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> [The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/the-key-to-getting-work-done-on-time-is-to-stop-wearing-a-watch/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

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## More by Ricardo Semler

> [Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/human-nature-demands-recognition-without-it-people-lose-their-sense/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/the-purpose-of-work-is-not-to-make-money-the-purpose-of-work-is-to/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [There is no contest between the company that buys the grudging compliance of its work force and the company that enjoys the enterprising participation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/there-is-no-contest-between-the-company-that-buys-the-grudging/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [One of the things that is very silly - and I hear from educators all the time - is that schools essentially teach kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/one-of-the-things-that-is-very-silly-and-i-hear-from-educators-all/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/it-is-not-socialist-as-some-of-our-critics-contend-it-isn-t-purely/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [Only two things grow for the sake of growth: businesses and tumors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/only-two-things-grow-for-the-sake-of-growth-businesses-and-tumors/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/if-you-look-at-any-kind-of-modern-organization-and-you-think-what-are/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [For a company to excel, employees must be reassured that self-interest, not the company's, is their foremost priority. We believe an employee who puts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/for-a-company-to-excel-employees-must-be-reassured-that-self-interest/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [Growth and profit are a product of how people work together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/growth-and-profit-are-a-product-of-how-people-work-together/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/people-are-responsible-adults-at-home-why-do-we-suddenly-transform/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [Forget socialism, capitalism, just-in-time deliveries, salary surveys, and the rest ... concentrate on building organizations that accomplish that most difficult of all challenges: to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/forget-socialism-capitalism-just-in-time-deliveries-salary-surveys/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [The era of using people as production tools is coming to an end. Participation is infinitely more complex to practice than conventional corporate unilateralism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/the-era-of-using-people-as-production-tools-is-coming-to-an-end/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/the-key-to-getting-work-done-on-time-is-to-stop-wearing-a-watch/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [Large, centralized organizations foster alienation like stagnant ponds breed algae.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/large-centralized-organizations-foster-alienation-like-stagnant-ponds/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-semler/in-life-we-do-not-give-employees-enough-leeway-if-you-look-around/)

[Ricardo Semler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-semler/)

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