Publications

A 2026 sector analysis puts a figure on it: +10.5 points of performance, and a first French cohort that edges past the German Mittelstand. France legislated a framework unmatched in Europe seven years ahead of its neighbors—the PACTE Act of 2019. Six years on, more than 2,000 mission-led companies and around 612 certified B Corps make up one of the most committed SME and mid-market bases on the continent. And yet that same base had, until now, lagged on performance. A sector

Enjeu de management majeur : l'alignement du management The concept of alignment within SMEs/mid-sized companies and the resulting managerial challenges (#3/3) "The Operational Teams" The operational teams: Bringing the vision down to the ground, to embody it. Introduction A vision can be clear at the top and properly communicated by managers… And yet, to fail where everything is truly at stake : In the daily behaviors, decisions, and interactions of operational teams. In SME

Enjeu de management majeur : l'alignement du management The concept of alignment within SMEs/mid-sized companies and the resulting managerial challenges (#2/3) "Mid-management" Mid-management: Translator or vision deviator in SMEs / Mid-sized companies Introduction In any growing organization, there is a critical point where a vision can either spread or fragment : mid-management. Team managers, business unit managers, department heads, site directors… They are the ones who t

Enjeu de management majeur : L'alignement Introduction to the concept of alignment within SMEs/mid-sized companies and the resulting managerial challenges (#1/3) In SMEs and mid-sized companies, growth difficulties do not only come from the market. They stem from a more silent problem: a lack of internal alignment, which is strongly felt externally. 1. The role of the CEO and the Executive Committee : to clarify the vision, embody it and arbitrate it without ambiguity. 2. The