Stress as the Basis for Leadership Philosophy

Steven Segal
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Steven Segal: Macquarie Graduate School of Management

Chapter 10 in Business Feel, 2014, pp 119-135 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semco, a Brazilian company, underwent what I shall call a “sustainability crisis”, in which his habitual style of leading undermined his ability to manage his organisation. He was self-undermining. The way he responded to his sustainability crisis enabled him to transform his practice of leadership and organisational management from an autocratic and top-down approach to what he sees as a democratic style of leadership. This transformation enabled him to breathe new life and possibilities into his organisation, making it a model corporation which a number of companies have wanted to emulate. He turned his self-destructive style of management into a creative and dynamic organisation — and increased Semco’s “bottom line”.

Keywords: Bottom Line; Shop Floor; Senior Executive; Double Bind; Coaching Manager (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137316271_11

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