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original review posted here:
http://www.reemer.com/archives/2004/06/1...

I first heard of Maverick author Ricardo Semler when I came across a blurb for his new book called The Seven-Day Weekend in a copy of Inc Magazine a f...more...]]> 62186233 2477424 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jul 05 01:28:07 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 01:35:11 -0700 2009
It is mind blowing that Semler implemented such concepts as "Set your own salary" and open book visibility from the cleaners through to ...more...]]> 6188373 323325 685418 0446670553 9780446670555 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178571m/685418.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177178571s/685418.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/685418.Maverick_The_Success_Story_Behind_the_World_s_Most_Unusual_Workplace 4.19 16 1993 5 0 false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Fri Sep 14 05:14:27 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 10:59:18 -0700 2007
Even now Ricardo Semler's empowerment and autonomy to his employees/stakeholders in the company is outstanding..
I still haven't come across an organisation which across ranks empowers employees to take a call on ...more...]]> 70186757 79365 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Sat Sep 05 16:16:49 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 16:18:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49449631 1628265 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:15:33 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 10:18:04 -0700 2009
I found this to be a great read, and love the ideas that Semler espouses about running a company.]]> 9180347 623541 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Nov 15 21:17:53 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 21:29:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 44364681 1016459 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 21:15:12 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 21:19:03 -0800 2009 50491913 2156807 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Thu Mar 26 03:16:26 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 03:16:36 -0700 2009 56697745 699563 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:47:34 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:57:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58064405 856072 2329160 0446516961 9780446516969 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2329160.Maverick_The_Success_Story_Behind_the_World_s_Most_Unusual_Workplace 4.00 2 1993 0 0 false Mon Jun 01 09:58:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 16:53:22 -0700 2009 34545965 1411821 2329160 0446516961 9780446516969 2 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2329160.Maverick_The_Success_Story_Behind_the_World_s_Most_Unusual_Workplace 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Oct 04 20:19:32 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 20:28:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15592281 81317 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Sat Feb 16 17:08:47 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 12:56:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 42644 4534 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 5 0 false Wed Feb 14 20:08:10 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 15:59:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 80507665 2005245 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Wed Dec 09 23:53:18 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 23:55:14 -0800 2009 6529284 215673 32994 0712678867 9780712678865 26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031m/32994.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168413031s/32994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32994.Maverick_ 4.14 132 1993 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 23:02:41 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 23:05:04 -0700 2007
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