# How to run a company with (almost) no rules

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2014
- Speaker: Ricardo Semler
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ricardo_semler_how_to_run_a_company_with_almost_no_rules)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?

## Lectures

1. [How to run a company with (almost) no rules](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ricardo_semler_how_to_run_a_company_with_almost_no_rules/8ba2401d371c), 22 min (TED's player)