Discovering Quote by Ricardo Semler

Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.

— 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,…

— 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…

— Ricardo Semler

One of the things that is very silly - and I hear from educators all the time - is that schools essentially teach kids…

— 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…

— Ricardo Semler

Only two things grow for the sake of growth: businesses and tumors.

— 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…

— 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…

— Ricardo Semler

Growth and profit are a product of how people work together.

— Ricardo Semler

People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?

— 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…

— 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,…

— Ricardo Semler