Book review: The Seven-Day Weekend

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Joel on 2007-06-29 - Tags happiness , leadership
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on 2006-08-16 by liqweed

Ricardo Semler is the CEO of the Sao Paulo, Brazil-based company Semco, and his vision of leadership has been the driving force behind an organization so different, so innovative and so successful that the business world has been forced to sit up and pay attention. Semler has chosen happiness as his driving force in business. He enjoys life and he wants Semco’s employees, customers, suppliers and community to be happy as well. That is the real motivation behind Semco. Not growth. Not profits. Not power. Not status. But happiness.

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Employees set their own working hours

Employees choose their own salaries

All meetings are voluntary and open to everyone

Employees hire their own bosses

HR has been almost abolished, because leaders need to be able to treat their employees right themselves

All employees rate their bosses twice a year and all ratings are published

Employees choose which leader they want to work under

Employees choose which Semco office they want to work out off

Employees can take early retirement, meaning they get one day a week off in return for working one day a week after they retire.

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