About
Iron fist in a velvet glove.
Years inside leadership teams taught me one thing: progress requires honesty and humanity. My approach reflects that balance · direct and clear, paired with empathy and respect.
I don't avoid difficult topics · they're often the starting point for real improvement. But I also don't believe in delivering tough feedback without care.
Leaders need clarity, not criticism. A space where conversations can be both honest and productive.
This is the foundation of my work. And it's one of the reasons CEOs choose to collaborate with me when alignment and performance are on the line.
If it resonates, we can talk: https://cal.eu/fanny-thematheaproject/premier-echange-diagnostic-codir
15 years inside leadership teams the powerful and the misaligned.
Today, I structure the ones ready to rise to the level of their ambition.
Fanny Le Gallou · Leadership Teams Architect
For 15+ years, I developed leaders in demanding multicultural environments. eFounders, MadKudu, Strapi · and many more.
As Head of People, I sat inside leadership teams · not around them. I worked side-by-side with CEOs, founders, and executive committees · navigating high-growth phases, restructuring, global expansions, and the complex human realities behind every strategic decision.
I built and trained management teams in more than 20 countries. I supported international and remote-first organizations. I re-aligned over 100 leaders and teams through structured coaching and communication frameworks.
I saw very powerful leadership teams. And others that were misaligned without knowing it. I saw brilliant CEOs repeat their vision without it ever crossing the team. I saw talented C-levels come to me one by one, to tell me what they wouldn't say to each other. I saw strategic decisions stay in discussion for six months. I saw C-level departures I had sensed coming long before.
I eventually understood what I was seeing. Leadership teams rarely fail because of lack of skill. They fail because of misalignment and an unclear decision framework.
« We believe the leadership team is a people problem, a strategy problem, or an execution problem. Without a clear framework, nothing holds. »
Without a collective decision framework, your C-levels can't decide without you. Without alignment rituals, they can't coordinate. Without clear roles and boundaries, they can't arbitrate.
It's not that they don't want to. It's that they can't.
And it's not your fault either. No one is taught how to structure a leadership team. Not in business school, not in traditional executive coaching.
My craft is exactly that: setting the framework. So your leadership team can do its job. Decide, arbitrate, execute together. Without you.
15 years Head of People in tech scale-ups · 10 years inside leadership teams · HEC Executive Coach · 20+ leaders re-aligned
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 French- and English-speaking leadership teams · International scale-ups.
My Core Values
Real alignment. Clear direction. Scalable results.
Confidentiality
10+ years working with candidates, employees, and leadership teams classified or private information; confidentiality, as a coach or advisor, is essential to my mission.
Empathy
Empathy allows me to deeply understand and connect with my clients' experiences and emotions. As an Executive Coach, this understanding helps me provide personalized support, foster trust, and create a safe space for honest communication.
RADICAL HONESTY
I believe in honest conversations delivered with respect. Working together means you’ll receive direct feedback and thoughtful questions designed to bring clarity, not comfort.
