Farid Mahfoud

Ingenieur photonique

Farid Mahfoud

Farid Mahfoud

Ingenieur photonique

Doctorant en instrumentation optique et photonique

Core business

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Skill development
Core business

Skill development

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  • Takes a critical look at his skills and experience and regularly fine-tunes his career goals.
  • Knows how to develop new skills to keep step with changing knowledge and needs.
  • Relies on advice from competent professionals (coaching) or experienced staff and takes their opinions into account; uses his networks to manage his career.
  • Is able to evolve gradually from technical expertise to managerial expertise.
  • Helps his staff develop their skills and networks and assists them in achieving career development goals.
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Evaluation
Core business

Evaluation

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  • Knows how to regularly evaluate the progress, impact and outcomes of his staff’s activities.

  • Takes part in evaluating both internal and external projects.

  • Is able to evaluate hypotheses and concepts lying beyond his field of expertise.

  • Encourages his staff to take ownership of the evaluation process.

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Information management
Core business

Information management

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  • Conducts advanced searches using a range of software solutions, resources and techniques, recognizing the advantages and limitations of each.

  • Masters the creation, organization, validation, sharing, storing and archiving of information and/or raw data and addresses the associated risks.

  • Understands the legal, ethical and security requirements of information management.

  • Is familiar with the value of, and uses, metadata.

  • Advises and assists his staff using information-gathering and management methods, critiquing sources and evaluating information and data.

  • Makes his staff aware of information security and legal and ethical requirements.

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Expertise and methods
Core business

Expertise and methods

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  • Is familiar with recent progress in fields related to his own.

  • Is able to engage in dialogue and collaboration with experts in other disciplines or fields of activity.

  • Takes ownership of new research methods and techniques.

  • Is able to document and evaluate his activities using statistical methods where applicable.

  • Can formulate complex problems that correspond to new challenges.

  • Is able to develop arguments in support of new projects.

  • Knows how to adapt his arguments to his audience.

  • Advises and assists his staff in making appropriate use of investigative methods, improving their performance and enhancing their skills.

Personal and relational qualities

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Communication
Personal and relational qualities

Communication

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  • Adapts his register to communicate with experts in other fields at both the national and international levels.

  • Masters communication techniques for various contexts and media.

  • Communicates effectively when addressing a diverse and lay audience.

  • Knows how to address a community of professionals.

  • Educates and trains his staff in the use of digital communication technologies.

  • Is able to work and lead a group in at least English and one other world language.

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Collaboration
Personal and relational qualities

Collaboration

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
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  • Develops and maintains cooperative networks.

  • Knows how to build a professional network for his own and the company’s benefit.

  • Is considered an authority in his field of expertise.

  • Is able to envisage his work in a partnership framework; evaluates the benefits and limitations of a partnership and identifies shared and conflicting interests.

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Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking
Personal and relational qualities

Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking

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  • Knows how to apply his analyzing and synthesizing abilities to new fields.

  • Takes ownership of new analytical methods.

  • Has a novel and independent way of thinking and makes significant contributions.

  • Questions “business-as-usual” scenarios in his activity.

  • Advises his staff to help them develop their own capacities of analysis and synthesis.

  • Stimulates critical thinking among his peers and his staff.

2
Open-mindedness and creativity
Personal and relational qualities

Open-mindedness and creativity

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  • Explores related fields.

  • Conceives new projects to find answers to essential questions.

  • Encourages his staff to seek challenge, be curious and engage in scientific questioning.

  • Defines and carries out innovative interdisciplinary projects with the help of contributors from various backgrounds.

  • Serves as a vector of innovation, a realistic visionary, a constructive agitator.

  • Encourages creativity and innovation among his staff.

  • Has acquired professional experience abroad in a culture other than his own.

2
Commitment
Personal and relational qualities

Commitment

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  • Can picture himself in other contexts; applies his commitment and motivation to other activities and fields of expertise.

  • Perseveres in his undertakings and projects; paves the way for other staff and supports them.

  • Inspires the enthusiasm and commitment of his staff.

2
Integrity
Personal and relational qualities

Integrity

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  • Builds staff awareness of the need for responsible conduct of research.

  • Advises his peers and staff concerning matters of respect, confidentiality, anonymity and intellectual property.

2
Balance
Personal and relational qualities

Balance

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  • Knows how to deal with strong opposition.

  • Draws on his strengths and transcends his weaknesses.

  • Knows how to cope with pressure generated by his career or his personal life.

  • Is able to keep his work and home environments separate.

2
Listening and empathy
Personal and relational qualities

Listening and empathy

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Knows how to engage in active listening in various situations.

  • Is careful to take his contacts’ needs and frame of reference into account.

  • Expresses gratitude regularly.

  • Takes the needs of his staff into consideration, is sensitive to signs of stress and able to provide support and advice when needed.

2
Negotiation
Personal and relational qualities

Negotiation

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Is familiar with negotiating techniques.

  • Knows how to come up with win-win solutions.

  • Is able to negotiate in order to obtain the resources needed for projects.

2
Communication
Personal and relational qualities

Communication

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Adapts his register to communicate with experts in other fields at both the national and international levels.

  • Masters communication techniques for various contexts and media.

  • Communicates effectively when addressing a diverse and lay audience.

  • Knows how to address a community of professionals.

  • Educates and trains his staff in the use of digital communication technologies.

  • Is able to work and lead a group in at least English and one other world language.

1
Collaboration
Personal and relational qualities

Collaboration

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Develops and maintains cooperative networks.

  • Knows how to build a professional network for his own and the company’s benefit.

  • Is considered an authority in his field of expertise.

  • Is able to envisage his work in a partnership framework; evaluates the benefits and limitations of a partnership and identifies shared and conflicting interests.

2
Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking
Personal and relational qualities

Analysis, synthesis and critical thinking

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Knows how to apply his analyzing and synthesizing abilities to new fields.

  • Takes ownership of new analytical methods.

  • Has a novel and independent way of thinking and makes significant contributions.

  • Questions “business-as-usual” scenarios in his activity.

  • Advises his staff to help them develop their own capacities of analysis and synthesis.

  • Stimulates critical thinking among his peers and his staff.

2
Open-mindedness and creativity
Personal and relational qualities

Open-mindedness and creativity

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Explores related fields.

  • Conceives new projects to find answers to essential questions.

  • Encourages his staff to seek challenge, be curious and engage in scientific questioning.

  • Defines and carries out innovative interdisciplinary projects with the help of contributors from various backgrounds.

  • Serves as a vector of innovation, a realistic visionary, a constructive agitator.

  • Encourages creativity and innovation among his staff.

  • Has acquired professional experience abroad in a culture other than his own.

2
Commitment
Personal and relational qualities

Commitment

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Can picture himself in other contexts; applies his commitment and motivation to other activities and fields of expertise.

  • Perseveres in his undertakings and projects; paves the way for other staff and supports them.

  • Inspires the enthusiasm and commitment of his staff.

2
Integrity
Personal and relational qualities

Integrity

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Builds staff awareness of the need for responsible conduct of research.

  • Advises his peers and staff concerning matters of respect, confidentiality, anonymity and intellectual property.

2
Balance
Personal and relational qualities

Balance

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Knows how to deal with strong opposition.

  • Draws on his strengths and transcends his weaknesses.

  • Knows how to cope with pressure generated by his career or his personal life.

  • Is able to keep his work and home environments separate.

2
Listening and empathy
Personal and relational qualities

Listening and empathy

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Knows how to engage in active listening in various situations.

  • Is careful to take his contacts’ needs and frame of reference into account.

  • Expresses gratitude regularly.

  • Takes the needs of his staff into consideration, is sensitive to signs of stress and able to provide support and advice when needed.

2
Negotiation
Personal and relational qualities

Negotiation

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Is familiar with negotiating techniques.

  • Knows how to come up with win-win solutions.

  • Is able to negotiate in order to obtain the resources needed for projects.

Farid Mahfoud

Farid Mahfoud

Ingenieur photonique

Doctorant en instrumentation optique et photonique

Business management and value creation

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Project management
Business management and value creation

Project management

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
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  • Plans projects to meet goals in accordance with strategy and priorities, and taking quality, deadline and budget constraints into account.
  • Knows how to write specifications.
  • Is accountable for resources used and for meeting the deadlines and quality requirements of the deliverable.
  • Reacts efficiently and appropriately to change and unforeseen events.
  • Conducts his project within a framework of auditing and evaluation, deploying the appropriate systems.
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Managing change
Business management and value creation

Managing change

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  • Is able to get people to see the need for change.

  • Defines objectives and rallies support for them.

  • Creates momentum and builds alliances.

  • Achieves initial results rapidly.

  • Understands the possible causes of the failure of a change plan.

2
Managing risks
Business management and value creation

Managing risks

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Analyzes and identifies the risks created by an activity.
  • Educates and trains staff and partners in the implementation of appropriate risk management procedures.
  • Takes social and environmental imperatives into account in the projects he manages.
  • Educates and trains his staff in the imperatives of social and environmental responsibility.
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Decision-making
Business management and value creation

Decision-making

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  • Knows how to make appropriate decisions for each phase of his project.
  • Assists his line management in making major decisions (e.g., reporting, scenarios)
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People management
Business management and value creation

People management

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
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  • Has experience with teamwork; knows how to encourage, support and recognize the contributions of each player.

  • Knows how to be a team player.

  • Is able to win the trust of his peers and his line management.

  • Can report on his activities.

  • Supports his peers when needed and can provide assistance.

  • Understands human resources policies and management tools such as recruitment, evaluation, remuneration and strategic workforce planning.

  • Takes safety, social responsibility and labor law requirements into account.

  • Upholds rules on non-discrimination and equal opportunity among employees.

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Producing results
Business management and value creation

Producing results

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
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  • Knows how to transform ideas into innovations.

  • Quickly deploys prototype and test phases; involves internal and external customers in these phases.

  • Learns the lessons of the initial tests.

  • Understands the policies and processes involved in publishing and exploiting research outcomes in his entity.

  • Is able to determine the most appropriate means of exploiting his results (e.g., patent, publication).

1
Project management
Business management and value creation

Project management

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Plans projects to meet goals in accordance with strategy and priorities, and taking quality, deadline and budget constraints into account.
  • Knows how to write specifications.
  • Is accountable for resources used and for meeting the deadlines and quality requirements of the deliverable.
  • Reacts efficiently and appropriately to change and unforeseen events.
  • Conducts his project within a framework of auditing and evaluation, deploying the appropriate systems.
2
Managing change
Business management and value creation

Managing change

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Is able to get people to see the need for change.

  • Defines objectives and rallies support for them.

  • Creates momentum and builds alliances.

  • Achieves initial results rapidly.

  • Understands the possible causes of the failure of a change plan.

2
Managing risks
Business management and value creation

Managing risks

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Analyzes and identifies the risks created by an activity.
  • Educates and trains staff and partners in the implementation of appropriate risk management procedures.
  • Takes social and environmental imperatives into account in the projects he manages.
  • Educates and trains his staff in the imperatives of social and environmental responsibility.
3
Decision-making
Business management and value creation

Decision-making

I believe I have reached the PHASE 3 of development of this skill.
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  • Knows how to make appropriate decisions for each phase of his project.
  • Assists his line management in making major decisions (e.g., reporting, scenarios)
1
People management
Business management and value creation

People management

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
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  • Has experience with teamwork; knows how to encourage, support and recognize the contributions of each player.

  • Knows how to be a team player.

  • Is able to win the trust of his peers and his line management.

  • Can report on his activities.

  • Supports his peers when needed and can provide assistance.

  • Understands human resources policies and management tools such as recruitment, evaluation, remuneration and strategic workforce planning.

  • Takes safety, social responsibility and labor law requirements into account.

  • Upholds rules on non-discrimination and equal opportunity among employees.

1
Producing results
Business management and value creation

Producing results

I believe I have reached the PHASE 1 of development of this skill.
View this phase detail
  • Knows how to transform ideas into innovations.

  • Quickly deploys prototype and test phases; involves internal and external customers in these phases.

  • Learns the lessons of the initial tests.

  • Understands the policies and processes involved in publishing and exploiting research outcomes in his entity.

  • Is able to determine the most appropriate means of exploiting his results (e.g., patent, publication).

Strategy and Leadership

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Strategy
Strategy and Leadership

Strategy

I believe I have reached the PHASE 2 of development of this skill.
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  • Observes his environment; recognizes discontinuities and micro-trends; detects weak signals.
  • Develops his own approach and shapes his understanding of the topic.
  • Encourages brainstorming and draws conclusions relevant to his area of activity.
  • Regularly produces documents of a forward-looking and strategic nature.
  • Makes sure that his activities contribute to the company’s strategy and attainment of its objectives, and to the enrichment of his organization or sector of activity.
  • Is familiar with various innovation strategies.
  • Ensures that his staff is aware of and understands their environment and the importance of strategy.
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Leadership
Strategy and Leadership

Leadership

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  • Recognizes the need for and merits of collective effort; knows how to motivate and drive the entity he manages.
  • Is familiar with various leadership styles and adapts them to the specific project and the people on the team.
  • Is known within the company as a leader with the potential to promote ideas and initiatives and contribute effectively to their implementation.
  • Is able to impose his leadership in a competitive context.
  • Coordinates and mobilizes networks.
  • Encourages his staff to build a climate of trust.
  • Grooms his staff for future leadership roles.