In the Corriere della Sera of April 12 the entrepeneur Del Vecchio (Luxottica) is complaining about the managers of Generali Insurances, who believed also to become a financing institution insisting that financing and insuring are two different businesses, which need to be known and to be learned.

I am very much sympathetic with Del Vecchio and not only regarding "financing"  and "insuring" . It seems now fashionable that a Manager comes, stays only for 3-4 years, restructures the company with or without success and looks for the next victim.  If you stay longern than 5 years at the same place, they look suspicious on you and your capacity of mobility is under doubt.  I am the last one who is against change in life, but it is not a value by itself. Del Vecchio and 1000nds of German medium entrepeneurs prove that a continuous engagement in a field can be very positive and need not necessarily mean not to renew anymore.

I would challenge many managers how easy they will be able to renew staying only for 3 years in a specific position.  Leading a business (in the broadest) sense still needs detailed knowledge about what the business is!

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Ho molte simpatie con le opinioni di Del Vecchio. Veramente, anche per fare il manager si deve capire il mestiere! https://www.corriere.it/economia/12_aprile_28/manca-basta-con-manager-finanzieri_9ed4fcf6-9101-11e1-9c63-0823a340624b.shtml - «Basta con i manager-finanzieri E ora si cambi alle Generali»

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