What Corrine Diacre’s Firing Can Teach Us About the Importance of Wellbeing, and Purposeful Leadership

In this episode Ren and Allison discuss Corrine Diacre’s leadership style, in the wake of her firing earlier this month. The head coach of the French Women’s National Soccer Team, Diacre was fired just four months before the Women’s World Cup this summer. The reason? “Malfunctions [that] seem[ed], in this context, irreversible,” according to the four-person panel commissioned by the French Football Federation’s president, Philippe Diallo. He commissioned the panel to investigate claims about the culture in the team. In this episode Ren and Allison explore the different aspects of Diacre's leadership style and see what we can glean from her firing. On one hand, she was known for her strong personality and her ability to motivate her team to achieve great things. On the other hand, her authoritarian approach may have alienated some of her players and staff, and ultimately contributed to her downfall. Let’s talk about the importance of creating a culture where people can thrive, and lead with that.

 

Related Resources:

 

Create (Better) Culture: The Keys to Wellbeing and Leadership: https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/create-better-culture-the-keys-to-wellbeing-and-leadership/

 

The (Better) Leadership Project: https://www.ccl.org/insights-research/the-better-leadership-project/

 

Beyond Doing Good: 6 Mindset Shifts for Purposeful Leadership: https://www.ccl.org/articles/white-papers/beyond-doing-good-6-mindset-shifts-for-purposeful-leadership/

 

Use Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) to Understand Intent: https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/closing-the-gap-between-intent-vs-impact-sbii/

 

Leadership Development Program: https://www.ccl.org/leadership-programs/leadership-development-program/

 

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