"Learning to focus on the positive in an unstable world" is why Anne Frisch founded AQUAFIN. She explains how she helps employees make a positive impact on their company.

Of course you can! Every employee can have a positive impact on the company's performance, on his or her colleagues, and even on the working atmosphere. But all too often, employees don't have a global vision of the company. They are experts, each in their own discipline. They don't see that everything is interconnected, and that their decisions can have positive consequences for the company. We need to help them take a step back to better understand their contributions. That's why I created AquaFin. Revitalizing, rebuilding and rethinking the way we involve employees is what drives me. In my training courses, participants practice decision-making using simulations, with a fictitious company, and in a playful way.

My training programs are essentially game-based. We use business games and simulations with boards, tokens, cards and fictitious companies. This is what we call active pedagogy. Our educational itineraries are innovative, fun, stimulating and reinforce cooperation. Through games and simulations, participants understand the power of teamwork and open dialogue. Our programs are aimed at all business sectors and cover a wide range of topics, from finance and strategy to project management, marketing, leadership and agility. Since the Covid-19 crisis, all our simulations are available in face-to-face, virtual or even hybrid formats. And, in a few weeks' time, we'll be launching a brand-new simulation on sustainable development.

My link with HEC is very strong! I've been a volunteer with HEC Alumni for over 6 years. I'm in charge of the international commission that federates the international chapters in the 75 countries where we have alumni. Very committed to gender diversity, I've also been heavily involved in the introduction of lifetime membership and the modernization of governance. And finally, I've even returned to our beloved campus to teach finance and strategy to Grande Ecole and MBA students, and to take part in tailor-made programs for senior executives, always with an innovative and fun approach.

Anne Frisch spent 30 years as a CFO and executive in the industrial and energy sectors. In 2016, she founded AquaFin, an EdTech start-up specializing in business games and simulations. Highly committed to the HEC community, she has been President of the International Commission and a member of the HEC Alumni Committee since 2015.s

AQUAFIN offers fun, practical and targeted training courses for executives, managers and experts. These courses are available face-to-face or online, always as a team, and always in a good mood!