Leadership Programs That Transforms How You Lead.

Today's leaders need the ability to mobilize entire teams around complex problems, create genuine collaboration, and build sustainable, responsible organizations that thrive in uncertainty.

“Become the leader who doesn’t just solve problems— develop people who solve problems.”
— Laurent Ledoux

How we work

  • Co-create with leadership and frontline teams.

  • Design for autonomy and accountability.

  • Blend scholarly depth with “rolled-up sleeves” execution.

  • Draw on experiences from all sectors—public, private, and nonprofit.

  • Assist with the resolution of ethical dilemmas inherent to transformation projects.

We deliver all services in:

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What they say

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    “Laurent accompanied us to accelerate our growth in 🇧🇪 & 🇫🇷 with large accounts, and on many other topics. He helped us opening new doors and to structure our approach with large public tenders. His proven experience in organizations fostering distributed ownership helped him to integrate smoothly into Alan and collaborate with everyone. We hope to be able to collaborate again with him on other challenges (and fun races!)!"

    Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
    Founder & CEO of Alan (Europe)

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    “We had the privilege of working with Laurent on implementing our distributed leadership model at Daïmo. His expertise, insightful advice, and depth of thought far exceeded our expectations. Thanks to his impressive background, professionalism, and public speaking skills, he inspired our team and had a lasting impact on the development of our young, horizontal company.”

    Rudy Gardiole
    Co-founder of Fika & Senior Consultant at Daïmo (Belgium)

  • A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white shirt and dark blazer, smiling against a black background.

    "Laurent is a very talented manager and I was impressed by how he has been the driving force behind the changes at the Ministry of Economy. A very enthusiastic and forceful personality, who gets things done. His strategies to develop the HR department were ambitious and he has been very successful in motivating our team to participate in the process of change and improvement. He is not afraid of difficulties and always aims at a better performance in each of his business units."

    Stéphanie Leclère
    Managing Director at Leclere International Executive Search (Belgium)

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    “Laurent is a visionary manager and a formidable people developer. He was an inspiring role model for every member of out BPR implementation team: autonomy, trust, enthusiasm, and motivation were the keys to the success of this team, which quickly achieved remarkable results in terms of project management and change dynamics. Laurent constantly encouraged us to push our limits, be curious, and not hesitate to question traditional management methods. I owe him a lot!”

    Luc Donkerwolke
    Head of HR Business Partners at Infrabel (Belgium)

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    "Laurent has been key to determine a strategy for the Public Banking department 5 years ago when he first arrived. The execution of his strategy was done smoothly and the buy in of the whole team has been achieved after a few months. His way to lead in a ever changing environment was very successful and recognized as a best practice. I personally enjoyed working with Laurent, his out-of the box thinking, his way to manage his team of a very open way, his CSR mind, his organizational skills."

    Olivier Peeters
    Owner and managing director at Laurent Doumont (Belgium)

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    “In addition to leading innovative projects with motivation and expertise, he is also the best coach I have ever had in my career. He manages/leads a team by identifying each person's skills and coaching them to reach their full potential in their area of expertise.”

    Caroline Waleffe
    Senior Director, HRBP TTH IMA & TTH Talent Management & Development (Belgium)

  • Black and white portrait of a smiling man with short hair, a beard, and a collared shirt.

    "I had the opportunity to attend one of Laurent's lectures at EMLYON Business School. It was simply a refreshing presentation, offering a truly different perspective on management, which is a welcome change in the somewhat uniform world of business schools. He clearly presented ideas for professional and personal reflection, and came across as a very friendly person who was easy to talk to and always smiling."

    William Rodier
    Co-founder at Flowbow (France)

  • A man wearing glasses and a blue suit jacket speaking into a microphone.

    "Laurent is a tornado of enthusiasm, commitment and competence have enabled us to pass significant milestones and obstacles in the establishment of our management by objectives system."

    Laurent Donato
    Director of Direction Outils et Méthodes, SPW Mobilité et Infrastructures (Belgium)

  • A woman with long wavy hair wearing a black blazer and gold necklace, standing indoors with a neutral expression.

    “This was the best course I’ve been on for my professional career, it taught me a lot about myself, how to lead, how to communicate with others and more important made me a better manager. You have a gift Laurent to lead & teach. Lucky to have met you. Thanks again.”

    Millie Lamden-Kerr
    Senior Underwriter at MSIG Europe (UK)

Ready to Transform Your Leadership?

Let's discuss how EQUIS can help you develop the leadership capabilities your organization needs to thrive.

Become the Leader Your Organization Needs

At Equis, we help leaders grow the mindsets and practices that make organizations thrive in complexity.

Our services blend experience and reflection and are designed to be practical, engaging, and transformative—turning insight into action.

The following types of leadership are at the core of our services and they are complementary and mutually reinforcing.

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Practice Distributed Leadership

Build structures of trust and autonomy that unleash collective intelligence

Stop struggling with outdated hierarchical models that stifle innovation and engagement. Learn how to multiply your leadership impact by unleashing the collective intelligence of your entire organization.

What You'll Master:

  • Distributed Leadership Systems - Move beyond traditional command-and-control to create agile, responsive organizations where leadership emerges at every level

  • Collaborative Governance - Implement proven frameworks (Sociocracy 3.0, Holacracy, Lean/Agile) that increase decision-making speed while improving buy-in

  • Trust & Autonomy Architecture - Build cultures where people thrive through inclusion, psychological safety, and empowered decision-making

  • Real-World Application - Learn from actual transformation case studies, in public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

For leaders who: Want to scale their impact, reduce bottlenecks, increase team engagement, and create organizations that adapt quickly to change.

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Strengthen Adaptive Leadership

Lead Through Complexity, Uncertainty, and Transformation

When your biggest challenges have no clear solutions, traditional management fails. Adaptive leadership gives you the tools to mobilize people through their toughest problems while building coalitions that drive lasting change.

What You'll Master:

  • Adaptive vs. Technical Challenge Diagnosis - Identify when you need new learning and behavioral change (not just better execution) to solve complex problems

  • Stakeholder Mobilization - Build powerful coalitions across different sectors, interests, and worldviews to tackle challenges no single leader can solve alone

  • Political Navigation with Integrity - Lead through organizational politics, competing priorities, and resistance while maintaining your values and vision

  • Organizational Resilience Building - Create systems that learn continuously, embrace productive conflict, and emerge stronger from disruption

  • Cross-Cultural Leadership - Navigate complex international, multicultural environments with authenticity and effectiveness

For leaders who: Face unprecedented challenges, need to drive organization-wide transformation, work across cultures or sectors, or want to build truly resilient, adaptive organizations.

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Develop Conscious Leadership

Act with clarity, courage, and compassion, aligning personal values with organizational impact

Technical skills get you promoted, but conscious leadership transforms lives and organizations. Discover how aligning your authentic self with purposeful action creates the kind of leadership that people want to follow.

What You'll Master:

  • Authentic Leadership Presence - Lead with genuine humility, vulnerability, and care while maintaining strength and clarity of direction

  • Purpose-Performance Integration - Align your personal mission with organizational goals using frameworks like Ikigai and Spiral Dynamics for sustainable motivation and impact

  • The Four Arts of Leadership - Master storytelling, promise-making, recognizing brilliance in others, and extending grace under pressure

  • Psychological Safety Creation - Build environments where people bring their best ideas, take intelligent risks, and engage in the difficult conversations that drive breakthrough results

  • Sustainable Leadership - Integrate ethics, sustainability, and long-term thinking into strategy without sacrificing performance or competitiveness

For leaders who: Want to lead with greater authenticity, align personal and organizational purpose, create psychologically safe environments, or build organizations that make a positive impact while delivering exceptional results.