Meritocracy
My guiding star is meritocracy and I apply it in my life on all occasions that present themselves to me. I believe in merit as the ideal horizon of equality of starting points and in the magical power of a virtuous example. On this aspect, Italy has a backward mentality, conditioned by ideologies that have confused the equality of points of departure with the equality of points of arrival. It is like pretending that we are all the same, so as to equal the slacker to the workaholic, to convince oneself that a man of 100 kg can become a great jockey or a man six feet tall a basketball champion. No organisation can aim for excellence without living a meritocratic culture and that’s why I thought that “Meritocracy” deserves a section of my blog all to itself.
- 19 April 2022
Meritocracy and emotional involvement in order to win, especially in war
The recognition of merit is a strategic lever to win in any context (sport, company, war, …) and the invasion of Ukraine in recent weeks... »
Giuseppe Ursino
- 19 April 2019
When the going gets tough, the need for meritocracy and leadership grows
Before the social and industrial revolutions of the nineteenth century, the merit came from military conquests and the discovery of new lands of other people.... »
Giuseppe Ursino
- 19 April 2019
In a country that works well, thanks to merit you go up and down and thus build trust in the system
In a country that works well, the citizen believes that the system is right and that it follows the rules, even if he perfectly knows... »
Giuseppe Ursino
- 19 April 2019
The more merit-based an organisation is, the higher the chances of achieving levels of excellence
Merit is certainly discriminatory, that’s fine. By many people in Italy it is considered arbitrary, a scam. But the real rip-off is to treat brilliant and lazy... »
Giuseppe Ursino
Giuseppe Ursino
CEO at JO Group, cluster of companies founded in 1998 with core businesses in digital transformation and EU project consulting
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