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23/02/2026 - Workplace & performance: the key focus on data and health
More than ever the complexities of reality push the need to perform consistently and at a higher and higher standards; this focus on human performance in the workplace spotlights the relevance of...
09/02/2026 - The seniority & wisdom factor in organizations
Increasingly, within a complex ever changing environment, organizations are bound to integrate the being driven by data to leveraging upon intuition and experience; in these dynamics people...
29/01/2026 - Riccardo Paterni facilitates a new team building session at Autopromotec
As part of the undergoing process of organizational change and succession at the leadership that Riccarado is facilitating at Autopromotec, Riccardo facilitated a new team building session involving...
25/01/2026 -
Christopher Voss has done it again: the inspiring, practical, powerfully down-to-earth master negotiator, has inspired also the team of his organization to write the follow up to his book...
22/01/2026 - Riccardo Paterni co-organize and introduces an event on Neurosciences developing Human Capital
On January 22nd, Riccardo Paterni has co-organized with Synergy Pathways' sister company MindUP Enhancement Psychology ® and its business partner MR Corporate, an event focusing on neurosciences put...
18/01/2026 - CEO key challenges for 2026
Changes and uncertainty at the international level on many perspectives are generating new challenges that CEOs of organizations small and large needs to face seeking opportunities for progress and...
05/01/2026 - Organizational Culture geared towards healthy sustainable growth
“While not exactly a “new” science, growth mindset — the idea that abilities and talents are learnable, not fixed — has in recent years found a new audience among corporate chieftains such...
29/12/2025 - Harvard Business Review charts reviewing 2025
Harvard Business Review charts to review 2025 ...(Harvard Business Review article)
22/12/2025 - The roots and the future of Motorsport business development from an insider...
“ Michael Payne is one of the most influential figures of the modern sports business. A former director of marketing at the International Olympic Committee, he played a central role in creating the...
14/12/2025 - Happy Holidays and a Prosperous 2026!
Happy Holidays and a Prosperous 2026 boosted by discovery, opportunity and achievement !!!(our dynamic card at this link)
09/12/2025 - Time: the key asset we all need to value at best...
Time is the key asset we all need to learn how to value at best; this article features some insights about it...(MIT Sloan article)
03/12/2025 - Facilitating Organizational Development at Autopromotec
Riccardo has facilitated an all day session of organizational development regarding the Promotec organization that is behind Autopromotec trade show activities along with the ones of the associations...
27/11/2025 - Organizational Leadership and geopolitics today...
Nowadays geopolitical scenarios are in contents change and they do have a consistent impact on organizational strategies and operations; this requires a leadership focus aware of some key...
17/11/2025 - Trust is the lever most valuable that leaders have to understand to use properly in uncertain times
Trust is the key factor to leverage upon for leadership in times of chaos and uncertainty; yet trust cannot be faked it requires specific characteristics to be generated and perceived...(Harvard...
09/11/2025 - A renewed perspective on Emotional Intelligence; it is more relevant than ever within today's uncertain contexts
Since the early 1990s concepts and practices relevant to hashtagemotional intelligence have identified fresh relevant dimensions of intelligence; this recently published book features several...
05/11/2025 - Riccardo Paterni co-cordinates a Special High Performance Club Event celebrating the Tuscan Motor Valley
On November 5th, a special edition of the High Performance Coffee Club was held at the Club Ruote Classiche, a networking event for the high-performance engineering and motorsport industry organized...
02/11/2025 - The future of learning in any organization
We are at the beginning of a new era of learning in which we have the tools and opportunities to truly engage the deep learning that engages both heart and mind, soft and technical skills alike. All...
19/10/2025 - How smart companies manage to make uncertainty into opportunity
A relevant McKinsey research shows what are the key factors that make smart companies utilize at best times of uncertainty and change...(McKinsey & Co. article)
12/10/2025 - Leadership nowadays from an international perspective, a relevant research points up the key factors
In a time of change, complexity and extreme unpredictability generated by several factors, the role of actual leaders is more relevant than ever in organisations. McKinsey has elaborated this...
09/10/2025 - Riccardo Paterni coordinates RPM General Assembly
The RPM network's general assembly, held on October 9, provided an opportunity for open discussion of key developments and ongoing projects.New Members and active B2B networking After...
07/10/2025 - Business Models Innovation
The way we create and bring business models to be truly innovative and effective within an ever changing business environment has become a fundamental strategic skill, this article feature some key...
02/10/2025 - How and when happiness can become an asset to generate performance...
As Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, has been articulating for almost two decades, hashtag happiness springs from three key factors: pleasure, engagement and meaning. hashtagQuite...
22/09/2025 - Core values as key decision making drivers
Identifying and referring to organizational core values is consistently a key factor allowing at the same time for coherence, flexibility and strength even within change and uncertainly: a key lever...
31/08/2025 - Soft skills are more relevant then ever in the AI era
The AI era is here to stay and evolve at faster and faster pace in ways that are unexpected and threatening to many of us, yet a perspective articulated in this article shows how the so called 'soft...
24/08/2025 - Insights to turn vision into effective action
It is not easy to develop effective a vision for the future in today's uncertain times, it is even more difficult to implement it once it has been shaped. This article features insights on the...
11/08/2025 - For effective performance in making decisions and leading it is all a balancing act...
There is a rising sense of awareness that a key link to effective sustainable performance, for all us that daily make decisions and manage resources, a key aspect is becoming aware of the way we...
05/08/2025 - Key references and insights about effective negotiations
To date this is the most inspiring and resourceful book about negotiation strategy and tactics that I have focused on: that I have focused on. Its strengths are the insights that concretely help...
28/07/2025 - Communicating effectively difficult decisions
Times of change and uncertainly require to communicate effectively difficult decisions: communication has to be open, transparent and direct yet it needs to be framed in an effective way in order not...
23/07/2025 - Succession planning beyond the traditional steps
Succession planning is an organizational development factor common to many companies and organisations large and small. It is interesting to learn about a non traditional approach to it...(Harvard...
21/07/2025 - Motorsport effective power-hubs within todays' context: Zac Brown and his leadership style
Leadership and delegation at the time of fast paced unpredictable change: what Zac Brown (McLaren Racing CEO) has to say and elaborate on the topic; strategy and tactics into...
20/07/2025 - The legacy of Max Mosley: Motorsport and beyond
Recently I came across the documentary “Mosley: it’s complicated”; I was fascinated by the passion that the late hashtagMax Mosley had for Motorsport hashtagand by the roots and developments he...
12/07/2025 - From startup to growth...
Evolving and progressing from the startup stage to the actual growth one requires specific steps that by now are quite clear conceptual yet still challenging in execution, yet without these steps no...
25/06/2025 - Knowledge In Action: Riccardo Paterni and the RPM Network Animates The Industry Day Of The KM 2025 International Conference
On June 25, 2025, the Pre-Conference Industry Day (dedicated to the Motorsport Industry) of the KM Conference 2025, organized by the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management (IIAKM)...
15/06/2025 - The Storybrand leverage to organizational growth
A clear strong perceived brand identity is at the basis of the success of any company; today the tools to affirm this identity are even more widespread and powerful, we just to become aware of them...
08/06/2025 - The key leverage factor of organizational culture in start-ups
In any organization and in start-ups even more, the way organizational culture is shaped and defined has a powerful direct impact on day to day operations as well as strategic perspectives.(McKinsey...
26/05/2025 - A Motorsport mindset to thrive within nowadays complex organizational environments...
This book was published about 10 years ago yet it is still more current than ever: authored by hashtagRoss Brawn and Adam Parr , largely based upon the real life experiences of over 40 years of F1...
18/05/2025 - Powerful expression of teamwork within uncertainty
Nowadays teamwork is unavoidably rooted into uncertainty and change, resilience needs to become an essential part of these dynamics...(Entrepreneur article)
14/05/2025 - Talent management and development through the meaningful work leverage...
Attracting and retaining talent in several parts of the world is more than ever complex for various factors relevant to demographics and society. A key aspect to work upon in order to manage this...
04/05/2025 - India: the platform for skills and scaling
For several reasons India has become a platform on business development in which skills development and business scaling are stimulated, this article focuses on these topics...(AnalyticsIndia article)
28/04/2025 - An intriguing book that goes to the archetypal roots of motivation at work ...
An intriguing book based upon an extended cross cultural study involing 48.000 people from 19 different countries, the research topic: finding key archetypes regarding what drives motivation in work...
17/04/2025 - Leading cross cultural teams effectively
The effective management of international organizations, it does not matter if large or small, depends on the ability to value at best diversity and put it to use in decision making and projects...
12/04/2025 - Change management: the perspective of the Loop Approach
Change management is a topic relevant for organization of any size: small, midsized or large organizations need to focus making sure that all of the knowledge, skills, insights and capabilities...
10/04/2025 - Why diverse teams are more then ever essential in organizations
Diversity is more relevant than ever in teams due to the pace of change and uncertainty that organizations are facing. Solutions to problems and opportunities need to be provided rapidly and...
04/04/2025 - Effective leadership is a matter of self awareness and focus...
Within the current change and uncertainty effective leadership is more relevant than ever and it pivots of self-awareness and focus on the best skills we are able to perform with...(Forbes article)
30/03/2025 - Strategy and Entrepreneurship in Chaotic Times...
The current times of unpredictable, even extreme chaotic change, need to be tackled with specific approaches driven by enlightened flexibility and focus, this article illustrates some of them that...
09/02/2025 - Key questions for team decision making
Effective teamwork is characterized by effective questions triggering several meaningful perspectives on issues and proper decision making. Some practical insights in this article.(Harvard Business...
07/02/2025 - Organizational leadership and the practical sport metaphors for its effectiveness
More then even top organizational leadership is complex given the many variables, changes and uncertainties in place that represent both opportunities and issues to manage. Consistent performance is...
02/02/2025 - A thought provoking mind and his writings
No matter what we think of him as an entrepreneur or a person, Jeff Bezos, has no doubt made a powerful mark in the way that our lives from several perspectives; many of his views are powerfully...
24/01/2025 - Riccardo Paterni is interviewed by Emilia Romagna Economy January 2025 about RPM Italia Vision
The first issue of the printed version of the magazine "Emilia Romagna Economy" features an interview to Riccardo Paterni regarding the "Vision behind RPM Italia"; RPM is an Italian Motorsport formal...
19/01/2025 - Samit Naik becomes mentor within a Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry program
As Synergy Pathways we always commit to sharing insights, knowledge and learn from each other to grow as individuals and professionals. For this we have been honoured to embrace the role that the...