From Library Journal First published in Brazil in 1988 as Turning the Tables ， this book was the all-time best-selling nonfiction book in Brazil's history. Semler， the 34-year-old CEO， or "counselor，" of Semco， a Brazilian manufacturing firm， describes how he turned his successful company into a "natural business" in which employees hire and evaluate their bosses， dress however they want， participate in major decisions， and share in 22 percent of the profits. Semler believes that Semco is different from most companies that have participatory management because employees are given the power to make decisions--even ones， with which the CEO wouldn't normally agree. Semler claims， "This is not a business book. It is a book about work， and how it can be changed for the better." Highly recommended.- Mark McCullough， Heterick Lib. ， Ohio Northern Univ. ， AdaCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Booklist What makes for a successful company? In a sometimes breathless， often boyish manner， Semler， a counselor of a Brazilian company (Semco)， relates the transformation of a traditionally structured business into one quite literally without walls and rules. Semler details his not-so-easy steps in the metamorphosis: abolishing dress codes and regulations; decentralizing plants; getting rid of paperwork and titles (hence， his appellation as counselor， not CEO); and creating a consultative democracy in which employees set their own salaries and work hours and vote on managerial candidates， among other responsibilities. If it sounds too much like utopia， Semler admits that Brazil's economic downturn has impacted Semco and that， yes， being born with a silver spoon certainly colors his vision. Nonetheless， his is a philosophy that merits some serious thought by managers and workers alike. Barbara Jacobs See all Editorial Reviews

● 他是一個富二代，接班後成功重塑瞭塞氏企業。

● 他推動員工自主管理，自定薪酬，自定工作時間。

● 在極其惡劣的商業環境中，他對腐敗零容忍。

● 他推動組織變革，讓企業組織的金字塔鏇轉起來。

● 他推動員工自主創業，將塞氏公司變成平颱企業。

● 他對未來有更長遠的目標，在巴西創辦瞭新式教育機構。

● 他是世界經濟論壇遴選齣的“全球未來領袖”，被民眾票選為“巴西年度領袖”。

● 從重塑企業到重塑自我，再到重塑社會，這個曾經的搖滾青年是如何做到的？