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Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace | 
 enlarge | Author: Ricardo Semler
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 73193
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 1
ISBN: 0446670553
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9780446670555
ASIN: 0446670553
Publication Date: April 1, 1995
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A Brazilian executive's success story describes how he turned around an aging, stagnant company that defied recession, strikes, and inflation by eliminating nine layers of management and instilling democratic practices. Reprint.
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 pretty decent read October 14, 2008
This was a pretty decent read -- we practice a lot of these at my workplace but I think what this book really shows is the attitude of an entrepreneur.
An unorthodox approach to running a business August 15, 2008
Ricardo Semler calls himself a maverick, but he's actually a visionary. Semler, now 49, was way ahead of the curve 25 years ago when he radically altered the structure and philosophy of his father's company, Semco. Long before most businesses acknowledged that employees were thinking, feeling human beings and not timecard-punching robots, Semler rebuilt the infrastructure at Semco, eliminating layers of bureaucracy and allowing employees to decide their own fates. They determined their own schedules, pay scales and dress codes. Semler drastically reduced paperwork; he restricted memos, for example, to a single page. He believed that empowered employees, freed of their corporate shackles, would be motivated, creative and productive. You may find some aspects of that approach unrealistic or totally impractical for your organization. You may even think Semler is crazy. At the very least though, getAbstract believes executives should give careful consideration to his approach. His innovations are still relevant, even a quarter of a century later.
Great book. Amazing story. June 26, 2008
Great book. Amazing story.
Lot's of good lessons to be learned here. I read it all the way through and enjoyed the writing style a great deal. A quick read with fascinating stories and good information.
One of the best business books ever May 12, 2008
I think this book gives In Search of Excellence a run for its money as the all time great. This book really promotes a different way of thinking about the workplace in a much more collaborative way. I can't wait to start his other book the Seven-Day Weekend.
Humanistic Management on the spot! April 7, 2008
I have been strugling about how to have an organization or a corporation that are at the same time efficient and humanistic/democratic. Although people normally receives these types of ideas with reserve, the feeling is that it is almost impossible (take out the "almost" if you wish).
After reading Maverick everything changes. We have heard histories before, for example, ancient Athenas, Robert Owen cooperative success in 19th Century England, Mahatmas Ghandi, and so forth. However, rarely a 20th Century corporation has gone so far as Semco, at least to the best of my knowledge.
If you are interested in "real" humanistic-democratic management, you must have this book in your reading list.
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