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09/10/2017 - The Italian Motorsport industry - 3,4 billion euros annual turnover
Statistics on the size of a country's motorsport industry are very hard to come by. Most of the research on the scale and scope of the global motorsport industry has been produced and summarised by...
08/10/2017 - Change management implemented: the concrete way
A relevant widespread research regarding #changemanagement and its key factors to leverage upon has pointed out that regard the level of #involvement and #commitment on it present at all levels of...
06/10/2017 - Jack Ma and the LQ leverage
#JackMa is one of the most #creative thinkers (and doers) of our time; once again he is making popular a concept that according to him is set to become increasingly more relevant than the traditional...
03/10/2017 - A real entrepreneur from last century; a 70 years old enterprise ...
#Ferrari history is not simply a matter of #motorsport and racing; it is a powerful #entrepreneurial path that still represents some valuable lessons in #businessdevelopment . No doubt Enzo Ferrari's...
02/10/2017 - Once more: why diversity is so relevant in teamwork
#Cognitive #Diversity Helps #Teams Solve Problems Faster #proplemsolving #effectivness . Even psychological studies point out the value of diversity when managed with awareness and method...
24/09/2017 - The key role of the Facilitator
The role of the #facilitator is beginning to be valued within organizational meetings as a way to maximize effectiveness and efficiency in #teamwork ; yet it can have much broader reach within many...
21/09/2017 - The effectiveness of unleashing the power of 'going with the flow'
#improvising can be perceived as #unprofessional or sign of #incompetence yet it may be a key ingredient to deal with the technical, social and even economic complexities of today ......
15/09/2017 - Performance in organisations? Overall fitness is key ...
The concept of #OrganizationalFitness to the challenging dynamics of the market is by now established and well know: it is a matter of survival. The concept of #EmployeesFitness pointed out in this...
08/09/2017 - More time for what really counts to develop business ...
Are #artificialintelligence , #robotics , #automation , #machinelearning and other #digitaltechnologies going to enable a higher focus on #humanrelationships leveraging on #emphaty , or is the...
05/09/2017 - Toyota's third way
This is an extremely interesting well researched article focusing on how the concept of #ContextualAdaptation in manufacturing systems represents the way to channel at best the mix of #productivity ...
03/09/2017 - IN SEARCH OF A GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURIAL VISION: WALKING THORUGH SILICON VALLEY’S ROOTS
Silicon Valley is the cradle of a unique way relevant to innovation, entrepreneurship and global business development. To note that this legendary geographical does not simply relate to the latest...
30/08/2017 - ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN F1 AND AUTOMOTIVE: HONDA’S OVERALL OPPORTUNITY
REALITY CHECK ENDURESFernando Alonso frustrations with the Honda power unit reached new peaks during last weekend Belgian GP. The situation has turned almost farcical; as Charles Bradley, Global...
26/08/2017 - Driverless: the power of business models even beyond technology
#technology is just a tool to implement a whole new #ecosystem of #SustainableMobility ; such ecosystem dynamics will we shaped by various #businessmodels that arguably are going to actually make...
16/08/2017 - Servant Leadership is more relevant than ever ...
The concept and practices of #servantLeadership were clearly articulated as far as 1977 by #RobertGreenleaf in his groundbreaking book by the same title. Today finally we might have reached the...
07/08/2017 - Honda's organisational roots represent a trap to its development ?
(Takahiro Hachigo Honda CEO - Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg)#Honda within #automotive and #motorsport represents an interesting case study of an #organizationalculture traditionally...
03/08/2017 - Not by money alone ...
Once again a #scientificstudy showing that there is not a direct correlation among #higherwages and people #higher #workcommitment . In reality money is not a key motivator a work: motivation in the...
16/07/2017 - Creating value internationally requires 'being digital'
By now any company needs to structure a #digital #strategy of development and growth. Digital tools are multiplying ways, breadth and reach of network connections yet key #human #relational factors...
09/07/2017 - Motorsport and advanced healthcare solutions: a faster and faster race
A few days ago an innovative solution has been presented to transport safely and swiftly newborns during emergencies via means of terrestrial or airborne transportation. The baby carrier, named...
08/07/2017 - Change made possible by brain plasticity
Change or Die : the research, the article and the relevant book are over 10 years old, yet the topic is ever relevant: #change is no longer an option, is no-other-way one-way path. We need to...
02/07/2017 - The leveraging power of the humanities becomes stronger in a technological world
An article published on latest July-August issue of the Harvard Business Review, titled “Liberal Arts in the Data Age” and authored by JM Olejarz points out how the humanities can have a driving...
11/06/2017 - Turning an all-stars team into an all-in-one success!
An all-stars team presents relevant challenges related to egos from many perspectives. Yet this can be turned into a boost in productivity and effectiveness through making sure that the focus becomes...
02/06/2017 - Lamborghini research & development reaches out to the high-tech medical field
A few days ago the CEO of Lamborghini, Stefano Domenicali signed a cooperation agreement with Dr. Mauro Ferrari CEO of the Huston Methodist Research Institute (operating in advanced medical...
30/05/2017 - The Spaniard, the American and the end of motorsport as we know it?
Fernando Alonso’s Indy 500 bid grabbed world headlines in the last few days and the last weekend in May was a big weekend for global motorsport more widely. Many global motorsport events took place...
28/05/2017 - The Scuderia Ferrari F1 and the 'High Potentials' organisational philosophy: roots to its current successes
A few hours ago Scuderia Ferrari has achieved a historic first and second place at the Monaco GP showing technological superiority compared to its competitors. The two read F1 in front of the podium...
27/05/2017 - Managing know-how as an asset for business growth
New technologies, people’s visions and the integration of socio-cultural aspects are key drivers to international business growth not necessarily linked to large size companies. Today Small and...
13/12/2016 - Internationalisation Italy to India: the effective and efficient way
On Tuesday December 13th, in Lucca - Italy, at the headquarters of Lucca Chartered Accountants and Accounting Expert Association, it has been held a workshop/seminar about the topic “India as an...
17/07/2016 - Leveraging on Motorsport dynamics to better understand the ones of business today
When we talk about speed, change and complexities of business nowadays we are often puzzled by the many factors that affect the survival and development of small, midsize and large organisations....
04/12/2015 - Innovation in Manufacturing: from the ‘dumb hard’ to the ‘smart soft’ that requires soft skills
Innovation relates directly to the concrete and effective expression of creativity: creativity that solves problems and suits the market willing to pay for it. Innovation is quite plain and simple...