The people have unlimited resources. Managers do not. The group
Semco in Brazil has made billions listening to the workers. This strange company is having great economic success. This is one of the largest industrial groups in the country, initially was one of the sector steel company, was a successful business but the profits were verticalized when Ricardo Semler took the direction of society.
What he did is a structural revolution in the manufacturing system. A revolution that starts from the idea that workers have a great capacity for responsibility, which in private life, such as dedicating themselves to their children. In holding these adults are treated like children, under the control poison (and expensive for the company) and constraining rules, are not consulted on strategic decisions.
Revolution Ricardo Semler began radically changing the image that the company had employees, with one move: to break the rigid division of time. It has enabled the departments to manage flexible work time: there are no time requirements. Just to agree with my colleagues: You can enter the factory at any time. Employees decide next month even if they want to work less and earn less, or if they want more work and more money.
Semler Then he demolished the symbols of corporate power. For example, she decided that managers would no longer have a secretary: photocopies if they alone
(...) And the new hires are screened by the assemblies, and this applies to workers as managers. Applicants are interviewed and then if you vote for them or not. (...)
Each year a share of the profits is reinvested in new productive sectors based on the suggestions of workers, and these new corporate branches are then managed with the help of those who have nominated them. In this way a worker can suddenly become the manager who works in the realization of his idea. (...)
The company helps employees to realize their dreams in the company business. And this has been a very big deal for the company that no longer has its center in the steel, but in a galaxy of activities are extremely diversified.
And, again, I'm not talking about dreams of anarchists, but chosen of success, Semco, with its 5,000 employees, has reached annual growth levels to embarrass the Chinese, since over 30% per annum. And
is it just a method that works. No! I am 20 years that Ricardo Semler runs the company in this way! And shareholders are enthusiastic hundred thousand dollars invested in Semco 20 years ago today are now more than $ 5 million. (...) Read more
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