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Gaël Chatelain

“Le management est devenu passionnant pour celles et ceux qui aiment l’humain.”

Gaël Chatelain
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Gaël Chatelain-Berry est conférencier, auteur et chroniqueur, créateur du concept du « management bienveillant » en France. Après plus de vingt ans de management dans le secteur des médias, il développe le concept de « Feelgood Management », démontrant que performance et bienveillance se renforcent mutuellement. Avec son humour, ses exemples concrets et son podcast « Happy Work », il accompagne chaque jour managers et collaborateurs vers plus de confiance, d'engagement et de bien-être au travail. Happy Work est aujourd'hui le podcast francophone audio le plus écouté sur le bien-être au travail et le management avec plus de 500 000 écoutes
chaque mois.

Gaël Chatelain

Gaël Chatelain-Berry est auteur, conférencier et chroniqueur. Il est le créateur du « management bienveillant » en France. Diplômé de l'EDHEC, il a construit sa carrière dans de grands groupes médias comme TF1, Canal+, NRJ, iConcerts ou l'INA. Pendant plus de vingt ans, il a ainsi dirigé des équipes de 20 à 300 personnes, expérimentant quotidiennement les défis liés au management, à la motivation et à la performance collective. Cette expérience l'a conduit à une conviction profonde : le bien-être au travail n'est pas un luxe, mais un formidable levier de créativité, de productivité et d'engagement. Il développe alors son approche du « Feelgood Management », un style de leadership fondé sur la confiance, l'exemplarité et la bienveillance. Aujourd'hui, il consacre l'essentiel de son temps à partager cette vision avec les entreprises et leurs dirigeants.

Conférencier très demandé et apprécié, Gaël Chatelain anime plus d'une centaine de conférences par an. Son ton est volontairement accessible, drôle et concret. Ses  nterventions s'appuient sur des situations réelles et des personnages comme « BoB », le pire manager du monde, utilisé comme contre-exemple pour démontrer, avec humour, les pièges à éviter. Ce style unique lui permet de toucher aussi bien les managers que les collaborateurs.
Auteur à succès, il a publié de nombreux ouvrages de référence dont « Mon boss est nul mais je le soigne ! », « Le bien-être au travail » pour les Nuls, « Le manager bienveillant 2.0 » ou encore « Happy Work ». Ses livres, souvent classés parmi les meilleures ventes de management, mêlent anecdotes vécues et conseils pratiques, et s'adressent à toutes celles et ceux qui souhaitent améliorer leur quotidien professionnel.

Il est également le créateur du podcast « Happy Work », devenu le podcast francophone le plus écouté sur les thèmes du management et du bien-être. Avec près de 2 000 épisodes diffusés, il accompagne chaque jour des milliers d'auditeurs dans leur réflexion sur le leadership, la confiance en soi, la prévention du burn-out ou encore la lutte contre le sexisme ordinaire. Au-delà de ses conférences et de ses publications, Gaël Chatelain est chroniqueur régulier pour des médias comme « La Tribune », « Psychologies », « Harvard Business Review » ou encore le « World Economic Forum ». Dans chacune de ses prises de parole, il porte un message clair : en plaçant l'humain au cœur de l'entreprise, il est possible de bâtir des organisations à la fois performantes et profondément humaines.

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Supportive management, a driver of performance

  • Management is often perceived as a set of technical tools. For Gaël Chatelain-Berry, it is primarily a human relationship. In this conference, he demonstrates that benevolence is not a weakness but a strategic strength to sustainably engage employees.
  • Through the example of "BoB", a caricature of the toxic manager, Gaël Chatelain illustrates the pitfalls that harm motivation: micro-management, lack of listening, absence of recognition. Everyone can recognize themselves and identify simple and concrete improvement pathways.
  • He then offers practical levers to develop a management culture based on trust: transparent communication, right to make mistakes, encouragement of initiatives, and leading by example. These practices foster a calm and effective work environment.
  • Participants leave with the conviction that benevolence and performance do not oppose each other, but mutually reinforce. By adopting the mindset of a benevolent leader, it becomes possible to transform a team's dynamics and accelerate its collective success.

Preventing and acting against burnout

  • Burnout is a reality that is too often ignored or trivialized. Gaël Chatelain-Berry addresses this topic seriously, without losing his positive and engaging tone. For him, preventing burnout is first overall about learning to recognize the weak signals and establishing a culture of mutual care.
  • He explains how organizations can act concretely: balance workloads, establish a right to disconnect, value breaks, and encourage solidarity among colleagues. He also demonstrates that each individual has a role to play in prevention.
  • Through example, he shows that taking care of the mental health of employees is not only a human issue but also a factor of performance and retention. A company that is attentive to its talents attracts and retains more.
  • This conference provides simple and applicable tools right from the next day to protect both employees and the organization. It invites a cultural change: to consider well-being as a central pillar of the corporate strategy.

Fighting against sexism and prejudice in the workplace

  • Ordinary sexism and unconscious biases continue to hinder the advancement of many careers and undermine team cohesion. Gaël Chatelain addresses this topic with clarity and pedagogy, enlightening concrete situations experienced on a daily basis.
  • He recalls that these behaviors are not only a personal issue: they reflect an organizational culture that can be transformed. He provides keys to deconstruct stereotypes and establish an inclusive culture.
  • Through his interventions, he invites everyone to reflect on their own biases and to adopt simple reflexes: listen without interrupting, give the floor equitably, recognize skills without distinction of gender. The goal is not to place blame, but to empower.
  • This conference is a call to action: it demonstrates that an inclusive company is not only fairer, but also more innovative and high-performing. It inspires participants to become agents of change.

Self-confidence, the key to well-being at work

  • Self-confidence is an essential driver in the professional world. Yet, many feel illegitimate or suffer from impostor syndrome. In this conference, Gaël Chatelain shows how to regain control over one's self-esteem.
  • Drawing on his book "I think I'm worthless, but I love myself!", he shares concrete techniques to overcome limiting beliefs, manage he emotions, and assert oneself with kindness. His examples resonate with everyone, both managers and employees.
  • He also demonstrates that self-confidence is not built solely in the individual sphere: it is nurtured by a work environment that values successes, allows mistakes, and encourages continuous progress.
  • This conference is both motivating and liberating. It provides participants with keys to thrive at work, collaborate better, and contribute to a positive collective dynamic.

The right to make mistakes, a lever for innovation

  • In many organizations, failure is still perceived as a mistake. Gaël Chatelain-Berry flips this perception and argues that the right to make mistakes is a catalyst for innovation. Without this freedom, no sustainable creativity is possible.
  • He explains that the greatest successes often stem from unsuccessful experiments and encourages rethinking corporate culture to value experimentation. It is by learning from mistakes that one progresses both individually and collectively.
  • This conference offers tools to establish a culture of kind feedback, where failure becomes a learning opportunity. Gaël Chatelain shows how a manager can turn an incident into a lever for advancement for the entire team.
  • The message is clear: liberating the right to make mistakes is liberating creative energy. By adopting this principle, the company equips itself with a powerful engine for differentiation and innovation.

Le management bienveillant : une révolution positive

Gaël Chatelain-Berry y expose les cinq fondamentaux du management bienveillant, montrant comment une posture humaine et ancrée dans le bon sens favorise l’engagement et la performance. Il rappelle que créer un environnement de confiance et de soutien n’est pas une option, mais une compétence managériale essentielle.

Burnout: prevention is better than cure

A strong and accessible intervention on the prevention of burnout and the protection of mental health at work. Simple tools to transform corporate culture.

Self-confidence and the right to make mistakes

Gaël shares his keys to overcoming impostor syndrome and unleashing creativity through the right to make mistakes. A motivating approach that restores confidence and the desire to take action.