Alessandro Trivillin

Ceo
CALVI Holding

“I felt like the famous cartoon character Handy Manny: I opened this box and began methodically to apply the tools to myself, to my colleagues and to the entire organizations that I led. First, I asked my secretary to put empty slots between appointments so I could have buffers and apply the sprint-relax logic. I also told her not to make any appointments before 9:30 am because until then I would always have dedicated sacred time to my Gold Activities. I have gained great serenity because I have eliminated the feeling of oversaturation, and I have gained time to focus daily on value-added activities. It was not an easy path because the temptation to fill the "voids" remains, but the way of working has definitely changed: I am no longer driven by events and external demands in defining my agenda, slotting and regular intervals regulating my actions. A word of advice? Do not be afraid of dimensional constraints: these tools can be applied by an individual, in a family (which is what I did!), in a company of 1,500 people and a group of 10,000. The difference lies in how to put them into practice.”