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

No receptionists, no dress code, workers who set their own salaries, mandatory vacation time. Would you run a company this way? Richardo Semler ran a company this way: He turned his family's business, the aging Semco corporation of Brazil, into the most revolutionary business success story of its time-a model that defied recession, constant strikes, overwhelming inflation, and more. How did Semler turn Semco upside down and inside out, eliminate nine layers of management, and allow employees unprecedented democracy in the workplace? In this exciting business story, filled with practical, hands-on guidelines, Semler tells how he touched off a chain reaction that transformed a stagnating, old-fashioned company into one of them most dynamic and innovative companies in the world. This is a story of a company that challenged the old ways of doing business, blazed a path to success in an uncertain economy, and has lessons to teach all working people, everywhere. SC, 335 pages.