Ethical stories: Marcello Ceccaroni, the Che Guevara of surgery
by Alice Alessandri Marcello Ceccaroni is 45 years old and, young though he is, has risen to the role of Consultant in the Department of Gynecology at the Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital in Negrar (Verona) thanks to his determination, dedication and…
Leadership in “Peacetime”: a talk with Prof. Leigh Hafrey of the MIT
“Giving voice to what you believe in”: Interview with Mary Gentile, PhD.
by Alice Alessandri e Alberto Aleo We arrived in Newburyport near Boston on a late spring day to interview our friend and mentor Mary Gentile. It is always a joy to meet up with her as we are bound to…
Manual for Ethical Leaders – Chapter 1: Constructive Criticism
Nightmare salespeople: mistakes when handling after-sales
by Alice Alessandri e Alberto Aleo Despite a series of errors, misunderstandings and upsets our nightmare salespeople has managed to pull off a sale, but the relationship with the customer does not end there. To reach the centre of the circle…
Nightmare Salespeople: Mismanaging Objections
Mismanaging Objectionsby Alice Alessandri and Alberto Aleo We have reached the fourth appointment with the misadventures of our Nightmare Salespeople. This time we want to discuss how NOT to handle objections, i.e. requests for further information that may sometimes appear…
Nightmare salespeople: when sales are unethical
by Alice and Alberto Alessandri Aleo Selling is no easy job: there’s a long apprenticeship, a variable salary and long days spent away from home. It’s perhaps not surprising then that occasionally a salesperson becomes hardened and starts to believe…
How to choose sales training courses
By Alice Alessandri & Alberto Aleo In a world packed with sales training courses, some advice may be useful on how to choose the right one, the course that will best suit your particular needs. In Passodue we provide sales…
Conscious Business: a conversation with Luigi Zoia
By Alice Alessandri Some time ago, by one of those happy coincidences that that life sometimes brings, we met Luigi Zoia. We had gone to Babson College in Boston to meet Professor Raj Sisodia [to whom we dedicated this article]…