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What can a food recovery initiative teach a corporate team?
Much more than you might think.

That is the starting point for the latest episode of Futuro al Lavoro, AxL Agenzia per il Lavoro’s series exploring the world of people and work.

This episode features Raffaele Avagliano, coordinator of Dispensa Sociale Bergamo. Drawing on a hands-on experience involving the AxL and AxL Formazione teams at Bergamo’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market, the conversation explores collaboration, team building and the value of working together.

When people are genuinely challenged by a concrete, shared goal, group dynamics begin to shift. Skills that may not emerge in everyday work come to the surface, relationships grow stronger, and teams discover new ways of collaborating.

But one element ties it all together: purpose.

Knowing how to do something matters. But knowing why you are doing it can make all the difference to people’s engagement and to the way a team works together.

In the fifth episode of Futuro al Lavoro, we explore the theme of mistakes not as failures, but as part of the process of personal and professional growth.

The guest of this episode is Federica Pecis, an entrepreneur in the communication field, who shares her journey through educational choices that did not match her aptitudes and interests, work experiences in Italy and abroad, and moments when some decisions were not aligned with the goals she had set for herself.

The conversation touches on error culture, conscious communication, and the ability to interpret what is not working without automatically turning it into a setback. Because a mistake, when it is acknowledged and understood, can become a turning point rather than a permanent label.

An episode that invites us to reconsider the way we look at mistakes: not as failures, but as steps that help build awareness and direction.

How can you grow professionally without losing your authenticity? And what does it mean to become a leader while still feeling like part of the team?

In the fourth episode of Futuro al Lavoro, AxL – Agenzia per il Lavoro’s podcast, we talk about growth and relationships with Michele Giarola, Business Unit Manager of the Verona branch.

Starting from his entry into AxL through the training Academy, Michele shares a journey of rapid yet gradual development, built in the field thanks to daily exchanges with the team and a leadership approach grounded in leading by example.

This conversation touches on key themes such as the value of teamwork, mutual respect, and mimetic theory, according to which we learn – and lead – primarily through what we do, not just through what we say.
Growing and becoming a leader does not mean having all the answers, but being willing to make the first move.

In the third episode of Futuro al Lavoro, we explore leadership as a daily practice made up of listening, responsibility, and the ability to adapt to people and contexts.

The guest of this episode is Francesca Buratti, Regional Manager at AxL, who shares her growth journey: from her experience in a local branch to leading multiple teams across different regions. It is a story that puts passion for work and consistency with one’s principles at the center.

The conversation touches on vision, delegation, being present even when not physically together, and how the same goals can be achieved in different ways.

An episode that portrays a form of leadership that does not centralize, but multiplies: because leading means creating the conditions for others to grow.

In the second episode of Futuro al Lavoro, we talk about a topic that is as simple as it is crucial: credibility.
The guest of this episode is Luca Dell’Isola, Business Development Manager of AxL’s Active Labour Policies division, who shares a clear reflection: credibility is not tied to a job title, but to everyday behaviours.

We talk about listening as an investment, not a waste of time. About consistency between what we say and what we do. About taking responsibility even when it feels uncomfortable. And about the ability, even in managerial roles, to never forget what it means to be on the front line in the field.

Because leading people does not mean moving away from concrete work, but staying connected to it.
An episode that shows how credibility is built over time, through authentic relationships and real presence.

What do analysis, curiosity, and criminology have to do with HR work?

We explore this in the first episode of Futuro al Lavoro, diving into a topic that is often underestimated: the value of analysis and experience in building solid and credible career paths.

The guest of this episode is Chiara Liva, Regional Manager at AxL, who shares her journey from starting out as a recruiter to reaching the managerial role she holds today, navigating difficult choices, the trust she received, and shared responsibilities along the way.

We talk about leadership that grows from leading by example, curiosity as the driving force behind HR work, and how crucial it is to deeply understand what you do before you can lead others.

An episode that shows how knowledge, when put into practice, becomes a concrete tool to foster the growth of people and teams.