Hubert Ripoll
An expert in high-level sports capable of transitioning between sports and business
I am an emeritus university professor, psychologist, mental coach in sports, and essayist. I have been leading seminars and conferences in sports and business for over 20 years. In sports: I was President of the French Society of Sports Psychology and worked with several French teams and numerous Olympic and world champions. My invited talks focus on: the mindset of champions, the mindset of coaches, self-control, optimizing mental states, team cohesion, managing individual and collective crises, coping strategies, surpassing oneself, resilience after failure... In business: I was dean of a faculty (which is a public enterprise in itself) and director of the continuing education service at the University of Aix-Marseille, the largest continuing education service in France. I created SUFA-Entreprise there, a service dedicated to businesses. I have taught in several coaching programs in companies. My invited talks focus on: crisis management, supporting managers, optimizing statuses and roles, maintaining motivation, social cohesion, collective energy, team mindset... My added value: combining my knowledge and skills in high-level sports with the needs and necessities of the business and the men and women who contribute to it.
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HOW SPORT CAN INSPIRE BUSINESS
In sports, it is when the coach says, 'I trust my athletes,' and they say, 'We trust our coach,' that trust is established and performances follow. The same applies in business, where teams only succeed in challenges if they are united and driven by the desire to win. My work as a researcher in sports science and a sports psychologist with top champions has taught me to identify 'good' practices and to repair the dysfunctions of coaches, their teams, and their athletes. My talks demonstrate how this expertise can inspire business. I start from the experiences of the champions I have followed on-site, which I combine with the necessary management knowledge to arrive at applications. I describe the conditions of trust that rely on the psychology of the 'good' coach-manager and their mastery of the soft skills necessary to achieve challenges*. In particular: - Achieving a consensual organization of the statuses and roles of collaborators - Avoiding command errors - Awakening team spirit - Adhering to the company's values - Encouraging initiative and creativity - Ensuring that challenges are realistic - Anticipating crises and defusing them - Cooling down in the moment and debriefing later * I described these soft skills and how to acquire them in 'How Sport Can Inspire Business' by Hubert Ripoll and Patricia Paranque, Enrick B. Éditions, 2023.