CHANGE SKILLS POLITICAL SAVVY®

The strategic baseline for leaders navigating organizational complexity: where political savvy meets the science of ethical influence.

SCIENTIFIC GROUNDING

Political Savviness Bridges Cognitive, Behavioral, and Relational Skills.

This resource is directly correlated to a series of key performance and quality of life at work indicators.

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Performance and productivity
Culturally agile teams are better at resolving conflicts, communicating more clearly, and innovating more.
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Commitment and retention
Expatriate or diverse employees feel more listened to and respected (dimension) Interactant Respect from IES), which reduces their desire to leave the company.
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Sense of belonging
A culture that values intercultural agility promotes a sense of belonging, especially for minorities.
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Innovation
Teams trained at IES find more original solutions thanks to their ability to combine different cultural approaches.
Format

A scientific, structured and measurable journey.

The program

Invest in this program to measure and develop the agility and resilience of your employees, a scientifically validated lever for transforming change management and business performance. Our approach is based on a rigorous and empirically validated scale (reliability: α = 0.80 for agility and α = 0.85 for resilience), designed by experts in industrial and organizational psychology.

In prevention or reaction

Depending on your organizational context, activate this program in a proactive or curative mode.

Pragmatic

We develop this behavioral and relational competence at the heart of the action, for an immediate and lasting impact.

Measurable

We model this skill at the beginning and at the end of the program to measure its real impact.

Individual or collective

This development program can be deployed at the level of an individual, a team and an organization.
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Scientific foundations
For whom?

A skill useful to everyone

Global performance and competitive advantage
At the level of ComEx or governance, your success depends less on your technical expertise than on your ability to federate divergent visions, negotiate compromises and inspire trust in an environment where every decision is scrutinized. The Political Skill Inventory (PSI) — a scientifically validated tool (α = 0.89) — is designed to strengthen the 4 pillars of strategic influence you need.
Team performance and operational efficiency
At the level of operational management, your performance depends less on your business expertise than on your ability to mobilize without formal authority, navigate matrix organizations and obtain trade-offs in often competing systems of interests. The Political Skill Inventory (PSI) — a scientifically validated tool (α = 0.89) — is designed to develop the 4 levers of influence that make it possible to align stakeholders, secure key resources and advance your projects in complex environments.
Social climate and development at work
Political skill creates an environment where each individual feels respected, listened to, and valued, well beyond traditional wellness initiatives. With the Political Skill Inventory (PSI), a scientifically validated tool (α = 0.89), this program acts on essential relational levers — mutual respect, sincerity and management of social dynamics — to transform diversity into a source of commitment and well-being. Reduce tensions, strengthen team cohesion, and make your organization a place where everyone can thrive.
Talent Development and Organizational Excellence
Political acumen is the skill that distinguishes a successful team from an exceptional team. Based on the Political Skill Inventory (PSI), a reliable and validated instrument (α = 0.89), this program targets the 4 critical dimensions of organizational influence: social intelligence, network control, sincerity and interpersonal influence. Integrate PSI into your training courses to prepare your employees to excel in a complex professional world, succeed in their strategic missions and become key players in the transformation of your organization.
Organizational agility and project success
Political skill is the catalyst that accelerates the success of your transformation projects in complex organizational contexts. With the Political Skill Inventory (PSI), a scientifically validated tool (α = 0.89), this program transforms behavioral barriers into levers for change: understanding political dynamics, ethical influence and creating strategic alliances. Equip your teams with the skills they need to navigate complexity, ensure the smooth adoption of new practices, and reinvent the future of your organization.
OUR S.H.A.R.P.® FRAMEWORK

Cognitive-behavioral change engineering

Our protocol transposes the five core conditions for change into the development of individual and collective behavioral competencies. Our objective is to make behavioral change both measurable and sustainable.

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SCAN

Explain why a change in behavior is necessary. We decode real activity to highlight how current behaviors produce limiting effects in the face of change and uncertainty. By placing the diagnosis at the heart of the workplace, we transform an intention to change into a logical and shared necessity.

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HOOK

Validate the real desire to engage in change. We help talent identify the concrete gap between their current behavioral patterns and the intended purpose. By securing the alignment between the objectives of the organization and the profound motivations of the individual (self-concordance), we transform superficial adherence into a sincere and lasting commitment.

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ACTIVATE

Identify and prioritize behavioral levers for change. We allow employees to clearly identify the behavioral dimensions to prioritize in their individual or collective transformation plan. By translating strategic goals into concrete and usable actions, we provide the method needed to know exactly what to do differently in a work situation.

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REWIRE

Give the power to act in a real situation. We offer employees concrete levers to implement new behavioral patterns in their daily professional lives. By removing cognitive barriers and systemic blockages, we transform know-how into a capacity for immediate action.

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PROVE

Anchor new automations and avoid a return to old habits. We set up feedback loops and progress indicators to secure the transfer of skills over time.

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