Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace (Second-Hand)

Author: Ricardo Semler
Title: Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace
Series: Standalone Business / Management
Format: Paperback
Genre: Business / Management / Leadership / Entrepreneurship / Organisational Culture
Publisher: Random House
Publication Year: 2001
Language: English
ISBN: 9780712678865

Maverick is the remarkable true story of Ricardo Semler and his revolutionary approach to business management. Challenging conventional corporate practices, Semler transformed his family's Brazilian manufacturing company into one of the world's most unusual and successful workplaces, demonstrating how trust, employee freedom and shared responsibility can reshape an organisation.

Book Overview

What happens when employees are given the freedom to manage their own working lives?

In Maverick, Ricardo Semler describes how he took control of his family's struggling industrial company, Semco, and introduced a radical new approach to management.

Instead of relying on traditional hierarchies, rigid working hours and centralised decision-making, Semler encouraged employees to take responsibility for their work, participate in company decisions and have a genuine say in how the business operated.

His unconventional methods included allowing workers to choose their own working arrangements, participate in setting salaries and become involved in important business decisions.

The result was a remarkable business transformation that challenged established ideas about leadership, productivity and corporate culture.

Through real-world experiences and practical insights, Semler presents a compelling case for building businesses around trust, autonomy and employee participation.

Series Information

• Standalone business and management book
• Written by Brazilian entrepreneur Ricardo Semler
• Based on his experiences transforming Semco
• Follows the success of his earlier management philosophy and business practices
• A landmark work in modern management and organisational thinking

Condition

Second-Hand

• Second-hand paperback edition
• Cover may show light shelf wear, creasing or handling marks
• Pages may show light signs of previous use
• Binding is intact unless otherwise stated
• Please refer to the photographs for the exact cosmetic condition

Additional Information

• Internationally recognised business and management title
• English-language paperback edition
• Explores unconventional leadership and workplace democracy
• Challenges traditional corporate structures and management practices
• Ideal for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and leadership enthusiasts