Leaders, managers and teams — from Unilever to Cambridge, from EDF to the Banque de France — share what humour changes when it becomes a real leadership lever.
Leadership through humour is a new way to manage and influence that can help us grow together!
Strong, original content — substance and style, with a smile and real panache as a bonus! A punchy delivery.
A truly original way to tackle important topics and defuse delicate situations through humour. Highly recommended!
It was brilliant! Really interesting content and, on top of that, it’s funny! We even got to practise “doing” humour ourselves.
Vanessa captivated nearly 2,000 managers across the EDF Group. So much freshness and conviction, backed by research.
An interactive, high-energy session: serious without taking itself seriously, with a touch of so-British humour!
Complete buy-in from our people, both to the topic and to the quality of the presentation and exchanges. Thank you!
Your energy impressed everyone. It’s as if you kept us on the edge of our seats for three hours! Bravo.
Thank you! You inspired me to rethink organisational culture.
A different, dynamic and accessible approach that shines a light on an underrated lever: humour as a tool for connection and effectiveness. Inspiring, useful and uplifting.
She struck the right balance between relevant theory and very telling role-plays. Those “use cases” strengthened the team. I highly recommend her.
A seminar that blows you away! Thank you for the energy. It soothes, it relaxes, it brings people back together. A real success.
Thanks to this session, we realised that fun is a key value of our company and of its performance.
Beyond the enjoyment it brings, humour is a powerful tool for cohesion, creativity and performance. The workshop was especially appreciated!
The codes, benefits and limits of humour at work. The quality of the facilitation put everyone at ease. A big thank you!
The idea of bringing humour to leadership is truly unique. Come with an open mind: there’s a great deal to learn.
Your session is genuinely powerful. Thank you for opening so many minds to rethinking humour and the importance of inclusion.
A workshop I’ll remember for a long time! I got on stage to do stand-up for the first time in my life. And I loved it.
A fun, interactive workshop and a great way to lift inhibitions. I can’t wait to use these techniques to help my team be more comfortable with failure.
Professionalism and good humour. We worked seriously and seriously relaxed our view of modern management. Thank you!
In our weekly team meeting over video, I applied Vanessa’s recommendations. Stunning results: relaxed atmosphere, motivated team, a shorter and more effective meeting.
A clever blend of humour and science! An evening described as “memorable” and “unique” by many guests.
This talk was brilliant and so engaging!
I had never experienced anything like it in my professional life. It was so energising!
For International Women’s Week, Vanessa showed with tremendous energy how humour serves leadership. Weeks later, our teams were still talking about it!
Vanessa changed my life! Her approach to leadership through humour opened the doors of the “boys’ club” and improved my relationships on the board.
Thank you for this fantastic session, Vanessa! So refreshing and forward-looking on the age-old question of leadership.
Excellent workshop and great energy in the room — bravo.
I can’t recommend this session enough. Vanessa is engaging and funny while sharing her research on humour at work. Fantastic — thank you!
Dr Vanessa Marcié, or the power of humour in our professional environments. A new key to transforming companies, for sure.
I put the learnings into practice and I can say it: it really works!
The “Improving diversity through humour” bootcamp is the fastest, most innovative way to spark real change in teams!
Vanessa made me realise that I, too, can lead with humour. She truly transformed the way I use it at work.
Brilliant and insightful! It will clearly leave a mark on many of us. Thank you, Dr Vanessa Marcié.
An engaging and funny speaker — her energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and she delivers relevant content in a genuinely fresh way.
Thank you Vanessa for this day full of humour. I’m taking away so much inspiration and ideas, drawn from your unique experience.
A day exchanging on the art of teaching with humour. Each in our own way, we create impact. Thank you, Dr Vanessa Marcié! #proudlyedhec
The Leading With Humour training helped me step back from my work environment and know which humour to adopt — or avoid. A seasoned facilitator, an expert in her field.
Vanessa is engaging, enthusiastic and incredibly skilled. Bringing a room (and a Zoom) of strangers together and connecting them through humour is a real talent. I recommend her without reservation.
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