I’m leaving for Namur in Belgium together with my team to attend Grimpday 2021. Grimpday is an international challenge that brings together search and rescue teams from around the world ( firefighters, civil defense, military and police) I’m delighted to have this opportunity, where I’ll have the chance to meet search and rescue professionals […]
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We always have the age-old problem of replacing the bottle of the water dispenser in the office. As soon as it is empty one of us needs to make an effort by carrying a new water bottle to replace the old one. One particular morning it was the turn of a fairly fit colleague… I’d
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How do I become aware, every year, that my birthday is approaching?I know it sounds strange but I can usually tell by the expiry date on milk bottles. In the morning I open the fridge and realise that it will soon be July. Then after a few days I also notice that 11 July is
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On the 29th June, the Speed Up the Future conference, which was set up by Confindustria emilia centro, was held in the charming setting of Palazzo Varignana.I welcomed the opportunity to meet many interesting people and share our different experiences and perspectives.The highlight of the evening was Andrea Pontremoli’s speech. Andrea Pontremoli is the CEO of
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And you, have you found your “why” ?If you haven’t found it yet, before you read further, buy Simon Sinek’s book “Start with why”, or watch one of his wonderful speeches on Ted Talks.I tried to sum up his vision here but, why do it ?When he manages to do it so well.I must have seen
Marketing language can often involve the use of grandiose terminology. “In every situation”, “always”, and “ready for anything” are just three common examples used in advertisements. Then there are those really talented individuals whose rounded and high-sounding phrases leave you dumbfounded, and in front of a futuristic billboard followed by absolutely nothing of what was promised. This
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Iɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴇᴡ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ. Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ?Lᴇᴛ’s ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ ɪɴsᴘɪʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ.
Macs are indestructible.Macs are reliable.Macs don’t crash.I have a Mac.Yesterday while I was working on a presentation it turned itself off.Not a single word, nor a “see you around”. Total silence. A black screen. It just stopped working.Claudio Farina, our fabulous I.T. guy, “the printer whisperer“, attempted an I.T CPRBut then with a sad, dejected
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“Are you the secretary?””But… are you nervous because you have your period?””Do you want me to park your car?””Madam or Miss?””With such a short skirt… she was looking for it”The change starts with us in the first place, do not accept, act.Make the difference, for you, for us and for the women to come.Not only
Covid has changed us, we will get out of this, but we will get out of this profoundly changed. I have repeated many times over the past year that this virus has brought out the best and the worst in people.So how can we not share Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s words in one of his wonderful
