The Author

The 6 Moods started life as a brainwave in early 2009:

What if Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud were both right!?! …

What if people’s individual traits and quirks could be construed indeed as the sum of both some broad archetypal traits (“nature”) and of their unique early childhood experiences (“nurture”)? And why not throw into the mix the personal choices they’ve also made as adults (“culture”)?

Could there be a unified way to bring together all these elements of nature, nurture and culture in describing human diversity, whilst staying true to everyone’s individuality? And could this in turn help anyone improve their interactions will all others, in any context: at work, at play and in love?

Many great minds, hearts and hands have since been involved in transforming the initial brainwave into the full-blown model and method that is the 6 Moods approach today.

Fred Pelard provided the initial brainwave, and the overall architecture for the 6 Moods approach. He has developed the main notions (the Moods, the BED Drivers, the Moods Profile, the Building Devices, etc), tested them in workshops with several hundred participants, and written the book as a comprehensive repository for it all.

At heart, Fred is a strategy trainer & consultant, specialising in helping teams and organisations solve complex problems.

He started his career in consulting as a management consultant (with Deloitte) and as a strategy consultant (with a medium-sized Bain & McKinsey spin-off) either side of his MBA at INSEAD. 

A French rocket-scientist by origin, he has been lecturing on strategic thinking to the CEOs and strategy teams of major corporations and consulting firms around the world for the best part of 20 years.

His Home Mood is T+ (Convince), which makes him highly optimistic, energetic and head-driven most of the time. Things have to make sense in theory, stack-up analytically and offer the potential of big, exciting change for him to get involved.

Fred uses the 6 Moods, along with other approaches, to lead boards and teams onto greater success. His understanding of complex team dynamics and leadership, and his natural affinity for systems thinking is at the core of the 6 Moods model.

Contact Fred on +44 7710 488 845 or fred@6moods.com to discuss how he can help you identify and develop leaders and rainmakers within your organisation, improve executive team productivity, develop strategic thinking skills, and retain & stretch your stars.