{"id":186764,"date":"2026-04-23T11:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/?p=186764"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:05:05","slug":"fundamentals-and-currents-of-inspiration-of-sustainable-teams-by-frederic-meuwly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/fondamentaux-et-courants-dinspiration-des-equipes-durables-par-frederic-meuwly\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundamentals and currents of inspiration of Sustainable Teams, by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Meuwly"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-186764-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-video-186764-101 bde-video\">\n<div class=\"ee-video-container\">\n                                                                        \n                <lite-youtube\n                        videoid=\"3jHIj-mQTnc\"\n                                                style=\"background-image:inherit; \"\n                        class=\"ee-video lazyload\"\n                        title=\"\"\n                        params=\"&playsinline=0&rel=0&enablejsapi=1\"\n                 data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3jHIj-mQTnc\/maxresdefault.jpg)\">\n                <\/lite-youtube>\n                    \n        \n            \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-102 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">This article transcribes the content provided by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Meuwly in the video \"<em><strong>Fundamentals and inspirational trends of Sustainable Teams<\/strong><\/em>\" from the <strong>online training \"Sustainable teams and the 18 key factors\"<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In this article, we will address the fundamentals on which the method of <strong>sustainable teams<\/strong> as well as the main concepts that inspired the approach.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The concept of'<strong>sustainable team<\/strong> is mainly inspired by three areas. The first is that of the circular or regenerative economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">1. The circular or regenerative economy<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">In the circular or regenerative economy, we oppose the ' <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"206\">'take-make-waste'<\/i> approach of the linear economy. In a sustainable team, people are not considered simply as resources used to manufacture products or provide services, but as full-fledged human beings.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><strong>We will therefore seek to support and develop these individuals throughout their entire life cycle within the organization and even beyond.<\/strong> For sustainable teams, we can also talk about'<em>energy efficiency<\/em> and zero waste to ensure optimal functioning regarding both human aspects and performance-related aspects.<\/p>\n<h5 data-path-to-node=\"8\">Individuals <strong>sustainable teams<\/strong> will thus avoid <em>wasting<\/em> their resources as might be the case in other teams with, for example:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\">Too much inertia in decision-making<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\">Internal conflicts that are destructive<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\">Or poor coordination due to a lack of clarity regarding roles and responsibilities within the team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The logic of the compound effect<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">To prevent this, sustainable teams will work according to the logic of the'<strong>compound effect<\/strong> (<em>Compound Effect<\/em>) and seek to regularly and consistently implement <em>continuous improvements<\/em> which will have in <em>the long term<\/em> some <strong>multiplied impacts<\/strong> not only for the team, but also for the'<strong>entire ecosystem<\/strong> of which they are a part.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><strong>CUMULATIVE EFFECT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><strong>Smart Choices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><strong>+ Consistency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><strong>+ Time\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"><strong>= Radical long-term difference\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-113 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">2. Salutogenesis and organizational health<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The second notion is that of <strong>salutogenesis<\/strong> and organizational health.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-columns-186764-109 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-186764-110 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-114 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">If we consider an organism or a living system, we observe that its good health results from the subtle balance \u2014 or homeostasis \u2014 between numerous parameters that are linked to each other and are therefore interdependent. Applying the same logic, we can see that the good health of a team or an organization is holistic, multifactorial, and systemic in nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-186764-111 bde-column\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-186764-112 bde-image2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1.jpg 1001w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1-800x577.jpg 800w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salutogenese-et-sante-organisationnelle-Actitudes\u00ae-1-900x649.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\">\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-115 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Individuals <strong>18 key factors<\/strong> to develop sustainable teams are inspired by the concept of <strong>salutogenesis<\/strong> developed by medical sociologist Aaron Antonovsky, which is an approach focusing on factors promoting physical, mental, and social health and well-being, rather than studying the causes of diseases, which is pathogenesis.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-186764-120 bde-image2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae.png 1057w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae-800x595.png 800w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-pour-des-equipes-durables-Actitudes\u00ae-900x669.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1057px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1057\/786;\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-116 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By working with <strong>the 18 key factors<\/strong>, teams are able to strengthen their resources, contributing to their sustained health and good performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-121 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"16\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Sustainable performance zone vs erosion zone<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">This proactive management will allow the team to be brought into a <strong>sustainable performance zone<\/strong> where <strong>people feel fully empowered, engaged, and energized by their work<\/strong>. This requires creating a team culture that <strong>values the concept of regeneration<\/strong> as an integral part of<strong> sustainable performance<\/strong> in order to avoid over-engagement and exhaustion that characterize talent erosion and burnout zones.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-186764-123 bde-image2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1.jpg 1564w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-800x434.jpg 800w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-1400x760.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-1536x834.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Performance-durable-de-lequipeActitudes\u00ae-1-900x489.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1564px) 100vw, 1564px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1564px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1564\/849;\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-124 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"18\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">3. Impact models\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">The third point comes from impact models for workplace health management and employee engagement.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"19\">The <strong>impact model<\/strong> that we use to highlight the cost-benefit impact related to the development of sustainable teams is inspired by similar impact models used in health management and employee engagement and motivation management.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\">I used these tools to demonstrate the existence of a positive link between team development and the <strong>benefit<\/strong> that can be expected on several levels, for example in terms of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,0,0\">Better sales performance<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,1,0\">Greater customer satisfaction<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,2,0\">Decrease in sick leave<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,3,0\">Lower staff turnover<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,4,0\">Lower recruitment costs<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"21,5,0\">Improvement of brand image and organizational attractiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-186764-126 bde-image2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modele-dimpact-Actitudes\u00ae-900x506.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-125 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, we can highlight what I call the <strong>costs of inaction<\/strong>, i.e., the <strong>negative impacts<\/strong> that can be expected if one chooses not to invest in team development and waits for symptoms of dysfunction to become apparent before acting.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"23\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Genesis of the 18 key factors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"24\">Around 2015, at the time I was working to identify the key factors for developing sustainable teams and seeking to demonstrate the cause-and-effect link, the United Nations (UN) published a catalog bringing together the 17 sustainable development goals, the SDGs. This catalog is a set of interdependent socio-ecological measures to create a better, lasting world.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"25\">And I had noticed interesting parallels between these goals and my philosophy of sustainable teams. So, by digging a little deeper, it was thanks to this UN catalog that I was able to design a similar approach, but on a smaller scale, for the creation of more sustainable teams and organizations. This is what gave birth to the 18 key factors that constitute the essence of our approach to sustainable teams.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"25\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-186764-127 bde-image2 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-1400x889.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Les-18-facteurs-cles-Actitudes\u00ae-900x572.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1700\/1080;\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-186764-128 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To access the <strong>Complete online training program \"Sustainable Teams and the 18 Factors\"\u00a0<\/strong> - from which this video is taken - it's here:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-button-186764-129 bde-button\">\n        \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--primary bde-button__button\" href=\"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/product\/online-training-for-sustainable-teams\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">towards the sustainable teams online training<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Cet article retranscrit le contenu apport\u00e9s par Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Meuwly dans la vid\u00e9o &#8220;Fondamentaux et courants d&#8217;inspiration des \u00c9quipes durables&#8221; issue de la formation en ligne &#8220;Les \u00e9quipes durables et [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":186772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":158,"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,240,187],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equipes-durables","category-valeurs-et-principes-fondateurs","category-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186764"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187024,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186764\/revisions\/187024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/actitudes.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}