Podcast
Riccardo Tonelli: Regional Director, Saica Pack. 'Listening and trusting your staff to empower them'
Podcast
Riccardo Tonelli: Regional Director, Saica Pack. 'Listening and trusting your staff to empower them'

Riccardo Tonelli is the Regional Director of Saica Pack, a sustainable packaging manufacturer, with over 10,000 employees across the globe.
Riccardo embodies everything you would want from a leader, driven, trusting and empathetic.
We go deep into the world of Manufacturing with discussions around Supply Chain, Sustainability and the important of concentrating on employee engagement
You will learn a lot from Riccardo’s journey and insight into manufacturing & engineering
Timestamps:
- 1 min – The meaning of the word ‘leader’
- 3 min – Riccardo’s background and work experience
- 13 min – Reflecting on Riccardo’s journey
- 14 min – A year in the service – building resilience
- 16 min – Pivoting at a time of crisis
- 18 min – The challenges of exporting goods
- 22 min – A sustainable supply chain
- 24 min – Transferrable skills for moving into a different industry
- 27 min – Innovation and change – the first steps
- 29 min – Employee engagement and culture
- 34 min – Zero waste policy – the what and the how
- 37 min – The biggest challenge in manufacturing and engineering in the next five years
- 38 min – Using apprentices in the company
- 40 min – The best manager Riccardo has had (and why?)
- 42 min – Riccardo’s biggest influence outside the business world
- 44 min - Saica Group: short-term business goals
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