The old playbooks for leadership? They aren't just gathering dust. They’re being rewritten in real-time. We’re moving away from command-and-control and toward something much more human, agile, and, frankly, much more exciting.

This is Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, I’m your host Alexis Monville.

In each episode, I sit down with the visionaries, the quiet disruptors, and the bold thinkers who are shaping the next era of management and innovation. We aren't just looking for 'best practices.' We’re looking for the sparks of change that help us grow, not just as managers or individual contributors, but as PEOPLE.

Expect deep dives, unexpected insights, and a healthy dose of curiosity. Whether you’re leading a global organization or leading your very first project, this is your space to explore how leadership is evolving.

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Let’s discover what’s emerging, together.

Agile transformed how small teams build software.
But what happens when organizations grow to hundreds or thousands of people?

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Alexis Monville welcomes Fabrice Bernhard, co-founder and CTO of Theodo and co-author of The Lean Tech Manifesto.

Fabrice explains why the four values of the Agile Manifesto have inherent scale limits, and how Lean thinking helps organizations keep the same intention, without falling into bureaucracy.

They explore:
– what “value for the customer” really means at scale
– why autonomy requires both leadership and architecture
– how tech-enabled networks of teams work in practice
– what it takes to build a true learning organization
– and why Lean is not just good for people, but also for business

A grounded conversation for leaders, tech professionals, and change agents navigating growth, complexity, and responsibility.

Find the transcript and the references in the companion blog post: https://blog-alexis.monville.com/en/2026/02/10/when-agile-scales-something-breaks/

Some leadership lessons are best learned far from meeting rooms and org charts.

In this episode of Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership, Alexis Monville welcomes Francelina Amaral, a hospitality leader shaped by service excellence, attention to detail, and deep respect for people.

Together, they explore what leaders in any industry can learn from hospitality:

• Why onboarding is not a checklist but invisible hospitality: preparation before arrival, small gestures, removing friction

• How leadership as service creates trust, safety, and conditions for others to succeed

• How belonging is built (and broken) through everyday actions

• Why discipline and standards matter, but only work when rooted in genuine care

• How leaders develop others by creating confidence, especially when mistakes happen

A practical, human conversation about trust, ownership, and the kind of leadership that makes people feel expected, welcome, and valued.

The full transcript of this episode is available in the companion blog post linked in the description, on alexis.monville.com.

https://blog-alexis.monville.com/en/2026/01/15/invisible-hospitality-with-francelina-amaral-what-leaders-in-any-industry-can-learn-from-service-excellence/

Le Podcast on Emerging Leadership is supported by Pearlside, where we help leaders and teams create the conditions for responsibility, clarity, and impact to emerge. You can learn more at pearlside.fr.