Over the last 30 years, Paolo Gallo has been Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum in Geneva; Chief Learning Officer at The World Bank in Washington DC; and Director of Human Resources at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development in London. Paolo is a Chartered Fellow of the FCIPD, UK, and Certified Leadership Coach (Georgetown University, Washington DC). He has worked in more than 80 countries, and teaches regularly at Hult-Ashridge (UK) and Bocconi University (Italy) business schools. He writes for Harvard Business Review(Italy and Arabic) and is a regular contributor to the World Economic Forum Agenda Blog, Forbes and LINC Magazine Italy. The Compass and the Radar was originally published in 2016 in Italian (as La Bussola del Successo); this is now in its fifth edition and has been translated into a number of languages, including Brazil-Portuguese, Arabic and Korean. Paolo lives in Geneva with his wife, Lalia, and his daughter, Sadika.
With wisdom and heart, Paolo Gallo offers practical tools to help readers develop and navigate a meaningful career. For those seeking to live a life that truly reflects their values, The Compass and the Radar is a must read. -- Dorie Clark * Adjunct Professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, and author of 'Entrepreneurial You' and 'Stand Out' * Gallo's work offers thorough and thoughtful insights on managing one's career. His questions lead to deep thinking; his tools offer outstanding solutions; and his examples inspire confidence. -- Dave Ulrich * Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan; Partner, The RBL Group * Paolo has written the most beautiful book. It is eloquent, mesmerising and refreshingly honest. But don't let his gentle style fool you, this is a book that will keep you awake, that will prompt you to consider the most profound of questions, and will remain deep within your psyche for a long time to come. It is witty, thought-provoking and deeply personal, and it changed the way I think about who I am and what I choose to do. -- Vicki Culpin * Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Ashridge Executive Education at Hult International Business School; author of 'The Business of Sleep' *