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Most people who move into leadership do it without a map.

They were excellent at the work. They carried the number. They got promoted. And then everything they were rewarded for started working against them.

In this episode, I sit down with Luca Lozzi — a commercial leader and sales leadership consultant based in Milan, Italy, leading and advising teams across Europe. We talk about what managers are actually evaluating, why the leap from individual contributor to leader is so much harder than anyone warns you about, and what it really takes to build a team that operates without you carrying them.

If you are early in your career, this one is for you. If you are already leading and feeling the tension Luca describes, this one is for you too.

IN THIS EPISODE
Why capable, talented people struggle to make the IC-to-leader transition — and what is actually going on underneath
What you have to unlearn when you make the shift — the instincts that made you great that now work against you
The coaching vs. doing tension — and how to hold that line under pressure
What good judgment and operational trust actually look like from the manager’s side
The most common mistake first-time managers make that nobody warned them about
What it looks like when a team genuinely operates independently — and why investing in people pays off in ways the short game never does

🔗 Connect with Luca Lozzi:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-lozzi/

🔗 Connect with Laura:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramassetti/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realworkreadyhq
Email: info@realworkready.com
Website: https://www.realworkready.com

No One Tells You This is a Real Work Ready™ podcast. Every episode is a conversation with leaders, executives, and professionals who finally decided to say what nobody said to them — the unwritten rules, the invisible dynamics, and the things that actually determine who succeeds.

Laura Massetti
Founder of Real Work Ready™

www.realworkready.com Book a call: https://calendly.com/laura-massetti LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauramassetti/