Ricardo Semler
Once in a while, you get to read somehting which throws you completely off-guard. You are smiling, chuckling, nodding your head in agreement, awe of the philosophy and what not. Its all the more fascinating that the subject matter is not some new-age philosophy but hard nosed topics like management.
Would you like to work for a company which has among other things,
No dress codes,
No fixed timings,
No compulsory meetings to attend,
No HR departments,
NO Network security,
No Receptionist,
No Access control,
No Titles,
And Where you decide
when to come for work,
where to sit and work,
what salary you will take home
whether to attend a meeting or not,
if its perfectly ok to be on the beach on a monday morning,
The employee turnover is 1-2% when the industry average is 18%.
The company’s books are open to public.
The CEO’s salary is public, talk about transparency…
And what if such a company has been showing 2 digit growth every year for the past 14 years, and in a country that has seen the worst of recessions?
I am not going to give you any links to read. You please run a google search for the title of the post and devour everything google throws you, including the Wiki entry.
The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.”
May 29th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
PK
I did run to Google to do a run on Semler..
Interesting guy.. learnt something new today.. Thanks
May 30th, 2006 at 7:25 am
can i work there?
May 30th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
have read the book maverick more than 5 years ago. it is too idealistic. it can’t work everywhere. his success might be a one-off thing. it can probably work in some smaller companies.
May 30th, 2006 at 10:23 pm
Ram,
danks:)
visith,
naan podalaamnu irukken:)
kaps,
naan ippo daan parthen, so this post.
and regarding what works and what doesn’t..
does the traditional way of running a business work everywhere?
u r entitled ot yr opinions, no comments on that
he walks the talk and he deserves to be respected IMHO.