Alternego Talks

Spark debate about work and open new perspectives

Accessible, thought-provoking and interactive talks to illuminate changes in the world of work, challenge assumptions and inspire action.

Our learning approach

Understand without oversimplifying

A psychosocial perspective

Connect behaviour with personalities and the contexts in which it unfolds.

Accessible and evidence-based

Make research understandable while preserving its rigour.

Objective and considerate

Offer insight without moral judgements or ready-made answers.

Interactive and engaging

Encourage participation, questions and meaningful collective reflection.

The catalogue

Choose your talk

Select a theme to explore the perspective, speaker and related content. Every format can be adapted to your context.

Decision-making biases
Deciding under pressure: when enough is enough!

Understand how pressure, overload and urgency affect judgement, and identify ways to make clearer decisions.

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Nuage de mots autour de l’éthique, des valeurs et de la décision
Decision-making at the heart of ethical dilemmas

Explore tensions between rules, values and consequences to make better decisions when legitimate options conflict.

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Silhouettes humaines et cerveau lumineux illustrant les stéréotypes et les biais cognitifs
Deciding under social constraints: stereotypes

Understand how norms and stereotypes shape individual and collective decisions.

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Diversity, equity & inclusion
Femme tatouée illustrant les discriminations liées à l’apparence physique au travail
Too fat, too ugly, too tattooed: who belongs, and what are the risks?

Question workplace appearance norms and their effects on inclusion, careers and HR decisions.

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Femme illustrant les micro-agressions au travail
What big-picture solutions can address microaggressions?

Understand how microaggressions work and take collective action to stop them becoming normalised.

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Mains tenant des lumières, illustration du fait religieux en entreprise
Religion: how can workplaces make thoughtful accommodations?

Develop a framework to reconcile religious expression, individual needs and collective working.

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Logo de la Fondation des Femmes, partenaire de la conférence sur le backlash
Companies facing the backlash

Analyse resistance to inclusion policies and build robust, clear responses that bring people together.

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Couverture du livre Les inégalités justifiées de Marie Donzel
How can we end pay inequality?

Understand persistent pay gaps and identify practical levers for measurement, negotiation and action.

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Boîte de jeu scientifique sur la cosmétique, illustration des stéréotypes de genre
Girls do not like science… and other stereotypes about gender balance at work

Challenge assumptions that shape careers and hold back gender balance across professions.

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Illustration de l’équilibre entre temps de vie, salariés aidants et parentalité
Parents, carers… and everyone else

Rethink fairness at work in light of differing personal and family responsibilities.

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Couverture du livre Remixer la mixité, femmes et hommes : parler et agir autrement
Rethinking gender balance for everyone

Move beyond symbolic approaches and make gender balance a driver of cooperation and collective performance.

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Quality of work life and employee relations
Illustration du dialogue social et de la négociation
Employee relations and negotiation: challenges and approaches

Understand approaches that strengthen negotiation and make social dialogue a strategic driver.

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Pièces d’échecs illustrant l’adaptation au changement
Change and adaptability: why and how to adapt

Explore the individual and collective drivers of adaptability to better support transformation.

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Mains tenant une jeune plante pour illustrer la transition écologique
Business as usual is running out of steam as our planet struggles

Debate models of work and business in the face of social and environmental limits.

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Management, negotiation and cooperation
Illustration du talent invisible et de l’harmonie collective
Invisible talent: an essential contribution to collective harmony

Make visible the quiet contributions that sustain cooperation and strong teams.

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Horloges illustrant la maîtrise du temps
Eyes on the clock: taking back control of your time

Understand our relationship with time and regain room for choice in organisations under pressure.

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Parent et enfant illustrant les apprentissages de la négociation
The best negotiator is five years old

Discover, with humour, the fundamentals of negotiation: ask, listen, reframe and persevere.

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Couverture du livre Super-pouvoirs de la coopération
The secrets of cooperation

Identify the conditions that help different stakeholders build and act together.

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Main illustrant l’autorité sans autoritarisme
Having authority without being authoritarian

Distinguish authority, power and authoritarianism to develop a clear, legitimate management approach.

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Trapéziste illustrant l’audace et la prise de risque
Boldness: does everyone have an equal chance to dare?

Question the social and organisational conditions that enable, or prevent, initiative.

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Illustration du feedback constructif
The keys to constructive feedback

Make feedback a tool for development, recognition and healthier workplace relationships.

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Psychosocial risks, quality of work life and social innovation
Poids illustrant les différentes formes de charge
Why so much to carry?

Name the different forms of workload and understand their effects on work and health.

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Illustration de la performance et du bien-être
Performing well and feeling good!

Move beyond the supposed opposition between wellbeing and performance to explore sustainable work.

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Panneau routier Change Coming illustrant le changement
Embracing change

Understand our reactions to change and create the conditions for sustainable transformation.

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Illustration sur les idées reçues concernant les harcèlements
Harassment: beyond the clichés…

Clarify mechanisms, warning signs and responsibilities to prevent and address situations rigorously.

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Mosaïque colorée illustrant le dialogue en situation de crise
Dialogue with stakeholders in a crisis

Preserve the quality of dialogue when tension, uncertainty and urgency disrupt relationships.

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Gouttes d’eau illustrant la porosité des temps de vie
Blurring boundaries: can work and personal life be separated?

Explore increasingly blurred boundaries between work and personal life and identify helpful ways to manage them.

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Let’s build a talk tailored to your challenges and audience.

This catalogue is a starting point: we also create bespoke talks around your organisation’s priorities and context.

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