Ceding your business: a great experience in the life of a business leader!
The announcement of the divestiture of ACTE International has generated many reactions in my personal and professional circles! The opportunity for me to share this very positive experience...
I was surprised to hear how this stage in the life of a founding leader could be seen as a difficult, worrying, and even sad test.
Sometimes I felt that I was the only one to rejoice, and to see all the positive aspects for the future of my business.
I have listened kindly to the birds of bad omens who make a general rule of their past bad experiences, and are convinced that a given undertaking is, at best, destined to be dismantled, at worst, to be looted and to disappear quickly.
I perceived that some feel betrayed by the departure of one of their leaders, as if « assignment » Rimed with « surrender ».
All our employees at the end of the meeting to announce the sale of the company to the M&M France group.
I have heard that a woman leader who has been invested body and soul for more than a quarter of a century in her business, cannot (or must not?) be attracted to other living spaces.
I laughed with those who worried about « And then what? » Like a big leap in the void!
I have been moved by the joy of those who know my determination, and rejoice to see me once again deliver on my commitments.
Rich in all these testimonials and exchanges, I measure my luck.
Successful disposal of my business meant choosing the right time, the right successor, the right modalities and the right pace.
Ceding a business is an act of life, not a mourning!
It is an ambitious act, not a waiver.
It's proof of self-confidence, not a leak.
It's opening up new opportunities to those who followed you, not an abandonment.
It is a luxury to watch the building grow without wearing the walls, not destruction.
It is a contribution to the success of another leadership team, not to submit to it.