Why hire Apples and Pears?

Apples and Pears provides coaching and training to corporate and NGO clients, usually around topics of communication, culture and leadership.

Since I started in 2012, whether as a coach, supervisor, trainer or teambuilder, I have been helping leaders, managers and teams to build trust across cultures, show up assertively, authentically and empathetically and develop confidence when communicating in international English.

My clients are mostly international companies navigating through the complexities of working multiculturally.

I strongly believe that everyone can improve their communication, leadership and effectiveness through practice, feedback and knowledge. We are all wired to learn and adapt; all that is missing is a little awareness and a little work.

So, what’s with the fruit? Apples and Pears is a metaphor for intercultural work … fruits that are found together in a fruit bowl … similar in some ways, but subtly different in shape, taste and texture. What recipes are there to blend these flavours, make them work together while allowing each taste to stand out? This is my work!

Professional Coaching & supervision

I trained as an executive coach in 2011-12 at HEC the n° 1 French business school. Since then, I have coached over 100 leaders and managers from companies such as Stellantis, Keolis, L’Oréal and NGOs such as Action Against Hunger.

Soft skills & leadership training

Having led all manner of online workshops, in-person training sessions, leadership seminars and university classes for 30 years now, I can say with a degree of confidence that I’m pretty good at working with groups and groups usually like working with me.

Team Building & creativity

There are two big issues with teambuilding. One is that plenty of people actually dread them. The other is that many are badly designed along the idea of “let’s do some random activity together”. In both cases, you can end up with something pretty “cringey”.