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Description edit
This is the international bestseller that tells how Semler tore up the rule books - and defied inflation running at up to 900 per cent per year! Workers make decisions previously made by their bosses. Managerial staff set their own salaries and bonuses. Everyone has access to the company... read more
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Quotes edit
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“My role is that of a catalyst. I try to make an environment in which others make decisions. Success means not making them myself.”
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“If we're afraid to let people decide in which section of the plane to sit, or how many stars their hotel should have, we shouldn't be sending them abroad to do business in our name, should we?”
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“...a switch at the top, restructuring, layoff, expansion. Almost any change can be an excuse for poor time management. To allow such events to shape one's workday is to become a mere cork that bobs up and down on the sea.”
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“...either you can adopt sophisticated, complex systems to try to manage the complications, or you can simplify everything.”
First Sentence edit
Every Wednesday afternoon dozens of men and women file through the front gate on their way to a third-floor meeting room at Semco, the company I lead in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ricardo Semler (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0446516961
Page Count: 335
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0446516961
Page Count: 335
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 658
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems › Manufacturing
- Books › History › Americas › South America › Brazil
- Books › History › Historical Study › Social History
- Books › Business & Investing › Industries & Professions › Industrial Relations
- Books › Business & Investing › Management & Leadership › Decision-Making & Problem Solving
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