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Frédérique Jeske

Frédérique Jeske

Intergenerational performance, senior inclusion and management transformation

Speaker, executive and author Frédérique Jeske helps organizations turn age diversity into a driver of engagement, cooperation and performance.

Languages
French / Français
Formats
Talk, keynote, masterclass, workshop and seminar — in person, online or hybrid

Biography

Frédérique Jeske is an executive, author and speaker recognized for her expertise in the transformation of work, employee engagement and intergenerational performance.

She supports companies and their leaders as demographic and managerial shifts reshape the workplace. Her approach helps organizations move beyond age-related stereotypes, recognize experienced talent and enable every generation to cooperate sustainably.

Executive experience dedicated to transformation

After graduating in political and social communication, Frédérique Jeske began her career in influence communication before joining several major media groups. She held leadership positions for almost twenty years, notably within Elsevier Masson, a major medical and scientific information group.

She later joined UPE13–Medef and the international Réseau Entreprendre federation. Working with hundreds of business leaders, she addressed issues involving growth, governance, engagement and organizational transformation.

Transforming a major purpose-driven organization

From 2019 to 2022, Frédérique Jeske served as Chief Executive of the French National League Against Cancer alongside Axel Kahn. She led an organization of 750 employees and 12,000 volunteers through a major transformation combining management, collective engagement and social impact.

A committed voice against ageism

An expert in senior inclusion and intergenerational cooperation, Frédérique Jeske founded Senior for Good, a citizen movement dedicated to recognizing experienced talent in the workplace.

She is also an HEC-certified executive coach, an independent board member, a columnist for Courrier Cadres and an expert contributor to BFM Business. Through her work, she encourages organizations to view demographic transition not as a constraint but as a strategic opportunity.

An energetic and practical speaker

On stage, Frédérique Jeske combines strategic vision, executive experience, energy and immediately applicable tools. Her talks challenge assumptions, generate lasting awareness and give executives, managers and employees practical ways to act.

Since 2024, she reports having delivered around 80 corporate talks. She also produces L'(Im)pertinente, a newsletter and podcast addressing work, generations, senior inclusion, leadership and mental health.

Sustainable performance emerges when every generation finally works towards the same goal.

— Frédérique Jeske
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Conferences

Frédérique Jeske helps organisations turn age diversity into a competitive advantage. Her talks challenge stereotypes, strengthen cooperation and create the conditions for sustainable collective performance.

01

Managing Intergenerational Performance

Turning age differences into a performance driver

Four or five generations may now work within the same organization, each with a distinctive relationship to work, authority, the collective, time and recognition.

Frédérique Jeske moves beyond simplistic labels opposing baby boomers and generations X, Y and Z. She shows that tensions attributed to age often stem from management practices, work organization or insufficient dialogue.

Drawing on her executive experience and real business situations, she shares methods for managing individual differences, developing psychological safety and creating a framework in which everyone can contribute fully.

  • Challenge generational stereotypes
  • Understand the expectations of different generations
  • Adapt management practices
  • Prevent misunderstandings and tensions
  • Strengthen engagement and cooperation
Ideal for Executives, executive committees, HR teams and managers
Format Talk, masterclass or seminar
02

Activating Intergenerational Collective Intelligence

Unique, Together!

What if age diversity were one of the strongest drivers of cohesion and performance within a company?

Frédérique Jeske dismantles myths about generations and reveals the mechanisms that hinder cooperation. She shows how differences in experience, culture and attitudes to work can enrich decisions and accelerate transformation.

This talk invites participants to move beyond generational boxes, recognise individual differences, rebuild connections and mobilise every available skill in response to economic, social and environmental challenges.

  • Mobilise every generation around a shared project
  • Develop reciprocal skills transfer
  • Encourage cooperation and collective intelligence
  • Turn differences into complementary strengths
  • Strengthen the sense of belonging
Ideal for Corporate conventions, team seminars and diversity events
Format Talk or interactive keynote
03

Older Employees — So What?

Turning seniority into a competitive advantage

As the workforce ages and skills shortages intensify, companies can no longer afford to underuse experienced talent.

Frédérique Jeske examines age-related bias and the often-invisible mechanisms of ageism. She shows that older employees are not the company's past but an essential part of its future.

Experience, perspective, anticipation, knowledge transfer, engagement and the ability to handle complex situations: this talk highlights the strategic value of experienced employees and offers ways to mobilise it more effectively.

  • Understand and combat ageism
  • Change perceptions of older employees
  • Preserve and transfer skills
  • Re-engage experienced employees
  • Build an effective senior-talent policy
Ideal for Executive teams, HR leaders, managers, employee representatives and employees over 45
Format Talk, masterclass or workshop
04

Mental Health Across Generations

Making psychological safety a driver of engagement

La santé mentale est devenue un enjeu majeur pour les organisations, mais les attentes et les vulnérabilités varient selon les générations.

Frédérique Jeske montre comment les relations intergénérationnelles peuvent générer du stress ou, au contraire, renforcer la sécurité psychologique. Elle met en lumière des besoins communs : confiance, reconnaissance, écoute, sens et participation.

  • Understand vulnerabilities specific to each generation
  • Develop psychological safety
  • Prevent burnout and disengagement
  • Enable open discussion of mental health
  • Strengthen support and solidarity within teams
Ideal for Executives, HR teams, managers, prevention teams and employees
Format Talk or masterclass
05

Empowering People to Act

Understanding and applying subsidiarity

As complexity increases, management models based on constant control and centralised decision-making are reaching their limits.

Frédérique Jeske explores the principles of subsidiarity and empowerment. She shows how to move decisions closer to the field, clarify responsibilities and create a framework in which employees can take initiative.

Drawing on her executive experience, she presents the conditions required for autonomy: trust, role clarity, permission to learn from mistakes, psychological safety and responsibility.

  • Move from control to accountability
  • Develop team autonomy
  • Clarify roles and responsibilities
  • Accelerate decision-making
  • Release initiative and energy
Ideal for Executives, executive committees, managers and organisations undergoing transformation
Format Talk, masterclass or workshop
06

Talent Has No Age

Reinventing the second half of a career

This talk or masterclass helps companies and employees build longer, more dynamic, and more inclusive career paths.

Frédérique Jeske invites experienced professionals to revisit their careers, identify the value of their experience, and build a clear personal value proposition. She also shows organisations how to maintain the employability, engagement, and visibility of employees over 45.

  • Recognise the value of professional experience
  • Strengthen the confidence of experienced employees
  • Prepare career transitions
  • Maintain employability and engagement
  • Encourage knowledge transfer and internal mobility
Ideal for Employees over 45, HR teams, managers and diversity leaders
Format Talk or masterclass

For which events?

Frédérique Jeske speaks at the key moments where people, performance and impact matter.

  • Seminars and conventions
  • Leadership committees and strategic talks
  • Product launches
  • CSR and climate events
  • Institutions, schools and universities

Possible formats

Formats adaptable to your goals and context.

  • Inspiring talk
  • Impactful keynote
  • Participative workshop
  • Panel
  • Webinar

Why choose them?

A unique experience serving strong, useful messages.

  • Field experience backing the message
  • Authentic and inspiring stories
  • Human, demanding and accessible approach
  • Tailored content aligned with your stakes
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Videos

Discover Frédérique Jeske speaking about ageism, cooperation between generations and the value of individual differences.

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Moving Beyond Ageism and Generational Stereotypes 02:31
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Moving Beyond Ageism and Generational Stereotypes

With energy and self-deprecating humour, Frédérique Jeske challenges age-related prejudice and shows how recognising everyone's skills helps generations work better together.

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Unique, Together! 17:01
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Unique, Together!

Frédérique Jeske invites audiences to move beyond age-related labels and prejudice, bring generations together and mobilise individual strengths in response to social and environmental challenges.

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Publications

The Generation Gap Does Not Exist

Moving beyond stereotypes and giving everyone their rightful place at work

Published by Eyrolles in October 2024, this book underpins her work on intergenerational cooperation. Frédérique Jeske challenges simplistic generational categories and proposes a new social contract in which every employee, whatever their age, can find their place and contribute to collective success.

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Workshops

Managing Generations Within Your Team

A practical workshop helping managers identify tensions, misunderstandings and differing expectations within their teams.

Participants analyse their practices, examine their biases and co-create solutions suited to their working environment. They leave with immediately applicable tools to strengthen cohesion and improve relationships.

Building a High-Performing Intergenerational Team

Through collaborative exercises, participants identify barriers to cooperation and define shared ways of working.

The workshop moves teams beyond simple generational coexistence towards genuine collective functioning based on trust, complementary strengths and a shared vision.

Re-engaging Experienced Employees

Conçu comme un parcours structuré, cet atelier aide les employés expérimentés à renouveler leur sens de l'objectif dans leur carrière.

Les participants revisitent leurs compétences, leurs aspirations et leurs opportunités de développement. Ils repartent avec un projet professionnel plus clair et un plan d'action concret.

Empowerment: Giving Teams the Power to Act

This workshop helps managers evolve their approaches to delegation, control and accountability.

Through practical scenarios and peer discussion, they experiment with new ways of developing autonomy and initiative within a safe framework.

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