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17/03/2021 - Small and Mid Sized companies and the effective playing offence strategy in a downturn ...
A well articulated, historically extensive and in-depth quantitative and qualitative research shows why and how 'playing offence' in a downturn is the most effective strategy for SMEs. (Harvard...
14/03/2021 - Experiential learning in entrepreneurship and leadership inspired by flights simulators
Experiential learning is a powerful educational tool that stimulates long lasting learning experiences based upon actual perceptions. Fligby is a platform that, springing from flight simulators,...
10/03/2021 - Organizational and business development growth through Growth Mindset principles
The current pandemic contributed to accelerate change and complexities in many facets of our organizations. Growth mindset principles represent a viable way to manage such complexities and grow from...
07/03/2021 - Once again neuroscience shows how we can use at best our very own inner resources ...
Neuroscience points out how awareness on brain functioning and appropriate relevant behaviours can make a marked difference in the way we process and elaborate data and information while safeguarding...
05/03/2021 - Building people capabilities at Volvo: the deliberate, hands-on, on-the-field way
The Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo has developed a unique approach to develop people's capabilities in order to push forward progress and improvement. It is a deliberate, hands-on,...
28/02/2021 - How to build interest and effectiveness in webinars
Webinars as information and training channels are in many ways becoming out of fashion; changes in the way we organise and use them has become necessary to make them effective and utilise the full...
26/02/2021 - SMEs leveraging on e-commerce for growth
SMEs accorsi the world are developing their international growth upon purposefully tuned strategies that leverage upon the latest e-commerce digital technologies ...(HBR article)
19/02/2021 - Effective Pitch Deck Communication for Investors
Effective communication towards potential investors requires focus on three key aspects ...(TNW article)
17/02/2021 - Motorsport driven innovation and technology transfer is becoming more relevant than ever...
Motorsport tecnologica and organizational influence on innovation in various sectors is becoming more relevant than ever as pointed out by this famous senior F1 reporter ...(RaceFans article)(FIA...
14/02/2021 - The Future of Work requires higher human and technology standards
The Future of Work is at the verge of fundamental changes that can enhance the expression of human potential enabled by powerful practical technological tools ...(Forbes article)
11/02/2021 - Mid Size companies and the opportunities of growth within the complex pandemia and post-pandemia scenario
07/02/2021 - The new customer reality generated by the pandemic and its deep organizational implications
The pandemic is having strong impact on B2C and B2B business models shaping a new customer reality that has remarkable change implications at the roots of organizational progress and development;...
28/01/2021 - Three ways to be less busy and more productive
Too often we confuse 'being busy' with actually being productive in effective and efficient ways. This article points out some techniques to tackle the issue...(Inc. Magazine article)
25/01/2021 - Synergy Pathways leads Itaind Tech's Team Building activities at Cafe Elba Alibag
A two days Team Building activity was held at Synergy Pathways base in Alibag, Cafe' Elba, with Itaind Tech team members. During the last few months Synergy Pathways has brought...
24/01/2021 - Uncertainty and complexity have the seeds of opportunity and growth: the serendipity mindset factor
Professor Christian Busch's research spanning international regions and organisations, point out a key factor in thriving through uncertainty and complexity: the serendipity mindset, a powerful tool...
21/01/2021 - Indian farmers innovators to manage water scarcity
Traditionally Indian farmers have managed the environmental challenges through innovations rising handling at best scarce resources, recently this has been proven once again...(DW article)
18/01/2021 - Carlos Tavares becomes the new relevant player in global automotive; unique profile
Carlo Tavares has just become the CEO of the new global automotive player: Stellaris. He has shown a steady track record as top automotive manager fuelled by a driving passion for the cars and...
15/01/2021 - Key traits of innovators in complex changing environments
Innovators have an ever more relevant role within todays social and economic changes and complexities, some personality and behavioural traits that foster innovation can be identified and developed...
10/01/2021 - Priorities without strategy are a path to nowhere ...
Too often we confuse action on priorities with proper organizational strategy. Strategy is about defining a path for growth given context, resources and opportunities; priorities set without these...
07/01/2021 - Organisational growth and leadership: the essential role played by THE WHY factor...
More than ever, within complexity and change, leadership is needed for small and large organizations in order to define and pursue a growth path; it all starts with clarifying THE WHY of the...
04/01/2021 - The key leverages of talent development in SMEs
Increasingly talent development represents a key factor to organizational survival and growth. Small and Midsized Enterprises characteristics generate the necessity to frame a unique perspective in...
03/01/2021 - Leadership lessons from 2020 challenges ...
2020 challenges, uncertainties and multifaceted complexities have made more relevant than ever the role of a leadership capable to stimulate objective awareness and determined action to survive and...
30/12/2020 - Leadership and gender within uncertainty and complexity
An interesting, revealing, in depth research on leadership and gender in time of crisis ...(Harvard Business Review article)
28/12/2020 - Insights from the latest Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum
The road to the recovery on a global scale goes through capabilities set to develop innovation ecosystems ...(full report World Economic Forum)
22/12/2020 - Happy Holidays and a Prosperous and Healthy 2021 !!!
It is all about: Knowledge for Action & Action for Knowledge! Synergy Pathways Style!Happy Holidays and a Prosperous, Healthy 2021! Synergy Pathways(click above for the video celebrating our...
20/12/2020 - Silicon Valley: roots and developments of a technology and business ecosystem...
It is quite interesting and enlightening to follow the roots and developments of a relevant technology and business ecosystem as Silicon Valley, many lessons to learn, inclusive the ones relevant to...
17/12/2020 - Business Development Strategy nowadays is all about adaptability to change...
The current pandemia has accelerated dynamics of change originating from several factors and business strategy nowadays is all about showing pragmatically the capability to adapt ...(MIT Sloan...
13/12/2020 - Digital transformation does not begin from technology, rather from the proper organizational culture
The struggles to implement organizational transformation are caused by an organizational culture not yet suited for this change rather then the effectiveness of technological tools ...( MIT Sloan...
10/12/2020 - The power and necessity of diffused leadership in Italian SMEs
(original article published on NubessHR blog)La forza e la necessità della leadership diffusa nelle PMI italiane. In questa intervista esclusiva a Riccardo Paterni, un esperto...
08/12/2020 - How science has generated marked progress in motorsport safety
How Romain Grosjean was able to pull himself out the horrific crash during the recent Bahrain F1 Grand Prix has brought many of us to thing about a miracle. At the basis of this miracle there are...
06/12/2020 - Global trends accelerated by the pandemic
The social and business adaptation to the current global pandemic has generated the acceleration of a series of relevant trends that are having a sizeable impact in terms of social dynamics and...
29/11/2020 - The latest trends in sustainable fashion from an Italian craftsmanship and creativity perspective
Innovation drives sustainability within the fashion industry in Italy evolving from rooted craftsmanship and creativity traditions ...( Financial Times article )
22/11/2020 - The pandemia has forced many organizations to review their purposes, are these changes bound to stay?
Dealing with the complexities and emergencies of the pandemia has driven change in many organizations' purposes. Has the time concretely come for a stake holder focus on business development and its...
15/11/2020 - Questions that make a difference in hiring people set to grow and make the organization grow ...
The current pandemia has accelerated many processes of change within organisations at a global level. Such changes are underlining the relevance of the human factor to effectively seize opportunities...
11/11/2020 - Skills for the future, the future is now...
A relevant international survey on the future of work as pointed out what are the raising professions and the relevant skills needed ...( World Economic Forum article )
06/11/2020 - Automotive at a turning point for technology and manufacturing processes; VW CEO frames the context
30/10/2020 - How COVID19 has generated new business models in fashion
The way that the fashion industry is reacting to the changes determined by the pandemia is shaping new trends that are set to have lasting changes even beyond the specific industry itself...( Fast...
25/10/2020 - A global perspective on successful female entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurship is increasingly generating effective ventures from an international perspective ...( Visual-capitalist article )
20/10/2020 - The empowering strengths of empathy within nowadays complexities
Empathy can be learned and improved at the individual level and it can have a marked positive impact in dealing with the many personal, professional and collective complexities we are facing daily...
09/10/2020 - Internazionalization at the time of a global pandemia: barriers and opportunities
The current pandemia has had a marked, at times halting, impact on international business development. Within these complexities and barriers new opportunities emerge, opportunities that require a...
01/10/2020 - ItaInd project fully operational in Pune offices!
ItanInd is a unique project mixing Italian and Indian cultures from creativity and technological perspectives to generate powerful value innovation for 21st century education and training in various...
27/09/2020 - Innovation Global Hotspots, a report from The Economist
A freshly released report by The Economist Intelligent Unit points out 5 global innovation hotspots cities: Beijing , Tel Aviv, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris with several emerging areas of...
23/09/2020 - It is frugal innovation time!
The dynamics of frugal innovation represent, more than ever, a key factor to sustainable development; an interesting article that summarises its key traits.( Forbes magazine article )
20/09/2020 - Are companies' boards ready for the needed stakeholder approach to business?
A stakeholder focus on business, that goes well beyond the shareholder one, by now (also because change acceleration set by the pandemia) it is not simply advisable rather it has already shaped up to...
09/09/2020 - Innovation and progress. A perspective on Silicon Valley for refection ...
Silicon Valley by now has been for decades the symbol of innovation worldwide. This interesting article (drawn from an upcoming book) questions the basis of this shifting the focus of innovation on...
06/09/2020 - The opportunities and limits of the digital transformation underway in our organisations
In many ways digital transformation is well underway in organisations on a global scale and the pandemia contributed to accelerate many of these processes. Yet there are concrete and tangible limits...
02/09/2020 - Practical roots of the ongoing debate over remote work and office work
The current pandemia has generated globally a relevant debate over the reorganisation of work focusing on the practical and sustainable implications of remote vs office work; this is an interesting...
28/08/2020 - The leadership factor that plays a key role in McLaren F1 new competitiveness
The leadership style does make a difference in the way that teamwork is brought to results and a team manages to emerge stronger from complex situations. A case in point in motorsport, within the...
23/08/2020 - Sense of organizational belonging at the time of fluid organization
From the webinar series #illavorocontinua my brief introduction on the foundations that generate an organizational sense of belonging to any size organization. Vision, mission and values...
19/08/2020 - Design Thinking: the driving process and its links with Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Design Thinking is flowing focused method of context analysis and solutions identification and implementation. Its process mirrors the one of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) made popular by NASA...