Which are, from
a business point of view, the consequences of the Italian individualism that we
presented in the precedent post?
In my
experience the main ones could be so summarized:
1)
A
huge number of small companies: if you want sell in Italy be prepared to face
this sprayed country. You will have to deal with a lot of small clients, forget
about the chance to sell to few big customers that can provide you high
volumes.
2)
The
decision maker is very very often just the owner of the company. He/she can be
enlightened and rely on professional managers, but that it’s not a frequent
situation. Usually the company revolve around the owner who tends to install
his/her relatives in key places, or where they cannot hurt too much the company
(family links requires to find room for everyone till the fifth level of
parenthood). So if you you want to make business easily and quickly you have to
find out your way to the very top.
3)
The
cultural level is quite low: let me be more precise. We usually have very smart
people, with profound intuitions and a brilliant touch for business. They are
intuitive, they are in the Influence
in the DISC approach. Being so talented and having had success, they tend to
rely just on themselves: no need to study the evolution of the market, to learn
more about marketing and web-related strategies, a furious skepticism against
any kind of consultants (who are you to tell me what I need to do?), and no
need for sharing ideas with other people. This approach, which of course it’s
not at all general, even though quite recurrent, is then spread through the
company.
Now, what we
can do to face these feature?
Your
suggestions are welcomed.
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