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Julien Estier

Julien Estier Intergenerational management, younger generations and relationship quality

Julien Estier helps organisations move beyond stereotypes about younger generations and rebuild a clearer, more empowering and more effective management dialogue.

His talks give managers practical tools to recruit, onboard, motivate and retain employees, while turning age diversity into a lasting source of collaboration.

Languages
French
Duration
1 to 1.5 hours — workshops from 3 hours to a full day
Formats
Keynote, workshop, world café, seminar, webinar

Biography

Julien Estier is a keynote speaker, trainer, facilitator and expert in intergenerational management. For more than twenty years, he has supported companies, executives, managers and teams through human-centred transformation, with a particular focus on younger generations at work.

Understanding without stereotyping

Julien Estier rejects simplistic assumptions about younger generations. He encourages managers to separate facts from clichés, listen to expectations without abandoning a clear framework, and turn differences in perception into opportunities for collaboration.

From control to trust

His management message is highly practical: younger generations are not asking for lower standards, but for a framework that is clearer, more open to dialogue and more empowering. Management is less about providing every answer than about creating the conditions in which people can think, contribute and progress.

A field-tested teaching style

Founder of Link's, a facilitator within the GERME network and a contributor to numerous professional networks, Julien Estier favours an engaging approach built on stories, humour, practical examples, audience interaction and immediately applicable tools.

Beyond Generation Z

His core topic goes beyond Generation Z. He shows that the expectations of younger employees reflect a deeper shift in how people relate to work, authority, time, purpose and engagement.


Turning generational differences into drivers of collaboration.

— Julien Estier
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Conferences

Julien Estier delivers lively, structured talks that help organisations understand changing expectations at work, overcome generational misunderstandings and develop more effective management practices.

01

Understanding and managing younger generations

Moving from stereotypes to collaboration

Julien Estier starts from common assumptions about young employees and puts them into perspective: what do they really reveal about generations, and about the organisations that welcome them?

He helps participants decode behaviours, understand expectations around meaning, feedback and autonomy, and adapt their management style without compromising structure or standards.

  • Move beyond assumptions about Generations Y and Z.
  • Understand how their relationship with work is changing.
  • Provide a clearer and more empowering framework.
  • Better motivate, engage and retain younger employees.
Ideal for Managers, HR teams, learning and development leaders and recruiting organisations
Format Keynote or workshop · 60 to 90 minutes
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02

Intergenerational collaboration

Turning age differences into performance

Bringing several generations together at work is not a new challenge, but differences in perception appear more visible than ever.

This talk helps teams move beyond opposition between younger and older colleagues, establish routines for dialogue and value knowledge transfer, mentoring and reverse mentoring.

  • Move beyond age-related stereotypes.
  • Understand each generation’s expectations and ways of working.
  • Encourage the transfer of experience and skills.
  • Build lasting collaboration across generations.
Ideal for Intergenerational teams, HR seminars and internal conventions
Format Keynote or workshop · 60 to 90 minutes
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03

Recruiting, onboarding and retaining Generation Z

Moving from attraction to lasting engagement

Attracting young talent is no longer enough. Companies must create a coherent, understandable and authentic onboarding experience that encourages people to engage and stay.

Julien Estier helps HR teams and managers improve onboarding, clarify expectations and build a more individualised and empowering relationship.

  • Understand what younger talent looks for when choosing an employer.
  • Improve the first weeks in the organisation.
  • Create regular dialogue with the manager.
  • Recognise effort and progress.
  • Offer opportunities for learning and development.
Ideal for HR teams, recruiters, managers, schools and growing companies
Format Keynote or workshop · 45 to 90 minutes
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04

Avoiding the traps of communication

Breaking free from relationship patterns that damage trust

In everyday life, we believe we communicate in order to understand one another. Yet we sometimes listen only to respond, judge too quickly or fall into relationship patterns that make communication more rigid.

This talk helps participants identify projections, interpretations, unspoken issues, automatic reactions and toxic spirals. It provides tools for listening differently, reframing and establishing a healthy relational framework.

  • Identify the mechanisms that fuel tension.
  • Listen without interpreting too quickly.
  • Rephrase to confirm understanding.
  • Protect the quality of professional relationships.
Ideal for Managers, project teams and groups experiencing tension
Format Keynote or workshop · 60 to 90 minutes
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05

Professional effectiveness

Working smarter to work less

Professional effectiveness is not only about saving time. It concerns attention, priorities, mental load and the ability to produce high-quality work in an environment saturated with interruptions.

Julien Estier offers a highly practical approach to clarifying priorities, protecting focused work, limiting unnecessary requests and establishing more effective team routines.

  • Identify genuine priorities.
  • Reduce distraction and interruptions.
  • Protect periods of focused work.
  • Use collaborative tools more effectively.
  • Establish more effective collective practices.
Ideal for Managers, support teams and hybrid organisations
Format Keynote or workshop · 60 to 90 minutes
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06

Rethinking email management

Regaining control of Outlook and interruptions

Email has become one of the main disruptors of daily work. It fragments attention, creates false urgency and feeds a constant feeling of being behind.

Julien Estier offers a simple method to regain control through folder organisation, processing rules, dedicated time slots and better alignment between emails and real priorities.

  • Reduce interruptions.
  • Organise message processing.
  • Distinguish urgent tasks from important ones.
  • Connect email management with real priorities.
  • Recover periods of focused work.
Ideal for Employees, managers and support functions
Format Workshop · 2 to 3 hours
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For which events?

Julien Estier 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 Julien Estier in action through keynotes, a TEDx talk and short videos that reflect his dynamic, educational and practical style.

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Understanding and managing younger generations 47:33
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Understanding and managing younger generations

Julien Estier decodes generational shifts and presents the keys to a management style built on listening, empowerment and autonomy.

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Managing the younger generation: moving beyond preconceptions 01:52
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Managing the younger generation: moving beyond preconceptions

Julien Estier explains how to adapt management practices to motivate, engage and retain young talent.
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Managing younger generations: understanding them to bring them together 33:34
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Managing younger generations: understanding them to bring them together

Julien Estier decodes the expectations of the new generations and shares concrete practices to motivate, empower and retain them.
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The Mario Bros syndrome: learning to let go of the controller 13:55
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The Mario Bros syndrome: learning to let go of the controller

Julien Estier invites managers and parents to replace ready-made solutions with two questions: “What do you think? What do you suggest?”
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