On Wednesday January 17, the spotlight turned to Valérie Dubois, Industrial Director of Ateliers de Maroquinerie Louis Vuitton. With 5000 employees across 9 sites, this woman of influence reveals the behind-the-scenes of her professional and personal daily life, offering a rare insight into the life of an accomplished executive. This immersion in her day-to-day reality reveals the challenges she brilliantly meets and the inspiring lessons she shares with the public.

As a mother of two, she also shares her approach to reconciling an intense professional life with a fulfilling family life. She explains, for example, that she quickly made the choice to be less present, to sometimes come home late, but to be 100% present to share quality moments. In this way, she was able to combat her feelings of guilt.

When it comes to managing her time, she shared with us her clever strategy of hiring an au-pair. This decision has enabled her to put an end to the frantic race against time. What's more, in order to take a step back when operational demands become overwhelming, she regularly plans moments dedicated to her well-being, whether through relaxing pampering sessions or running sessions to free her mind from the daily hustle and bustle.

As a woman in a leadership position, Valérie Dubois reveals her career path, highlighting how she overcame the obstacles she had sometimes imposed on herself, notably through the way she presented herself and explained her presence in the position of Site Manager. " I used to say, 'I've been lucky', but that's not true, it's something you bring on yourself, and it's the result of who you are and the work you do".

She encourages women to be clear in their positioning right from the start of their career, to dare to change and to test, because that's how you learn continuously and because "that's what gives salt in your career". What's more, such trajectories help build self-confidence and confidence for the future.

According to Marie-Laure Furgala's guest, this type of service helps to build self-confidence, legitimize oneself and therefore dare. It gives you the keys and the mindset you need to compete for a new position or build the next stage of your career.

But how do you find them, and how do you find trusted mentors? As a manager, Valérie Dubois has a clear opinion: "Companies need to have a real mentoring strategy, it's really important". One-to-one support from a senior employee is a career booster, and also helps to retain talent. This is as true for a junior as it is for an experienced employee whose qualities are recognized and whom we want to take on new responsibilities.

The uniqueness of this approach lies in a deep passion for the product, expressed through obsessive attention to detail, a commitment to quality, and mastery of exceptional craftsmanship. It is not simply an end result, but occupies a central place, permeating every stage of production.

For Valérie Dubois, Industrial Director of Ateliers de Maroquinerie Louis Vuitton, production and the product are more than just functional elements of her job; they are the driving force behind her career, giving it essential meaning .

To deal with crises, she encourages us to look at and analyze situations through "2 pairs of different glasses":

That's how she believes she succeeds in bringing about far-reaching structural change, overhauling work organization and, of course, getting her teams on board. On this last point, she confides that she had to find unprecedented solutions when she became the boss of her colleagues. Her answer? Collaborative management.

This^3rd inspiring webinar offered viewers an endless source of inspiration, practical advice and an enlightened vision of professional and personal success.

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