Résumés
Résumé
Le courage managérial est une compétence clé chez les cadres intermédiaires, surtout en période de changement. Dans cette étude, nous voulions comprendre comment les cadres intermédiaires interprètent et passent à l’action par des actes courageux. L’analyse des récits permet de constater que les actes de courage se produisent selon une séquence en trois étapes : reconstruction du sens donné au changement par le promoteur, identification et passage à l’acte de courage puis réflexion sur l’acte. De plus, nous avons découvert que le fait de compléter une séquence de courage permet de prendre conscience d’une autre situation risquée, souvent initiatrice d’une séquence de courage éventuelle. Deux trajectoires d’actes de courage ont également émergé : une première où les actes de courage de haut niveau semblent liés à un sens d’appropriation élevée du changement et une deuxième trajectoire où les actes de courage sont de niveau plus modéré et où l’appropriation est en évolution. Ces deux trajectoires permettent d’établir un lien entre le courage et l’appropriation du sens donné au changement. Il est important de noter que les résultats obtenus sont issus d’un échantillon de huit cadres intermédiaires d’une organisation publique opérant le même changement. Des recherches futures pourraient considérer un devis diachronique sur l’évolution des actes de courage en temps réel. Les implications pratiques visent à accompagner et à former les gestionnaires sur l’importance de reconstruire le sens donné au changement pour mieux se l’approprier et à poser des actes courageux au fur et à mesure des défis qu’ils rencontrent.
Mots-clés :
- Courage,
- changement,
- cadres intermédiaires,
- sens,
- risque
Abstract
Managerial courage is a key quality for middle managers, especially in times of change. In this study, we wanted to understand how middle managers interpret and take action through courageous acts. Analysis of the accounts shows that acts of courage occur in three-steps sequentially: reconstruction of the meaning given to the change by the promoter, identification of the act of courage and taking it into action, then reflecting on the act. We also discovered that completing a courage sequence allows to become aware of another risky situation, often initiating a possible courage sequence. Two paths of acts of courage also emerged: a first path where high-level acts of courage seem linked to a high sense of appropriation of the change, and a second path where acts of courage are more moderate and where appropriation is evolving. These two paths enable to establish a link between courage and appropriation of the meaning given to the change. It is important to note that the results obtained come from a sample of eight middle managers from a public organization carrying out the same change. Future research could include a diachronic design on the evolution of acts of courage in real time. The practical results aim to support and train managers on the importance of reconstructing the meaning given to change to appropriate it better, and to take courageous actions on the challenges they encounter as they arise.
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