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Chapter 20 - I STOP BEING DON ALESSANDRO
At fifty-seven, I stepped down from executive leadership of Rizzano Holdings.
Professional CEO.
Independent directors.
My ownership remained.
No son to inherit.
No daughter automatically crowned.
Livia could apply for roles like anyone else if she wanted when older.
She did not want.
She loved pediatric occupational therapy.
The old men were confused.
“A Rizzano helping children with handwriting?”
“Yes.”
“What about the family?”
“She is the family.”
They had no answer.
Then I stopped allowing employees to call me Don.
Some still did socially.
Hard habit.
But not in meetings.
Not in security instructions.
Not in HR.
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Titles create shadow authority long after paperwork changes.
I had learned enough.
