"For many years or centuries, we have been treated at the workplace in a relationship of father, child... Now we are all responsible for that."

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Alexis Monville sits down with Xavier Costa, co-founder of the impact fund Krisos and the consultancy Full Circle Team. With over 40 years of leadership experience, Xavier is on a radical mission: buying traditional, command-and-control companies and transforming them into self-managing, purpose-driven "Teal" organizations.

Discover how Xavier revitalizes traditional organizations by replacing management with distributed authority, introducing radical financial transparency, and implementing a compensation model that rewards emotional intelligence and teamwork as highly as technical abilities. Learn why an organization's evolution is ultimately limited by its leader's consciousness, and why the ultimate goal of modern leadership is to replace fear with trust, bringing love back into the workplace.

In this episode, we cover:

 * The evolution from rigid hierarchies to the "Teal" paradigm.

 * Shifting from a parent-child workplace dynamic to an adult-adult relationship.

 * The cultural and financial impact of opening the books to all employees.

 * How to act as a "lighthouse" leader during times of transition and crisis.

Read the full show notes and companion blog post at https://alexis.monville.com/podcast/from-hierarchy-to-wholeness-love-into-the-organization-xavier-costa/ [https://alexis.monville.com/podcast/]

From Hierarchy to Wholeness: Bringing Love into the Organization with Xavier Costa

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, host Alexis Monville sits down with Marcel Schwantes, a renowned speaker, executive coach, and author. With over two decades of experience helping executives transform their cultures, Marcel breaks down why the traditional top-down "boss" mentality is fundamentally broken.

Together, Alexis and Marcel explore what it actually takes to become a human-centered leader, how to foster deep psychological safety, and why practicing "love in action" translates directly to exceptional business performance. Whether you are leading a remote team, navigating the integration of AI, or simply trying to influence change within a rigid corporate structure, this conversation provides a practical roadmap for leading with authenticity and courage.

What You Will Learn in This Episode:

 * The Paradigm Shift: The core differences between a traditional "boss" and a 21st-century "leader."

 * Love in Action: What agape love looks like in a corporate setting and why it is a critical driver of employee engagement.

 * Removing the Mask: How to leverage vulnerability and emotional honesty as an untapped leadership strength.

 * Leading Through Change: Practical advice for maintaining human connection in remote/hybrid environments and during the rollout of AI.

 * Bottom-Up Influence: How emerging leaders can build human-centered micro-cultures that eventually transform the entire organization.

Listen & Subscribe:If you found value in today’s conversation, please take a moment to share this episode with a friend or colleague on their own leadership journey.

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Keep learning, keep adapting, and keep leading!

From Boss to Leader: The Power of Human-Centered Leadership with Marcel Schwantes

What happens when the old answers no longer work?

Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership explores how leadership emerges in practice, not only from the top. Host Alexis Monville speaks with founders, technologists, authors, coaches, and practitioners about creating clarity without control, autonomy without abandonment, and impact without losing the human side of work.

This trailer features insights from Gojko Adzic, Teresa Torres, Bruce Wang, Fabrice Bernhard, Maria Bracho, Jon Kern, Russ Laraway, Radhika Dutt, Lisette Sutherland, and Ali Schultz.

For honest experiences, practical ideas, and questions worth carrying back to your own team, follow Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership wherever you listen to podcasts.

Leadership is not a title. It is what we do next.

Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership - Season 6 Trailer

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I sat down with Jon Kern, aerospace engineer turned software architect and co-author of the Agile Manifesto.

Jon shares his fascinating journey from testing jet engines for the Defense Department to pushing back against heavyweight, bureaucratic software processes.

We explore the original intent behind the Agile Manifesto, the misconceptions that led to overly rigid frameworks, and how leaders can embrace the concept of "being lazy" to deliver true business value.

Finally, Jon dives into the frontier of "Vibe Coding," sharing how he uses AI to automate rigorous testing, compliance, and architecture without losing the foundational discipline of software engineering.

Agile, AI, and Engineering Pragmatism with Jon Kern

The old playbooks for leadership? They aren't just gathering dust. They’re being rewritten in real-time. We’re moving away from command-and-control and toward something much more human, agile, and, frankly, much more exciting.

This is Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I’m your host Alexis Monville.

In each episode, I sit down with the visionaries, the quiet disruptors, and the bold thinkers who are shaping the next era of management and innovation. We aren't just looking for 'best practices.' We’re looking for the sparks of change that help us grow, not just as managers or individual contributors, but as PEOPLE.

Expect deep dives, unexpected insights, and a healthy dose of curiosity. Whether you’re leading a global organization or leading your very first project, this is your space to explore how leadership is evolving.

So, if you’re ready to challenge the status quo and step into the future of work, subscribe now.

Let’s discover what’s emerging, together.

Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership - TRAILER

Agile transformed how small teams build software.
But what happens when organizations grow to hundreds or thousands of people?

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Alexis Monville welcomes Fabrice Bernhard, co-founder and CTO of Theodo and co-author of The Lean Tech Manifesto.

Fabrice explains why the four values of the Agile Manifesto have inherent scale limits, and how Lean thinking helps organizations keep the same intention, without falling into bureaucracy.

They explore:
– what “value for the customer” really means at scale
– why autonomy requires both leadership and architecture
– how tech-enabled networks of teams work in practice
– what it takes to build a true learning organization
– and why Lean is not just good for people, but also for business

A grounded conversation for leaders, tech professionals, and change agents navigating growth, complexity, and responsibility.



Find the transcript and the references in the companion blog post: https://blog-alexis.monville.com/en/2026/02/10/when-agile-scales-something-breaks/

Why Agile Struggles at Scale and How Lean Helps Organizations Grow

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I welcome Francelina Amaral, a hospitality leader whose career has been shaped by service, attention to detail, and a deep care for people.

Together, we explore what leaders in any industry can learn from hospitality. We talk about onboarding as an act of invisible hospitality, not as a checklist but as a moment that shapes belonging from day one. Francelina shares concrete stories showing how preparation, small gestures, and care behind the scenes create trust, confidence, and long-term engagement.

We also discuss leadership as service. Not leadership as authority or control, but leadership that creates the conditions for others to succeed. Through real-life examples, Francelina explains how leaders grow when they feel safe, trusted, and supported, even in moments of uncertainty or failure.

Finally, we reflect on belonging. How it is built through everyday actions. How it can be unintentionally broken. And why creating a sense of belonging is essential for leadership to emerge, both for guests and for teams.

The full transcript of this episode is available in the companion blog post linked in the description, on alexis.monville.com.



https://blog-alexis.monville.com/en/2026/01/15/invisible-hospitality-with-francelina-amaral-what-leaders-in-any-industry-can-learn-from-service-excellence/ [https://open.spotify.com/episode/73UiI2qKMSg6ssgIfSV02z?si=g6XAP_HRQqKaQUXzXfDweg]



Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership is supported by Pearlside, where we help leaders and teams create the conditions for responsibility, clarity, and impact to emerge. You can learn more at pearlside.fr.

Invisible Hospitality with Francelina Amaral: What Leaders in Any Industry Can Learn from Service Excellence

Welcome to Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership.
I’m Alexis Monville, and in this show, we explore what it means to lead organizations where people take responsibility and deliver impact.

In each episode, I’ll share conversations, insights, and stories that help us rethink leadership, not as something reserved for a few at the top, but as something that can emerge at every level of an organization.

If you’d like to dive deeper into what we discuss, you’ll find references and full transcripts in the companion blog posts I publish on alexis.monville.com [https://alexis.monville.com]. That’s also where you can subscribe to the Emerging Leadership Newsletter, a space where I share ideas, tools, and practices to help you and your teams grow. Once again, the address is: alexis.monville.com [https://alexis.monville.com].

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Let’s begin.

Welcome to Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership

In the latest episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Teresa Torres, renowned product discovery coach and author of the influential book Continuous Discovery Habits, joined me for an insightful discussion about embedding customer discovery into daily product routines.

Teresa’s journey to continuous discovery was driven by the realization that product teams often lack an ongoing, sustainable approach to understanding their customers.

Find the transcript and the references in the companion blog post: https://alexis.monville.com/en/2025/06/29/embracing-continuous-discovery-a-conversation-with-teresa-torres/

Embracing Continuous Discovery: A Conversation with Teresa Torres

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I had the privilege to speak with Manuel Pais, co-author of the influential book Team Topologies. We examined how modern organizations can refine their structures to optimize both value delivery and employee satisfaction.



Find the key findings, the references, and the transcript of the episode in the companion blog post: https://alexis.monville.com/en/2025/06/02/unlocking-flow-and-effectiveness-a-conversation-with-manuel-pais-co-author-of-team-topologies/

Unlocking Flow and Effectiveness: A Conversation with Manuel Pais

Le Podcast equips you to unlock the power of emerging leadership in your organization. Each episode turns insight into actions that you can use straight away to build momentum and create lasting chang

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Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership

Le Podcast equips you to unlock the power of emerging leadership in your organization. Each episode turns insight into actions that you can use straight away to build momentum and create lasting change from yourself to your team, from your team to other teams, and from other teams to the entire organization.