Explorers Wanted

A few days ago we launched a call for the ViviSostenibile team , which, as you may have understood, is in the process of expansion.

We are very happy with the feedback we have had, witnessing the fact that then we are able to transmit something to you, even through this screen!

That call was deliberately generic and will always remain open, because we wish not to preclude any possibility of contact with you who read us. So, if you are interested in our project, keep writing to us! We will always find a way to meet.

Having said that, today I would like to be clearer on the type of professional figures that our passionate team needs most urgently at the moment.

“Exploring” Photo by Silena Lambertini
“To explore” Photo by Silena Lambertini

We are looking for EXPLORERS , that is people willing to go on trips to distant and unknown territories to discover new destinations. Don’t worry, we have no intention of sending you to Uzbekistan or even to Gabon.

The exploration concerns our beautiful country and in particular we will go in search of managers of b & b and farmhouses with a green and social philosophy , who can become part of the ViviSostenibile network .

After the initial selection and training phase, each will be entrusted with an exploration area and, compass in hand, will be free to leave!

The team will be called “Alice in Wonderland” so … any interested males are advised!

As written in the previous call, we are not looking for “employees” but “self-employed entrepreneurs” who believe in this project in the start-up phase and want to contribute to its development.

In this regard, last night I was reading “Let’s Go Forward” by Sheryl Sandberg , today COO of Facebook but until a few years ago “General Manager of the operating unit” of Google. The author describes in the book the interview she had with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, which at the time was little more than a start-up with the dream of providing the world with access to information.

Sheryl came to Eric with a spreadsheet, in which she had entered all the job opportunities that had been offered to her at the time, weighing the pros and cons, and between which she was undecided. In fact, although her heart drove her to Google, Excel was clear: it was the offer with the lowest score by far. Not to mention that the title “Chief Operating Officer” sounded great but in reality Google still didn’t have any operating units, so there was really nothing to manage!

Eric responded with what she calls the “best career advice I’ve ever heard”:

“When choosing a job, only one criterion is important: rapid growth. When companies grow rapidly, there are more things to do than people doing them. So, if they offer you a seat on a rocket, don’t ask what it is, just get in. ”

And convinced her.

Now, with this we certainly don’t want to compare ourselves to Google. But we are full of ideas and enthusiasm that we want to share with you. What we are offering you is not a seat on a quiet bus, but definitely on a rocket. Think about it.