Companies think that they are modern because they have pain… - Ricardo Semler

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Companies think that they are modern because they have painted their walls in a bright colour or they allow people to bring their dogs to work. This is silly and millennial-washing. The idea is to bring in the mature generation and get them to mentor the co-work with the younger generation from a distance.

Ricardo Semler

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Ricardo Semler (born 1959 in São Paulo) is the CEO and majority owner of Semco Partners. Semler assumed ownership of Semler & Company (known as Semco) from his father in 1980.

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