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Leading change: An interview with the CEO of Eni

• Paolo Scaroni has been CEO of three major European companies: Pilkington, the UK-based glassmaker; Enel, Italy's leading electric utility; and Eni, an Italian oil and gas major.
• In this interview he discusses his experiences, which have included leading a classic operational turnaround, reshaping an unfocused business portfolio, and injecting new energy into an already successful company.
• Scaroni typically finds three or four ideas that sum up a company’s direction and then repeats them consistently throughout the organization.
• He fervently believes that companies should avoid complexity, whether in the range of activities they undertake, the articulation of strategy, or the structure of the organization.