Youssef Sfeir

شاركتُ في احتفال دير مار مارون ومدرسة قدموس بعيد شفيعهما القديس مارون في منطقة صور، يوم حمل نعمة الصلاة ودفء الحضور.

في القداس الإلهي الذي ترأسه المطران شربل عبد الله راعي أبرشية صور المارونية، شعرتُ أنّ الإيمان ليس كلمات، بل حياة تُعاش… وأنّ القديس مارون ما زال يزرع فينا الثبات والرجاء.

الأجمل أنّ العيد كان مساحة للتلاقي والتآخي من كل مشارب المجتمع، مسيحيين ومسلمين، اجتمعنا على المحبّة والبركة، وكأنّ قدموس قالت بصمتها الجميل: حين تتقدّم القيم الروحية، تتراجع المسافات وتتوحد القلوب.

وكان قد سبق القداس تدشين ومباركة مزار القديس مارون، لحظة عميقة تُذكّرنا بأنّ القداسة تبدأ من الداخل… ثم اختُتم اللقاء بلقمة محبة عنوانها: “مباركٌ هذا العيد… ومباركةٌ هذه الوحدة.”

Cadmous College

Two days ago, at Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth - USJ, we turned an important page in the story of NODE - Network of Organizational Development Experts, during the RISE NOMADE Conference.

In a warm & inspiring ceremony, and in the presence of distinguished guests, partners, and friends, we celebrated the handover between Sabine El Riachy, our outgoing President, and myself as the new President, together with a newly elected Executive Committee: Pierre EL HADDAD, Dr. Rana Sawaya, Gabriel Habib, Mireille daaboul, & hilda bairamian.

🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Sabine and the outgoing Committee!

Their commitment, resilience, and generosity have anchored NODE as a living community of practice. They carried the network through challenges, built bridges between disciplines and sectors, and showed what it means to lead with both competence and heart.

🌱 A new chapter, same spirit, renewed energy!

As I take on this responsibility, I do so with humility and deep motivation. NODE is not just a network; it is a space where ideas become action, where professionals become a community, and where change starts from real human relationships.

🌅 For the 2025–2026 term, our shared ambition is to:

🕊️Turn member engagement into real collaboration and co-creation.
🕊️ Build stronger partnerships with universities, civil society, public institutions, and the private sector.
🕊️Make NODE a hub for knowledge sharing, research, and capacity building.
🕊️ Amplify the visibility of our members’ work and impact.
🕊️ Transform our events and the RISE platform into powerful catalysts for learning and transformation.

✨ To the new Executive Committee: thank you for stepping up.
✨ To all NODE members: your energy, your experience, and your trust are our greatest assets.

I truly believe that, together, we can make NODE a regional and international reference in organizational development and change, a community that not only talks about transformation, but lives it.

Onwards, together. 🌐🚀

✨ A journey of learning, purpose, and transformation at ISEOR - Institut de Socio-Économie des Entreprises et des Organisations ’s 50th Anniversary Colloque ✨

Participating with NODE - Network of Organizational Development Experts in the ISEOR Colloque d’Automne (5–7 November) at Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) was both inspiring and humbling.

Meeting Prof. HENRI SAVALL, founder and president of ISEOR, alongside Carole Bousquet, PhD. Chair of the Academy of Management - Management Consulting Division, & Pierre EL HADDAD, MC PDW Chair, reaffirmed how deeply management can unite economic performance with human progress. The ISEOR legacy is not a static academic model, it is a living source of innovation and transformation.

In a world marked by systemic change, this socio-economic approach reminds us that excellence is not about perfection, but about purposeful action, about turning hidden costs into added value and aligning meaning with performance. Continuing this work means daring to think differently, bridging research and practice, valuing experiential knowledge, and adapting methods to today’s realities with lucidity and openness.

As François Perroux once wrote, “Tout ce qui croit change en croissant.” It is now our turn to help this legacy grow, by transforming it, renewing it, and carrying it forward into the future.

🔸 Youssef Sfeir