Why this blog
My name is Arduino Mancini and this is my blog; it stems from the experience I gained over many years of working in organisations, initially as a manager and later as a Business & Executive Coach.
A blog that helps you work within complexity, not simplify it.
This is not a place for theories or easy solutions: you won’t find a collection of “how-to” guides.
My aim is not to offer you ready-made answers, but to present perspectives that will help you rethink what you might take for granted.
The articles are based on real-world experience, gained through working in complex organisational contexts, dealing with real-life decisions and supporting individual and team development journeys.
What you’ll find here
The contents I offer you do not simplify reality, but help you read it so that you can deal with it:
- food for thought on tackling difficult situations and decisions;
- insights into organisational dynamics and ideas for managing complexity;
- common mistakes in managerial and professional contexts, and ways to address them;
- practical approaches to leadership development and personal growth.
The blog is aimed at both those who lead people and those who wish to grow in their roles and build a solid professional foundation over time, addressing change and complexity.
Tools for your development
Alongside the articles, the blog provides practical tools for your work — coaching, training, books, films and eLearning courses — which are used as effective drivers, not merely as supplementary contents.
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The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation Try to convince the enemy that we are friendly, so that they would let down their guard; in […]
I tell you confidentially…
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When concealment is (almost…) everything
The stratagem I’m going to present to you is from the book The 36 stratagems, a Chinese masterpiece that can be of interest to anyone involved in conflict situations: in business, politics and private life. Literal translation Take advantage of the gap to intervene, and find ways to control the enemy’s key points, which must […]
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The stratagem of the psychological resilience
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Why investing in education and training is vital for our future
What is the link among job, salary, and fear of the void? Let’s see it together. In a 1960 study, US psychologists Eleanor J. Gibson and Richard D. Walk wanted to gather information about infants’ perception of emptiness. To achieve their goal, they used the visual cliff (see the picture), a tool designed to give […]
