Hi, I’m Andy, a Change Leadership Consultant based in Montreal, originally from France, now helping organizations across Canada and beyond to turn transformation into a lasting success.

For over 12 years, I’ve worked with executives, HR leaders, and transformation teams to strengthen their change maturity, the mindset, capability, and culture needed to lead change effectively.

Many organizations struggle with transformation because people, culture, and leadership aren’t ready and lack capability for it. 

That’s where I come in.

Here’s what I do:

→ Design tailored change strategies and transformation roadmaps.
→ Coach leaders and sponsors to drive change with confidence.
→ Assess impact, resistance, and risk to ensure smooth transitions.
→ Build internal change capability through hands-on training.
→ Drive clear, 360° communication across all levels, using existing channels effectively.
→ Measure engagement, readiness, and behaviors to demonstrate ROI and lasting impact.

At Elevation Groupe Conseil, my goal is simple: make change your competitive edge.

If you’re ready to make your change initiatives stick, let’s connect.

Send me a DM or email me at andy.lauret@elevationgc.ca

Andy ⬆️

Everyone wants transformation to go faster.

Almost no one counts the damage speed creates.

I’ve seen rushed transformations burn teams, miss decisions, 
and stall adoption months later.

I’ve felt that pressure too.

“Go faster” sounds productive.

Until energy drops and shortcuts multiply.

Speed without clarity isn’t progress.
Speed without capacity creates workarounds.
Forced pace looks efficient, but it quietly sabotages outcomes.

Real acceleration comes from alignment, not pressure.

What’s one change you slowed down to move faster later?

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from the change frontline.

Andy Lauret ⬆️

Change management partner | Building Change-ready Organizations by helping People-First leaders and employees | Founder @Elevation Groupe Conseil

Change management does not need a seat at the table.
It needs its own table.

For years, change has been treated like support work.

Brought in after decisions are made.

Asked to help people “align” once the hard parts are over.

That is not change management.
That is damage control.

Change work shapes the decision, not the announcement.
- It challenges timelines.
- It questions readiness.
- It slows things down when speed would break trust.

If change leaders only react, they will always be ignored.
If they only facilitate, they will never influence.

Owning the table means saying no.

It means pushing back on leaders who want buy in without ownership.

It means being accountable for outcomes, not just adoption plans.

P.S. Is change invited early or only when things start breaking?

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Leaders accidentally kill engagement.

They broadcast instead of dialogue.
Present instead of co-create.
Celebrate go-live instead of measuring what sticks.

Here’s the truth:
Engagement is not about making people excited.
It’s about making them feel involved, equipped, and heard.

This framework shows:
→ The 5 things that kill engagement (even when leaders mean well)
→ Why each shift matters

One column builds compliance.
The other builds ownership.

Same intentions but very different outcomes.

Worth asking: which one are you designing?

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People support what they help shape.

Consultation creates compliance.
Co-creation creates care.

One informs people.
The other gives them authorship.

Change doesn’t need more direction.
It needs shared ownership.

And you, are you designing for control...
or for commitment?

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Saying ‘I support this change initiative’ is not leadership. 

It’s distance.

Support without visibility is abandonment.

It tells teams the work matters, but not enough for leadership time.

Change does not need cheerleaders.
It needs sponsors who are willing to be seen and challenged.

Here’s what sponsorship actually looks like:

1/ Publicly own the change.
Say “I am accountable for this” instead of “I support this.”

2/ Show up where the tension is.
Join the meetings where people disagree.

3/ Repeat the message often.
If you are tired of saying it, people are just starting to hear it.

4/ Make one visible decision early.
Cut a process, fund a priority or stop an old habit.

5/ Protect the work publicly.
When resistance shows up, address it out loud.

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Same goal, different approaches.

And… it’s OK!

Company A: top-down, directive driven.
Company B: co-created, Participative-driven.

We often search for *the* right way to lead change.

Truth is: there isn't one!

Both succeeded, because their strategies fit their culture, pace, and people.

The danger? Forcing a framework that doesn’t fit your DNA.

Yes my preference goes for a more co-created path… 
but different doesn’t mean wrong!

Context is king.

Custom beats copy.

And you, what’s the boldest change path you’ve seen work?

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For a long time, I thought leading change required authority.

A role, title or mandate.

Then I watched most change actually happen.
It didn’t come from the people with the biggest say.
It came from the ones who stepped in early.

The ones who noticed friction and removed it.
Who helped others make sense of what was shifting.
Who stayed calm when things got uncomfortable.

They didn’t “drive” change, they made it easier to move.

What I’ve learned is this:

Influence doesn’t come from position.

It comes from usefulness, trust, and timing.

– When you create value under pressure, people listen.
– When you follow through, people rely on you.
– When you model the change before it’s popular, people follow.

That’s how change gets led long before it’s approved.

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How to Lead Change Without Authority

Kotter 8-step Framework was meant to guide, not dictate.

It’s not the framework that fails.

It’s how rigidly we apply it.
The problem is using a copy-paste approach to a personalized challenge.

Kotter’s 8 Steps?
Still one of the best frameworks out there.
If you treat it as a compass not a checklist.
Change isn’t linear.

Sometimes urgency comes later.

Sometimes coalitions form mid-flight.

And sometimes empowerment needs to start before the vision is clear.
You can adapt the order.

You can tailor the approach.

But you can’t ignore the conditions.

Frameworks don’t fail.
Misusing them does.

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You didn’t lose value when the project failed.
You lost it when people stopped using it.

On time.
On budget.
Zero value...

Not because of resistance.
But because adoption was assumed, not managed.

Every hour of low adoption is a hidden cost.
And it adds up faster than you think.

Delivery is an event.
Adoption is the investment.

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cost of low adoption

Corp EQ & Performance Strategist | 26 yrs Corp | Functional Medicine | Board-Certified | Science-Backed + Humor-Driven

Your team rolled out AI tools (like Copilot). Activity is up.
But did delivery speed up — or just the noise?

Most engineering leaders I talk to can’t answer that.
They’re paying for AI tools without clear visibility into outcomes.

That’s why I built CultureGuard.

📊 What it does
We connect Microsoft 365 + Atlassian Jira signals to show:
→ Whether AI tools are improving cycle time — or just increasing activity
→ Where work is flowing vs. where it’s stuck (handoffs, churn, rework signals)
→ Early signs of overload before it becomes burnout

🔒 How it works (outcomes, not usage)
→ Read-only + metadata-only access
→ We don’t read email/chat content, documents, or code
→ No installs, no agents, no IT headaches
→ Executive-ready dashboard + report in 30 days

💼 My background
26 years in tech. I’ve lived productivity theater from the inside — shipped, led teams, burned out, rebuilt.
I built CultureGuard because I needed it.

📈 What you get
→ Clear visibility into ROI of AI tools
→ Data for tooling + headcount decisions
→ Early warning on team health before attrition

💬 Worth a conversation?
If you’re spending on AI tools but can’t prove the ROI, DM me “PILOT”
or book 15 min: www.SoftSkillsRewired.com

Dharma Ramasamy

Everyone is trying to be seen.
She was trying to understand the universe.

Harvard believes the next Einstein is already among us.
Her name is Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski.

While others chased followers, she chased first principles.
Built and flew her own aircraft as a teen.
MIT for physics.
Harvard PhD.
Working on problems Einstein left unfinished.

No hype.
No personal brand.
No shortcuts.

Just years of quiet, uncomfortable thinking.

Attention gets you likes.
Depth changes the world.

That’s the real flex.

CEO, SoftSkillsRewired.com | Measure AI ROI in 30 days for tech teams | Read-only, no installs | 26 yrs IT

Real win: a real story

You are the sum of the people you surround yourself with.

If your circle doesn’t inspire you, challenge you, or push you forward—
you’re standing in the wrong circle.

Surround yourself with people who:
✅ Celebrate your wins
✅ Call you out when needed
✅ Share knowledge, not just gossip
✅ Inspire you to think bigger

Because in the end, your network isn’t just connections.
It’s the environment shaping your future.

💬 What kind of people are you choosing to keep close?

Choose wisely

Most people watch movies to escape reality.
High performers watch them to study it.

Because every story teaches a framework:
How power is built.
How leverage is created.
How decisions compound.
How winners think when the pressure is real.

These 11 movies aren’t about entertainment.
They’re about patterns.

Patterns of ambition.
Patterns of risk.
Patterns of control, timing, and consequences.

If you watch them casually, you’ll miss the lesson.
If you watch them intentionally, they’ll upgrade how you think about money, authority, and long-term playbooks.

Swipe through.
Not to feel inspired.
But to reprogram how you operate.

Not 11 lectures but movies.

I used to wonder why people acted so rude.

Then reality hit.

Financial strain rewired my brain — sleepless nights over payroll, watching opportunities slip away, carrying the weight of people who depended on me.

Then came betrayals: a partner who broke trust, a mentor who disappeared, relationships that crumbled under pressure. Each one taught me to guard myself a little more.

I tried being rude back. I tried withdrawing into silence. Neither helped. I became someone I didn’t recognize — defensive, exhausted, reactive.

One day I saw my own pain reflected in someone else’s rudeness. That changed everything.
When people are rude, they’re often operating from pain, not peace.

As a functional medicine practitioner, I learned the biological side of this: chronic stress depletes dopamine and serotonin — the chemicals that keep us calm, motivated, and kind. When those are low, the brain goes into survival mode. We become irritable, defensive, withdrawn.

The good news? It’s fixable. Not with willpower alone, but with the right support for your nervous system and brain chemistry.

I’ve been there. Maybe you have too. So now I choose kindness — and I help others restore the biology that makes kindness possible.

Have you ever caught yourself becoming someone you didn’t recognize? What brought you back?

Your body whispers before it screams.

Headaches. Fatigue. Brain fog. Bloating. Poor sleep.

Not “random.”
Not “just stress.”
Not something to ignore with another pill.

Most daily health problems aren’t diseases.
They’re signals.

Signals that:
* Your recovery is off
* Your nutrition is mismatched
* Your nervous system is overloaded
* Your lifestyle is quietly draining you

The problem isn’t your body.
The problem is we’ve been taught to mute it instead of listen.

Because when the whispers are ignored…
The body finds a louder way to speak.

This carousel breaks down how to spot the signs early —
before your body is forced to scream.

Corporate Wellness Director | Culture & Employee Engagement | 26 yrs Corporate | Neuroscience | Board-Certified

Ignore today. Pay big tomorrow.

I've followed advice that nearly killed my business three times.

Each time, the person giving it was certain. Confident. "This is what worked for me."

What they didn't tell me: it didn't actually work for them either.

Here's what I now understand about the biology of bad advice:

When someone sees you struggling, their amygdala registers it as a threat.

Their nervous system floods with cortisol.

The "helping" impulse? That's their body trying to regulate itself by fixing YOUR problem.

They're not lying when they share their experience.

Their brain has literally rewritten the memory—dopamine smooths over the failures, highlights the moments that felt like wins.

And you?

When you're already stressed, your prefrontal cortex goes offline.

You become MORE susceptible to others' certainty.

You outsource your decision-making to someone else's dysregulated nervous system.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿.

Not every struggle is drowning.

Sometimes it's exactly the environment you need to build the capacity you're missing.

The next time someone offers you certainty about what you should do:

▶️ Is their nervous system calm, or are they trying to regulate themselves by fixing you?
▶️ Are they describing what actually worked, or what they wish had worked?
▶️ Does their advice account for your context, or are they projecting their journey onto yours?
▶️ Could your struggle need witnessing, not solving?

Your struggle might not need solving.

It might need witnessing.

Fish & Monkey Story. 

He conquered nations.
Controlled armies.
Owned more land than most empires ever will.

And in his final moments, Alexander the Great made three requests that destroyed the illusion of power.

Not about legacy.
Not about trophies.
Not about being remembered as "great."

He wanted the world to see this:

Even the best doctors can't save you.
Even endless wealth can't follow you.
Even the strongest hands leave life empty.

Here's what his final requests revealed:

▶️ Ambition without kindness turns into noise.
▶️ Power without humility expires.
▶️ Success without understanding the end is just ego with momentum.
▶️ What you leave behind isn't what you conquered—it's how you treated people.

Swipe the carousel.
This is a lesson every driven person needs to see.

Alexander The Great

9 Images That Will Change The Way You See Life

Not just pictures.
Each one tells a story.
Each one holds a lesson.
Each one can shift your perspective.

Some will make you pause.
Some will make you question.
Some will make you act.

Swipe through.
Let these images make you think.
Really think.

Life isn’t always what it seems.
Sometimes, it just needs a new lens.

I LEARNED IT 30 YEARS LATE

10 pictures.
Zero filters.
Pure reality.

Each frame carries a lesson people usually learn the hard way.
No motivation.
No drama.
Just truth quiet, uncomfortable, and impossible to unsee.

Swipe slowly.
These images don’t just show meaning…
they expose it.

10 PICTURES WITH DEEP MEANING

𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲.

While we complain about the weather, our routine, or how hard life feels
someone else is praying for the very things we overlook.

The ordinary days we rush through
are someone else’s unanswered wish.

Gratitude doesn’t erase the struggle.
But it softens the weight.
It shifts how we see what’s still standing.

Breathe.
Notice what you still have.
Live with awareness.

Because today, just being here,
is already someone else’s miracle

Breathe. Notice. live

If something costs $800
and you buy it on sale for $500…

You didn’t save $300.
You spent $500.

A discount doesn’t increase your net worth.
It just lowers your resistance to spending.

If you weren’t willing to buy it at full price,
the “saving” never existed in the first place.

Sales don’t make people wealthy.
Clear intent does.
Discipline does.
Better decisions do.

Most people confuse feeling smart with being smart about money.
That mistake quietly keeps them broke.

Swipe →
This mindset matters more than any sale tag you’ll ever see.

You want it? or You need it?

I used to think slow progress meant I was falling behind.

Then I learned about the biology of sustainable growth.

Here's what nobody tells you:

Your nervous system doesn't recognize "hustle" as productivity.
It recognizes it as threat.

When you sprint constantly, your cortisol stays elevated. 
Your prefrontal cortex goes offline. 
Your decision-making deteriorates.

Meanwhile, 
the turtle keeps swimming.
Not because it's slow.
Because it's regulated.

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵.
𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰.
𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.

They just keep moving. One stroke at a time.
Through chaos, through calm.
And somehow, they always make it to shore.

Here's what the turtle's nervous system understands:

▶️ Speed means nothing when your biology can't sustain it
▶️ Slow progress with regulation beats fast progress with burnout
▶️ Peace compounds. Pressure depletes.
▶️ You don't need to sprint. You need to stay in motion.

The race isn't won by who starts fastest.
It's won by whose nervous system can handle the distance.

Your body whispers before it screams.
If you're sprinting and feeling depleted, that's the whisper.

What would change if you moved like a turtle for the next 30 days?

Carousel credit : original creator.

Slow steady wins the race.

Your 2026 won’t change by accident.
It will change by what you consume daily.

These 12 books aren’t just “good reads.”
They rewire how you think.
How you decide.
How you lead.

Some will challenge your beliefs.
Some will make you uncomfortable.
All of them will move you forward.

Save this.
Read slowly.
Let 2026 be the year your thinking upgrades before your life does.

Read. Think. Decide. Lead. 

If you're building a career (or a life) on autopilot, this is your wake-up call.

Here's what I've learned about building a life that doesn't require constant self-betrayal:

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟯 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲: 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

If they're missing last one, don't bother with the first two.

Your nervous system will pay the price.

Here's the actionable part:

▶️ Integrity > talent. Hire/partner with integrity first.
▶️ One betrayal is a pattern. Stop "re-testing" salty water.
▶️ Audit your environment. Your circle is your ceiling (or your cage).
▶️ Default to kindness. You don't know what storm someone is carrying.
▶️ Smart + humble = gold. Competence is common. Humility is rare.
▶️ Make others shine. It won't dim your flame—it multiplies it.
▶️ Loss is seasonal. Let go like trees do.
▶️ Change feels scary because it's working. Growth is uncomfortable by design.
▶️ Choose your life—then protect it. Say no to what doesn't match.

Mini-challenge (takes 5 minutes):

✅ Write 1 boundary you've been avoiding.
✅ Remove 1 "energy leak" from your week.
✅ Do 1 kind thing anonymously today.

Which one hit you the hardest—integrity, environment, or "say no"?

Image credit : original creators

9 Life lessons

A kid falls 50+ times before taking their first step.
Not once does he think, “Maybe this isn’t for me.”

As adults, one setback and we start doubting everything. Here’s what we forget along the way:

▶️ Failure is feedback. Every fall teaches you balance.
▶️ Support matters more than applause. Growth needs patience, not praise.
▶️ Everything has its timing. What’s yours won’t miss you.
▶️ Freedom begins when you stop comparing.

Keep walking. Keep trusting.
Everything you’re meant for will find its way to you—right on time.

What setback taught you the most?

Do not quit yet.

Skills open the door.
Experience gets you a seat.
Credentials make you look safe.

But none of them show who you really are.

That’s why a Silicon Valley recruiter uses the “coffee test.”
It doesn’t happen during the interview.
It happens after.

A small moment.
Zero pressure.
Maximum signal.

Check the carousel to understand how this test works and why character quietly decides who gets hired.

Coffee hiring trick-silicon Valley

Small daily habits don’t look powerful.
That’s why most people ignore them.

A short walk.
A few pages read.
Goals are written clearly.
Less scrolling.
Better sleep.
Basic savings.
Eating right.

Nothing here feels impressive.
Nothing here gets applause.

But done daily, these choices do something dangerous.

They quietly build:
✅ A body that doesn’t ache
✅ A mind that can focus
✅ Emotions that don’t swing wildly
✅ Money that doesn’t create anxiety
✅ A life that finally has direction

Consistency looks boring.
That’s the trap.

Because boring, repeated long enough,
changes everything.

Small daily habits

10 Images That Hit Me Like a Train 🚆

Not because they were pretty.
Not because they went viral.

But because they told the truth most people avoid.

These images don’t motivate you.
They confront you.

They expose:
* habits you’re defending
* time you’re wasting
* potential you’re underusing

You won’t scroll past these feeling the same.
You’ll either feel uncomfortable…
or feel called out.

And that’s the point.

Growth doesn’t come from inspiration.
It comes from realization.

Swipe slowly.
Let each one land.
Save the ones that sting those are the ones you need most.

10 images that hit me like a train.

Some kids don’t have stronger immunity.
They have stronger habits.

In Japan, children are taught one simple rule the moment they enter home:

Rinse. Gargle. Done.

No supplements.
No fancy immunity hacks.
No “genetics excuse.”

Most cold viruses enter through the mouth and throat first.
So they’re stopped before they settle in.

What this tiny habit does:

▶ Lowers viral load
▶ Breaks replication early
▶ Cuts infection risk

Salt water makes the environment hostile for germs.
Cheap. Simple. Effective.

This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing the right small thing, consistently.

Small habits → big lifelong protection.

CEO @ CultureGuard | Measure ROI of AI tools in 30 days | Read-only, no installs | Microsoft 365 + Jira signals | 26 yrs in tech

Why do Japanese kids rarely catch colds… but we do?

We often try to fight our emotions.

But the truth?
They’re not meant to be suppressed.
They’re meant to be redirected.

Here’s how you can channel them into something productive:

▶️ If you’re sad → Run
▶️ If you’re stressed → Meditate
▶️ If you’re angry → Workout
▶️ If you’re bored → Socialize
▶️ If you’re overthinking → Walk

Your emotions aren’t roadblocks.
They’re signals.

Learn to respond, not react.

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