Maverick!: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace

by RicardoSemler (Author), Ricardo Semler (Author), Ricardo Semler (Author)

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  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.

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  1995

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  1993

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  This is an account of an extraordinary company turnaround achieved by the ultimate in participatory management. Ricardo Semler inherited his family company, Semco (manufacturer of marine pumps, industrial dishwashers, truck filters and mixing equipment), when he was aged 19. By 1980 it was on the brink of bankruptcy - but a decade later, during a period of savage recession in Brazil, it had been transformed into a rapidly growing company with profits of 10% on sales of $37 million. This was achieved by Ricardo Semler throwing out the rule book: getting rid of all manuals and written procedures. Workers make the decisions previously made by their bosses. Assembly-line workers can come and go as they please set their own schedules and production schedules. Every corporate decision is put to the vote. Some workers even set their own pay levels. This was all achieved by a series of 30 programmes designed to change the entire working environment. Ricardo Semler is Chief Executive Officer of Semco, a Brazilian manufacturing company.