Thursday, June 08, 2006

Semler, the Maverick!

Another author whom I admire is Ricardo Semler. He owns Semco, a company in his native Brazil. His management style is hitherto unheard of. He has already written two books, describing his management philosophy.

One is "Maverick" and the other is "The Seven-Day Weekend". They have sold millions of copies the world over.

I personally think that the outlandish ideas work only in Brazil and not anywhere else. Many others think so too. But it didn't stop them from visiting Semco and interact with its people to understand things better and see with their own eyes.

Where else the workers set their own hours and salary , evaluate bosses and generally take far-reaching decisions? Sounds crazy.

Read it!

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