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Q. Describe Ricardo Semler's leadership style. What do you think the advantages and drawbacks of his style might be? 1. London Business School chief Nigel Nicholson in his 1998 Harvard Business Review paper How Hardwired is Human Behavior? suggested that human nature was just as likely to cause problems in the workplace as in larger social and political settings, and that similar methods were required to deal with stressful situations and difficult problems. He held up the workplace democracy model advanced by Ricardo Semler as the "only" one that actually took cognizance of human foibles. Q.Describe Ricardo Semler\\\'s leadership style. What do you think the advantages and drawbacks of his style might be? Ans. His leadership style shows how a business can run circles around competitors by rejecting the traditional 'carrot and stick' methods of incentives and controls and trusting in the creativity and ingenuity of the workforce. His approach harnesses the creative value of employees, leading to greater productivity and flexibility for managers and employees alike.

Semler's mission is to change the habits of thought that lead to rigid, and dehumanizing workplaces, into ones that create workplaces that are engaging productive ones, and which regard people as whole human beings, seeing life and work as interrelated in a mutual commitment.

His presentations are provocative, insightful and based on personal experiences as a CEO. His leadership example is a powerful catalyst for other leaders to explore fresh alternatives and to find creative solutions to modern management problems.

Only drawback that people must not take management as granted by absence of sticks and be demotivated in absence of carrots : Describe Recardo Semler’s leadership style. What do you think might be the advantages and drawback of his style? What challenges might a radically hands off leader face? How could those challenges be addressed?

How could future leaders be identified in Semco? Would leadership training be important to this organization? Discuss. What could other businesses learn from Ricardo Semler’s approach to leadership?