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Gilles Chatelin is an Executive Coach who helps leaders break from the old model of pressure, performance masks, and survival-mode leadership.
You weren't born to lead in fight mode.
Gilles guides leaders back to clarity, presence, and the kind of grounded humanity the modern workplace has forgotten.
He isn’t here to optimize leaders.
He’s here to wake them up.
For years, Gilles played the game — performance, visibility, promotions, the race to “be better.”
On paper, he excelled.
Inside, something was breaking.
What collapsed wasn’t weakness.
It was a system that no longer works.
Today, he works with leaders who feel the same shift — the ones who know that the future of leadership won’t be built on pressure, noise, or polished personas…
but on nervous system awareness, emotional intelligence, and the courage to be fully human.
The old way is ending.
A new way has already begun.
Gilles helps leaders cross that threshold.
"Performance isn't the goal. Presence is the source"
How Gilles Works With Leaders
His work is not about louder strategies or quick fixes.
It’s about creating space for clarity to emerge — so leaders can trust themselves and inspire others.
Trust, truth, and transformation beyond the surface and "building teams".
Dismantling the pressure that blocks them.
"When leaders stop fighting and start leading as themselves - everything changes."
- Gilles Chatelin
The Future Of Leadership is Unlearning The Fight
HIS APPROACH
After 20 years of chasing results, Gilles learned the hard way:
Performance without presence is empty.
Gilles' coaching is rooted in a simple truth: leaders don't need more noise - they need space.
When they slow down and listen — to themselves, to others, even to the silence — clarity emerges.
"The less I try, the clearer it gets"
- Gilles Chatelin
He doesn’t teach quick fixes or productivity hacks. Instead, he creates the conditions for leaders to face what they’ve been avoiding, to rediscover their own strength, and to lead from a place that is human, grounded, and real.
"Gilles created a space that felt both safe & challenging. with his guidance, i've become a clearer, more intentional leader - and the impact on my team is visible "
Abdan. A
Head of engagement and partnerships
From our first session, Gilles created a space that felt both safe and challenging. He listens carefully, asks incisive questions, and helps translate insights into practical next steps. Beyond tools and tactics, he helped me align daily behaviors with the leader I aspire to be. I’ve become clearer and more intentional in how I show up, refining my tone and communication so trust and performance across my team have grown visibly.
Abdan A.
Head of Engagement and Partnerships
Beyond the noise.
Articles and reflections on the future of leadership,
presence, and the courage to be human at work.
The Shift Has Already Begun
The old model of leadership is collapsing.
Burnout, disengagement, quiet crises behind polished titles — the signs are everywhere.
This isn’t a glitch. It’s a turning point.
What worked before won’t work next.
I work with leaders who feel this shift in their bones — those ready to evolve, not just perform. To remember who they are beneath the noise.
"The future of leadership isn't harder. It's deeper"
WHAT GROUNDS THIS WORK
Two decades leading inside global organizations - Life sciences, Tech, Manufacturing, Government.
Former senior leader across Europe, APAC and U.S.
Certified Executive Coach (INSEAD — completing 2026)
Trauma-informed & nervous system based coaching approach
Experience working with leaders from startups to multinational firms