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How to run a company with (almost) no rules

Ricardo Semler · TED

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About

What if your job didn't control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don't have to). It's a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life balance — and leads to some deep insight on what work, and life, is really all about. Bonus question: What if schools were like this too?

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2014
Speaker
Ricardo Semler
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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