MILAN, Italy – Aligned with its principles of social sustainability and corporate welfare, Rhea has recently launched the Rhea Women Spark project, a training course that enhances the employees’ soft skills and encourages greater sharing of corporate knowledge and expertise.
The project, led by Professor Lorenza Angelini, saw in its first phase the participation of 15 women representatives from each department, who were involved in activities and workshops to develop their skills, acquire more self-awareness and learn how to better live life in the company, working as a team.
The Rhea Women Spark project
The second part of the course sees the participants put their acquired knowledge into practice, becoming team leaders of projects aimed at implementing initiatives to improve everyone’s lives, both from a company and personal point of view, and which will also create new perspectives for the achievement of company goals.
Each team will consist of corporate figures from all Rhea departments, so that everyone can get involved and make their own contribution.
“The sharing of corporate knowledge, experience, skills and talent is crucial for increasing the level of competence and, consequently, the satisfaction of each employee. The idea of Rhea Women Spark was born out of the conviction that an increasingly collaborative environment satisfies even more today’s fluid working logics, and this project intends to achieve this important goal for and with Rhea’s people” comments Andrea Pozzolini, CEO of Rhea.
“The topic of diversity and inclusion is sometimes seen as an obligation by many companies, a problem to be solved. But not at Rhea, which, through this journey, has seized the opportunity to increase the awareness of all the women who work here and to bring out their talent. We would no longer like to have to make distinctions between male and female, but emphasise and valorise behaviours traditionally associated with the female universe, such as listening, caring and empathy, which form the basis of a new managerial culture that makes for a better life in our company. This is concretely perceived in Rhea, in the teams made up of passionate women and men” comments Lorenza Angelini, Partner Akron.
About Rhea
The Group, founded by Aldo Doglioni Majer in 1960, is one of the largest producers of customized vending machines in the world. For over sixty years, Rhea has stood out for its wide international reach, high-level design, state-of-the-art technology, and ‘Made in Italy’ excellence. With headquarters and manufacturing based in the province of Varese and foreign branches in 9 countries, Rhea is proud of having spread coffee culture to over 90 countries around the world.
From a global player in vending to a pioneer in the introduction of vending to the new retail, hospitality and out-of-home sectors, Rhea confirms its mission to interpret and often anticipate a constantly evolving market. Rhea’s new proposals revolutionize the very concept of hospitality, both in business and domestic contexts, with a value proposition that improves the quality of life.
