{"id":17997,"date":"2026-10-24T18:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T16:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternego.com\/?page_id=17997"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T18:44:59","slug":"taking-control-of-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/our-talks\/taking-control-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking Back Control of Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.conf-detail{--navy:#202955;--family:#ff867a;--hero-text:#111111;--ink:#0d0d0d;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6}\n.conf-detail__hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(260px,.85fr);gap:56px;align-items:center;background:var(--family)!important;color:var(--hero-text)!important;padding:clamp(70px,9vw,130px) max(24px,calc((100vw - 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data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maitre-de-son-temps.jpeg\" alt=\"Visuel de la conf\u00e9rence L\u2019\u0153il sur la montre : redevenir ma\u00eetre de son temps\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/240;\"><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail conf-detail__body\">\n<div class=\"conf-detail__grid\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"conf-detail__pitch-label\">Management approach \u00b7 Talent management<\/p>\n<p>Always faster, always more precise, down to the minute and second\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The events of 2020 challenged time as a measure of performance. They prompted us to question our relationship with time: the day ahead, the past, and the future we want for ourselves and coming generations. This interactive talk explores time and invites us to find simple, practical ways to live more fully in the present, take action and improve impact and effectiveness where they matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"conf-detail__side\">\n<strong>Speaker<\/strong>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/collaborateur\/lionel-neveux\/\">Lionel Neveux, mediator and facilitator<\/a><\/p>\n<strong>Objective<\/strong>\n<p>Understand the temporal paradox and take an active role in it.<\/p>\n<strong>Themes<\/strong>\n<p>Management \u00b7 Working time \u00b7 Organisation \u00b7 Negotiation<\/p>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__side-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/codex-clipboard-deb2ef42-afdf-4098-9601-f3c45d87e023.png\" alt=\"Utopies &amp; alternego - Business not as usual\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1002px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1002\/206;\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__program\">\n<article><h3 id=\"part-1-%c2%b7-where-does-time-come-from\">Part 1 \u00b7 Where does time come from?<\/h3><ul><li>Its origins, cultures, paradoxes and debates<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<article><h3 id=\"part-2-%c2%b7-our-relationship-with-time-today\">Part 2 \u00b7 Our relationship with time today<\/h3><ul><li>Constant acceleration and rationalisation: a well-oiled machine<\/li><li>What individual responsibility do we have in this anxiety-inducing logic?<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<article><h3 id=\"part-3-%c2%b7-time-at-work-can-be-organised-and-negotiated\">Part 3 \u00b7 Time at work can be organised and negotiated<\/h3><ul><li>How can we regain room for manoeuvre?<\/li><\/ul><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail conf-detail__cta\">\n<h2 id=\"a-talk-tailored-to-your-context\">A talk tailored to your context<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss your challenges and audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/contact\/\">Let\u2019s talk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Back to talks Eyes on the clock: taking back control of your time Explore our relationship with time and regain practical room for manoeuvre at work. 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