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Ricardo Semler (born 1959) is a Brazilian businessman, author, and renowned management innovator. As former CEO of Semco, a Brazilian conglomerate, he became famous for his radical approach to workplace democracy and employee empowerment. His book "Maverick!" (1993) became a global bestseller, documenting his unconventional management philosophy. Semler is recognized worldwide as a pioneer in transforming traditional corporate culture through practices like flexible work hours, employee-elected managers, and open-book management.

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“The best way to invest corporate profits is to give them to the employees.”

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“It is not socialist, as some of our critics contend. It isn't purely capitalist, either. It is a new way. A third way. A more humane, trusting, productive, exhilarating, and, in every sense, rewarding way.”

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“There are companies which are prepared to change the way they work. They realize that nothing can be based on what used to be, that there is a better way. But, 99 percent of companies are not ready, [they are] caught in an industrial Jurassic Park.”

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“I believe no one can afford, endure or can stomach leaving half a life in the parking lot when she or he goes to work. It's a lousy way to live and a lousy way to work.”

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Book:The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works

Source: The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works

“If we do not let people do things the way they do, we will never know what they are really capable of and they will just follow our boarding school rules.”

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Author:Ricardo Semler

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Born: 1959
Known for: Fictioneer
Quotes: 32

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Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkplaceRelated source material

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