NtFood and Lenovys together for a vision: bringing well-being inside and outside the company
We are very happy to be able to work alongside NtFood to cultivate the entrepreneurial vision of the Del Carlo sisters together: to bring well-being inside and outside the company.
Nt Food was founded in 1989 in Tuscany in Altopascio, a historic bread city, known since the Middle Ages for the hospitality reserved for pilgrims traveling along the Via Francigena. In the early days, there were 4 people who were looking at a business that was still immature, but in 2019 the company had profoundly changed its skin: 3 production plants, a consolidated position on the market, a dimensional change that imposed the need for a new, leaner organization capable of managing and directing the more than 180 people on staff.
In 2019 NtFood, with Lenovys at its side, undertook a reorganization process with a Lean Lifestyle Company perspective with the aim of consolidating and making the company’s growth sustainable.
The path in these 3 years has touched many aspects, with a constant and gradual evolution both in the managerial culture and in the operational activities.
The initial Envisioning and Strategy Deployment project allowed the development of a high-impact and efficiency path, led to a structured and shared plan for the future of the company and channeled personal energies by aligning all management on the company’s founding aspects, namely the Values and Vision of the company.
The Lean Lifestyle Company approach has been able to ensure consistency and synergy between all the company initiatives undertaken over the years, and thanks also to the strong corporate culture of Nt Food and the enlightened guidance of the entrepreneurs, it has produced very impactful results
on business prosperity and people’s well-being.
As Lenovys, we are very proud to have contributed to bringing out and using
all the potential of this excellent Italian company.
After years of experience, Strategy Deployment has established itself as a managerial practice for guiding the company on all strategic aspects.
This practice has given rise to both process improvement initiatives and real personal growth projects, which have been implemented at an operational level. All this has allowed us to achieve high standards of efficiency and professionalism throughout the company..
The project has had an impact on all areas of the company, as evidenced by the two entrepreneurs, Nicoletta and Giovanna Del Carlo who today feel they can fully live the values that have driven them to success in the company.
Here is their testimony on the results achieved thanks to the project and the collaboration with Lenovys.
“Yes, now I can say that I have no problem leaving when I want to leave the company and be sure that nothing catastrophic will happen!
My sister and I have gained time to devote ourselves to research and strategy, and of course to our own physical and mental well-being. In a year so difficult, 2020, with a flat market, we have achieved all our goals and this was an extraordinary result because it is the fruit of a method. In such complex and difficult conditions, the proverbial flexibility and versatility of SMEs can no longer be sufficient. Achieving results, valuing people and taking care of their well-being has become a priority, which can not be left to chance by those who want to succeed in surfing the high waves we sail.”
(Giovanna Del Carlo – Co-Founder& Director of Finance, Administration and HR Nt Food S.p.A )
“My way of being an entrepreneur has had a total change by starting the path to join the model of Lean Lifestyle Company.
For the first time in 30 years, I have been able to lift my head and focus on what really makes a difference for me and the company, starting a process of growing the organization and the people who work with me.”
“For the first time we have aligned ourselves on the road we want to follow in the future, with the sharing of objectives and responsibilities of each project. Before the strategy was focused on my intuitions and those of my sister Giovanna, the results were the fruit of our abilities, but also luck, or external factors. In other words, success has come many times through gut feelings, instinctive decisions, personal visions grounded with unidirectional processes. Little was thought about, so I’m sure that much more could have been done or could have been avoided if we had adopted a structured method of governance as we are doing today.”
(Nicoletta Del Carlo – Co-Founder&General Director Nt Food S.p.A )
The hoshin-kanri management process has enabled people to be empowered, to really get them on board and at the same time the property has been able to focus on the periodic review of improvement projects.
The work flows smoothly because everyone has shared goals and is clear on what to do.
The collaboration between Nt Food and Lenovys is based on a shared vision: we must start from the concept of well-being within an organization. For Nt Food wellness means creating an organizational structure in which each person knows exactly where he is, what direction he must go, on what he should focus, and on what he is measured. He knows that he is not an isolated individual, but fits into a well-defined and traced fabric of relationships and flows. Well-being means valuing people and enabling them to reach their full potential. There have been many training projects in recent years.
Developing our people’s Leadership means giving them confidence, believing in their growth and stimulating their autonomy. This is a commitment that must be pursued at all levels of the organisation..
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