
Hold the vision, settle every detail.
The architect keeps the whole in mind while settling a thousand precise decisions. The leader does the same between strategy and execution.
Be bold with colour, hold the line.
The painter keeps returning to the canvas until it feels right. The executive also moves forward through trial, perspective and commitment.
Remove everything that isn’t essential.
The sculptor removes material until the form appears. The leader learns to set noise aside and keep what truly matters.
Staying yourself, even in the spotlight.
On stage, energy is tuned as carefully as the voice. A high-profile executive needs the same steady presence to bring others along.
Clarity comes from the long view.
The writer builds a body of work sentence by sentence, with patience and rigour. The leader builds a career the same way.
Think before acting.
The philosopher questions what everyone takes for granted. An executive who takes that step back decides better and more freely.
Seeing ten years ahead.
The industry leader commits thousands of people to a long-term vision. Their performance depends on the clarity they keep amid uncertainty.
Holding firm when everything wavers.
Honoured for her commitment, she held to her convictions under constant pressure. A leader also needs an inner compass that does not give way.
Keeping a smile at the heart of the crisis.
At the highest levels of responsibility, she steered through major crises with calm and consistency. The same stability lets a leader reassure and decide.
Deciding in a thousandth of a second.
At over 300 km/h, the driver keeps absolute calm and total clarity. A leader must also decide fast, without pressure clouding judgement.
Keep calm 400 km from Earth.
In space, every movement is prepared, rehearsed, mastered. The leader also gains freedom when their preparation is solid.
Mastery makes freedom possible.
Years of discipline let the dancer appear weightless. A leader builds the same ease: deep work that makes action fluid.
HAPP supports executives, executive committee members, management committee members, and strategic talent within major corporations (CAC 40 major corporations, Fortune 500 companies, 20+ countries).
Performance, wherever it plays out
01 — The challenge
When leadership must become a strategic lever
Companies do not lack intelligence; they often lack alignment, clarity and the ability to hold firm under pressure. In a world where leaders must make trade-offs faster, mobilise more widely and absorb unprecedented levels of uncertainty, purely conversational coaching is no longer enough: it takes a method that can deeply transform the way people think, feel, decide and act.
HAPP addresses this reality by working on the leader’s entire performance system — mental patterns, stress responses, ways of relating, beliefs, energy, capacity to influence and consistency of action. This holistic approach generates visible impact, not only for the individual but also for teams, collective dynamics and the organisation’s results.
02 — The origin
A method born from in-depth research into the best innovations in coaching
HHolistic
The leader is a system: thought, emotion, energy, relationships. HAPP works on the whole, never on an isolated symptom.
AApproach
A structured method: scoping, measurable goals, applied sessions, sponsor check-ins, consolidation.
PPersonal
Every journey is unique, built around the leader’s context, stakes and trajectory.
PPerformance
Clearer decisions, stronger regulation under pressure, lasting impact for the company.
The HAPP method, for Holistic Approach to Personal Performance, is the result of in-depth work on the most advanced approaches in coaching, leadership development, applied neuroscience and sustainable performance. It was designed around a simple but decisive conviction: in a context of constant acceleration, leadership development must also gain in depth, precision and effectiveness.
For more than five years, HAPP has been deployed in high-demand environments with executives, executive and management committee members, and strategic talent in major CAC 40 groups and Fortune 500 companies. This field experience — transformation programmes, sensitive strategic projects, leadership successions, critical role transitions, major restructurings and hyper-growth phases — has allowed the method to be continuously refined to maximise its impact on performance and growth.
Our sources of inspiration
01
California · Silicon Valley · Stanford
Boldness and measure
From California, HAPP takes the culture of testing, iteration and data: setting a goal, measuring, adjusting quickly. Coaching approaches born in Silicon Valley have shown that a leader progresses faster when their progress is visible.
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02
East Coast · University research
The rigour of evidence
From major American universities, HAPP takes scientific rigour: validated tools, 360° assessments, objectively measurable results before and after the coaching.
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03
Europe · Applied neuroscience
Understanding the leader's brain
From European research in neuroscience, HAPP takes a detailed understanding of stress, attention and decision-making. Regulating your nervous system becomes a concrete lever for performance.
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04
Asia · Japan · India · China
The art of attention
From Asia, HAPP takes mindfulness, breathing and mastery of attention, inherited from Japanese Zen, Indian yoga and martial arts. These practices, now validated by neuroscience, help the leader remain calm, present and clear-headed under pressure.
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Our conviction
Sustainable performance is born from the alliance between objective results and real well-being.This is the HAPP approach: measured results and a balance that makes them sustainable.
03 — The transformation
What HAPP transforms
HAPP aims to help each participant reach their full personal and professional potential, based on a holistic view of life and career in which improvement in one area has a positive effect on all the others. The programme seeks to create lasting change in behaviour, decisions, emotional management, the quality of relationships, leadership posture and the ability to navigate complex environments with accuracy.
Before · ClarityCompeting priorities, a direction that stays unclear.Goals, priorities and values clearly set.Trade-offs postponed, or made in a rush.Decisions owned, taken with perspective.Pressure dictates reactions.Emotional regulation that holds under pressure.Messages that do not land.Assertive speech that brings teams along.The same blocks keep coming back.Repetitive patterns identified, then overcome.Impact that plateaus.A career and an impact that accelerate.
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04 — Offers & Programmes
Offers designed for the moments that matter
012 to 3 weeks
Entry point · all profiles
Diagnostic
A precise reading of how you operate under pressure before choosing a coaching programme.
What you experienceNeuro-leadership profile and decision-making stylesShort 360° with your peers and your teamDebrief session with a senior coach
What you getA clear map of your strengths and areas of weaknessThree measurable goalsA recommended path
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Strategic talents · managers
Essentials
To succeed in a new role or a first management role, with tools you can use from the very first session.
What you experienceInitial diagnosis and goal planIndividual sessions from 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutesExercises between sessions
What you getA managerial stance you fully ownBetter stress and energy managementA final review of your progress
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Management committee members · directors
Deep Dive Leadership
In-depth work on your real situations to make sounder decisions and get your teams on board.
What you experience360° before and afterPreparing for high-stakes momentsTwo check-ins with your sponsor
What you getFaster, better aligned decisionsSolid regulation under pressureStrengthened influence on the management committee
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Executive committee · executives
Executive Transformation
The most comprehensive programme, designed like an elite athlete’s preparation.
What you experienceA dedicated senior coach who can be reached between sessionsPhysical and mental preparationThree-stage 360° and a review with the sponsor
What you getA clear and embodied visionSustainable energy, even at high intensityA measured impact on your organisation
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Critical moments
Transition
To secure the moments when everything is at stake: a new role, a restructuring, a change of scope.
What you experienceFirst 100 Days PlanPreparation of first decisions and announcementsClose support during the sensitive phase
What you getAccelerated integrationA protected trajectoryCredibility established quickly
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Cohorts of 8 to 12 people
High Potential & Re-Mobilisation
To activate your high potentials or re-engage a team after a difficult period.
What you experienceIndividual coaching of each participantGroup cohesion workshopsEngagement and retention indicators monitored
What you getTalents retained and committedA team realigned on a common courseA pilot renewed based on results
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Deployment at scale
Platform
To disseminate a common leadership culture throughout the group, in addition to the programmes.
What you experienceMicro-learning and regulation toolsMonitoring of indicators by populationTargeted human-led sessions
What you getA shared leadership cultureSimple access for hundreds of managersResults measured over time
BtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
Programme details →Programme sheets
Click to read, download as PDFBtoB model · We take care of everythingIt’s your company that’s investing. Not you.HAPP is financed by the employer, from the training or talent development budget. We help you present the approach to your HR director or your manager, with a clear proposal and measurable objectives.
05 — A simple promise
HAPP was not designed to add another layer of reflection to already overloaded agendas; the method was designed to create clarity, shorten unproductive reaction times, strengthen the leader’s inner stability and turn that stability into quality of execution. In other words, HAPP enables leaders to become clearer under pressure, more agile in uncertainty and more powerful in how they decide, unite and act.
06 — Expected results
Visible effects on leaders, measurable across the organisation.
Clearer, faster decisions, better aligned with strategy.
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up to35 %56 %+35 %60 %5 %
improvement in decision qualityincrease in resilienceon key leadership dimensionsreduction in voluntary turnoverproductivity preserved over 18 monthsOrder of magnitude
Case studies
HAPP at the heart of major corporations
Programmes designed for CAC 40 and Fortune 500 groups in more than 20 countries. Situations are anonymised; figures are orders of magnitude and impact targets.
01
Automotive supplier · Europe
Restructuring.
A restructuring reshapes the organisation. Remaining teams swing between relief, loss of bearings and distrust; managers must carry decisions they did not always make.
3 to 5%productivity preserved over 18 months
20 to 35%of extra recruitment cost avoided over 24 months
40 %of decision-making capacity an unregulated leader can lose
02
Automotive industry · several countries
Team re-mobilisation.
After a round of workforce reductions, engagement drops and critical profiles leave. Teams spread across several European countries need a shared direction again.
6 monthspilot, renewable based on results
23-month phases with a decision point
100 %of indicators measured from the baseline
03
Industry & energy · Europe
High potentials.
High potentials are meant to drive transformation, but are often the first to lose motivation or leave in times of crisis.
+25 to +35%on key leadership dimensions
40 to 60%reduction in voluntary turnover
80 %of the cohort moves up a level within 12 months
04
Industry · production sites
Operational performance.
Plant directors and programme managers operate under heavy execution pressure. An unregulated leader spreads their stress across several management levels within days.
3 to 5%productivity loss avoided
3management levels affected by one leader’s stress
48 hfor tension to spread to the front line
05
Telecommunications · international
Executive leadership.
High-profile leaders must decide fast, bring international teams along and stay steady over time.
up to 35%improvement in decision quality
≈ 56 %increase in resilience
≈ 77 %improvement in team performance
06
Mobility · multi-sector
Assessment & roll-out.
Before acting, a large group needs to see where its human levers lie, then spread a shared leadership culture at scale.
7tracking indicators for the organisation
1clear map of priorities
12 monthsof steering and measurement
07 — Let’s start a conversation
Your summary
Here is what we take away.
Your approach already says a lot about you: curiosity, high standards and the desire to go further are exactly what sets great leaders apart. Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective.
HAPP, in one sentence: high-level coaching, like that of an elite athlete, which prepares the body and mind so that your performance lasts over time.
5 yearsof a proven method
Thousandsof executives, HR directors and key functions coached
CAC 40 & Fortune 500groups who trust us
20+ countriesworldwide
It all starts with a first exchange. Without it, nothing can be done: this is where your journey takes shape.
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Where do you stand today?