Manual for Ethical Leaders – Chapter 3: Finding the right rhythm for professional development
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…
Optimism as a strategy: exploring Italy’s confines
by Alice Alessandri & Alberto Aleo Since we’ve been back in Italy, many people have asked us what the greatest difference is between our society and that of the US. What we were most struck by was rather unexpected, especially…
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]…
Your holiday homework: Solve the equation “Being, Giving, Having”
by Alice Alessandri and Alberto Aleo How many times have we asked ourselves the question, “Who am I?” At times when life feels more intense and our emotions are running stronger, this question tends to emerge. Summer brings with it…
Balancing work and family: dividing and multiplying
by Alice Alessandri ed Enrica Maffi Over the last few weeks I have been thinking over the difficulties that many people face in trying to balance work and family, to the extent that they sometimes give up on fulfilling themselves. So…
Hurry up, it’s late! How to manage time to increase productivity
by Alice Alessandri & Alberto Aleo One of the issues that most frequently crops up among the participants at our training courses is how to manage time more productively. Just as often, when we explain the strategic role of before…
The Engineer’s magic blackboard: a case study
The various dimensions of a sale: the internal customer
by Alberto Aleo Welcome back! Since one of the major difficulties on returning to work after the holidays is getting used once again to your working environment and your "internal customer", that is to say your colleagues, today's article tackles this…