Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop (Paperback)

Ricardo Semler (author)

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Paperback 336 Pages / Published: 06/09/2001

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Synopsis

The international bestseller that tells how Semler tore up the rule books - and defied inflation running at up to 900% per year! - Workers make decisions previously made by their bosses - Managerial staff set their own salaries and bonuses - Everyone has access to the company books - No formality - a minimum of meetings, memos and approvals - Internal walls torn down - Shopfloor workers set their own productivity targets and schedules Result - Semco is one of Latin America's fastest-growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousands of applicants waiting to join it. Learn Ricardo's secrets and let some of the Semco magic rub off on you and your company.

Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9780712678865
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 234 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

"The way that Ricardo Semler runs his company is impossible; except th at it works, and works splendidly for everyone. I relish this book. It revived my faith in human beings and my hope for business everywhere" -- Charles Handy
"In this book, Ricardo Semler tells how Semco, Latin America's fastest growing company, uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit-making company with a work force who love their jobs." * The Sunday Times *
"Are there real-life lessons to be learned? The answer is yes...Pragmatic, inspirational and intriguing advice." * The Times *
"Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist" * Guardian *
"Semco takes workplace democracy to previously unimagined frontiers" * The Times *