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Why Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck Italia would recommend a leadership programme with facilitated peer sessions

Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager at Daimler Truck Italia

Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager

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Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager at Daimler Truck Italia, took part in the Wibo Leadership Academy, a leadership programme that began with a conversation with executives and then moved to roundtables with the other participants. He says the session on team motivation held his attention most, and that applying the ideas takes practice and time. What he rates most highly about Wibo’s training is the facilitators of the peer sessions, who linked the sessions together.

Who is speaking

Who Matteo Bianchini is and which Wibo programme he took at Daimler Truck Italia

Matteo Bianchini is Own Retail Controlling Manager at Daimler Truck Italia and took part in the Wibo Leadership Academy. In his interview Matteo Bianchini describes the programme from the participant’s side, from his overall verdict to the session that stayed with him most.

The interview

Our questions to Matteo Bianchini, and the answers

Answered by Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager, Daimler Truck Italia

How was your experience with the leadership academy?

Definitely good, the feedback from the overall experience is positive and I would fully recommend it to someone. This is both in terms of content and for the interesting format that involves first the comparison with executives and then the roundtables with the other participants.

Watch the videoWibo x Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck, the Leadership Academy

Which session impressed you the most?

Among the various sessions, the one on team motivation particularly captured me, together with the related peer session. They kept me very busy! The application of shared concepts is a matter of training, compared to a month ago it is certainly better but the process still takes time.

Watch the videoWibo x Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck, the sessions

I facilitatori hanno avuto un’ottima capacità di fare i collegamenti tra le varie sessioni e agganciarsi ai temi esposti dagli executive.

[The facilitators were very good at making connections between the different sessions and picking up the themes the executives had raised.]

Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager, Daimler Truck Italia

What do you think of the facilitation of the peer sessions?

The facilitators had an excellent ability to make connections between the various sessions and to engage with the topics presented by the executives. They developed discussions on those same themes and provided practical examples, even asking the participants about their experiences.

Watch the videoWibo x Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck, Peer Sessions

If you are considering a similar programme

How do peer sessions work in a leadership programme with executive speakers?

In the Wibo Leadership Academy, according to Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck Italia, participants first spoke with the executives and then joined roundtables with the other participants. Facilitators linked the sessions, developed discussions on the same themes and brought practical examples.

How long does it take to see results after a leadership course?

Matteo Bianchini of Daimler Truck Italia says applying the ideas is a matter of practice. Things were better than a month earlier, but in his words the process still takes time.

What do facilitators actually do in peer sessions?

For Matteo Bianchini, Own Retail Controlling Manager at Daimler Truck Italia, the Wibo Leadership Academy facilitators connected the different sessions with the executives’ themes. They also asked participants about their own experiences.

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