Learning objectives :

• Identify your key values and needs regarding your work environment
• Assess to what extent these needs are being met in your current situation
• Identify concrete steps to better align professional effectiveness with personal fulfillment
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Course :

Session 1: Identifying Your Values and Needs

We rarely know exactly what we need to be both effective and fulfilled. Participants explore their values, personal preferences, and needs through a structured tool that covers all aspects of the work environment.

Example of a tool : The values/parameters/needs matrix (Work schedule: morning or evening, regular or fragmented, fast-paced or relaxed / Framework and structure: fixed or flexible hours, degree of autonomy / Commute: travel time, transportation options / Colleagues: alone, in pairs, or in a group, close or distant relationships / Atmosphere: competitive, calm, energetic / Aesthetics: importance of the workplace / Security: attitude toward risk, financial needs).

Case Study : Identify your top three values or criteria, analyze how they are (or are not) reflected in your current professional life, and explore the types of projects or assignments where you feel most aligned with yourself.

Session 2: Understanding how your needs manifest in your current environment

Knowing your needs is one thing. Assessing how well those needs are being met today is where the assessment comes in. Participants evaluate each factor within their current context to pinpoint the sources of discomfort or burnout.

Example of a tool : Alignment assessment (rate each parameter on a scale of 1 to 10 based on how well it is met in the current environment, to identify the most significant gaps between one’s needs and professional reality).

Case Study : Note and comment on the alignment of each parameter, identify the two or three most significant discrepancies, and understand what specifically causes them in your day-to-day work.

Step 3: Identify actions to balance effectiveness and fulfillment

Once the diagnosis is made, the participants take action. For each gap identified, they define concrete steps: adjustments to their organization, their communication, or their network—whatever is within their control.

Example of a tool : The alignment action plan (for each criterion that is not sufficiently met: identify actionable levers among time management techniques, communication methods, adjustments to the work environment, or negotiations with your manager).

Case Study : Prioritize the 1 or 2 metrics that are least aligned and define realistic, immediate actions to improve them, sharing your ideas with a peer to challenge and refine them.