In life, we do not give employees enough leeway. If you look around Semco’s office, there are plenty of empty desks. The question is – where are these people? I do not have the slightest idea, but I am not interested. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, ‘What are the foremost tools of power?’ You will find that it is information. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
People are too keen to follow standard preconceptions of how organisations should work. All too often, we feel that we are unable to make changes and so hope that someone, somewhere in your organisation knows what we are doing and what the overall aim is. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
One of the things that is very silly – and I hear from educators all the time – is that schools essentially teach kids to learn. They don’t need school for that. Learning is what they do best. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
The purpose of work is to make the worker – whether a working stiff or a CEO – feel good about life. Ricardo Semler Read Quote
