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Lionel Cabon

Management and Entrepreneurship Trainer

€800/day
Montpellier, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Lionel

I support public or private organizations, and scaling/scale-up startups, in building sustainable and responsible performance, by combining business development, human resources, and the contribution of digital/AI. I help leaders align strategy, organization, and management practices to foster inspiring and enhanced leadership, serving performance, meaning, and collective engagement.

Specifically, I work on three inseparable levers:
  • business clarity,
  • the real human dynamics of teams,
  • and the responsible use of data and AI to help managers make better decisions.

I do not sell off-the-shelf training or gadget technology tools.

I help organizations manage performance as a true, measurable, and sustainable asset: practice analysis, diagnostics, training, continuous improvement, coaching, manager tooling, development of team engagement and performance, transition management, etc.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Montpellier (up to 50km), Nîmes (up to 50km), Narbonne (up to 50km), Béziers (up to 50km), Aix-en-Provence (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Diginamic (groupe Lundimatin)
    Transition Manager – Post-Divestiture Assignment
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    April 2025 - January 2026 (9 months)
    Montpellier, France
    Context
    Divestiture to a group and complete change of governance, accompanied by a significant workforce restructuring.

    Role
    Support to the new management in a context of rapid transformation and high organizational and market instability.

    Key Actions
    • Securing critical activities and pedagogical continuity
    • Transfer of steering and governance tools
    • Support for management in decision-making and prioritization
    • Management of the transition phase in a sensitive social environment

    Situation at Exit
    Restructured organization, governance in place, management autonomous in steering.
    Change and Transformation Management
  • Diginamic
    CEO
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2016 - April 2025 (9 years and 3 months)
    Montpellier, France
    1. Strategic Steering and Development
    • Creation of the training organization and CFA specializing in IT, AI, and management (300 new students per year)
    • Development and implementation of the company's global strategy
    • Continuous development of new training offerings adapted to market needs
    • Definition of the development strategy and supervision of its deployment by the business teams
    • Competitive intelligence and management of diversification projects

    2. Management and Governance
    • Management of pedagogical, administrative, admissions, sales, and comm/marketing teams
    • Definition of individual and collective objectives (OKR)
    • Implementation of a "responsible" management model aiming to reconcile business and human challenges
    • Performance monitoring, team cohesion, and stakeholder engagement
    • Representation of the company to partner bodies: France Compétences, Regions, OPCO, France Travail, etc.

    3. Financial Management
    • Development and monitoring of the center's global budget
    • Supervision of the administrative and financial management of agreements, apprenticeship contracts, and public schemes
    • Economic sustainability and resource optimization

    4. Innovation and Transformation
    • Promotion of innovative pedagogy focused on student success
    • Continuous improvement of our organization
    • Deployment of new digital tools and artificial intelligence at all organizational levels

    5. Pedagogy and Quality
    • Conducting training on management topics
    • Examination board for Bac+5 AMOA and Data/IA Expert
    • Pedagogical engineering and response to public tenders
    • Implementation of a quality approach (Qualiopi) and a system for monitoring satisfaction, professional integration, and exam success indicators
    Team Management Training Artificial Intelligence Change and Transformation Management Business Strategy
  • Clever Institut SARL
    Associate Director
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2011 - December 2016 (5 years and 11 months)
    Paris, France
    1. Creation, Strategy, and Development
    • Creation of the training organization specializing in management, web marketing, and web development for employees (200 trainees/year)
    • Definition of the organization's vision and strategic directions.
    • Identification and development of new training areas meeting the needs of companies and employees (management 3.0, agility, web development, UX, Design Thinking, etc.).
    • Management of growth strategy: diversification of offerings and B2B partnerships
    • Competitive and regulatory monitoring in the continuing education market

    2. Operational Management
    • Supervision of the company's overall operations: administrative, logistics, quality, and planning management
    • Guarantee of regulatory compliance (Qualiopi, DataDock, etc.)
    • Management of the structure's economic performance: budgets, margins, training action profitability
    • Implementation of performance indicators (KPIs) to track activity (number of trainees, trainee and HR satisfaction, etc.).
    • Reporting to the company's board of directors

    3. Business Development and Partnerships
    • Deployment of commercial and web marketing strategy: SEO/SEM, company prospecting, customer loyalty, relations with OPCOs
    • Development of customized offers for companies (digital culture, management 3.0, etc.)
    • Development of a network of partners: schools, experts, institutions, digital players.
    • Representation of the organization at professional events, trade shows, and conferences.

    4. Team Management
    • Management of internal teams (admin, sales, and pedagogical) and external teams (50 trainers)
    • Recruitment, training, and engagement monitoring of stakeholders
    Entrepreneurship Training Team Management Digital Transformation Sales Development

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Education

  • Computer Engineering
    EPSI
    1992

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