Leadership Essentials: Building High-Performance Teams

Massimo Magni has established himself as a distinguished figure in management education and research as an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at Università Bocconi, where he serves as the Director of the MSc in International Management. Since January 2021, he has held the position of Faculty Deputy of the Leadership, Organization & Human Resources Knowledge Group at SDA Bocconi. His academic credentials include a PhD from LUISS University and completion of the International Teachers Program from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University, along with a visiting PhD position at the University of Maryland. His expertise spans leadership development, team dynamics, and digital transformation, with particular emphasis on virtual team collaboration and technology's impact on leadership styles. Magni's research has gained significant recognition, appearing in prestigious academic journals and being featured in prominent business publications such as MIT Sloan Management Review, World Economic Forum Agenda, and Harvard Business Review's Italian edition. His practical experience includes directing numerous organizational projects with major corporations like UniCredit, Bank of Italy, European Central Bank, ENI, Prysmian, and Barilla. As an Associate Coach at Columbia University, New York, he has conducted extensive workshops and educational programs across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, focusing on developing team-oriented and collaborative corporate cultures. His current research particularly examines how technology shapes leadership approaches and team collaboration, while also investigating the balance between the benefits and challenges of mobile technology in the workplace, such as productivity gains versus work-life balance concerns