As part of Italian Culture Week at the HEC Paris MBA, business leaders came to campus to speak to our students about how to be a business leader in a time of disruption. Here's the best quotes from Fiat Chrysler Group, Amorino, Lancaster Paris, a professor and LGBT activist, and a former commander of the Frecce Tricolori.

1. “THERE ARE TWO MAIN RULES
I try to follow: always remember that
everyone can teach you something,
and surround yourself with people
better than yourself… then you will
be a winner.
Massimo Tammaro
Former Frecce Tricolori commander in the Italian Airforce
”

2. “WE HAD THE ADVANTAGE
of being the first on the market to
sell gelato in Paris. We started
small, perfected the process,
and now, in this time of
disruption, we must think on a
worldwide basis and expand to
new markets.
Paolo Benassi
Founder of Amorino

3. “IN ORDER TO SUCCEED
as a leader, you have to be
ready to learn and change
every day, have one eye on
today and one eye on
tomorrow and be able to
balance urgency with
accuracy.
Davide Ravizza
Commercial Leader, Lancaster Paris

4. “THERE ARE FOUR PILLARS
that make a great leader: Empathy,
being yourself, developing trust
and being inspirational to others.
Matteo Winkler
Law Professor, HEC Paris

5. “DARE TO BE BRAVE.
In times of disruption, you need
to take risks – otherwise you
don’t belong to the leaders.
Jerome Monce
CEO France, Fiat Chrysler Group
”