Journal Entry 1 by AlexInLeeds from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 20, 2004

*Workers make the decisions previously made by their bosses.

*Managerial staff set their own wages and bonuses

*Everyone has access to the company books - even the cleaners

*No formality - a minimum of meetings, memos, approvals

*Internal walls torn down

*Shopfloor workers set their own productivity targets and schedules

*Result - Semco is one Latin America's fastest growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousand of applicants hoping to join it

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***YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK***  

Journal Entry 2 by AlexInLeeds from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 22, 2004

Book Ring Rules (Adapted from psychjo and kleptokitty)

1) Everybody should leave a journal entry when receiving the book and after the read! Please let us all know what you think about it...
2) Also PM the next person on the list for a mailing address and when that person doesn't answer within 7 days MAX! please PM the one after...
3) Everybody should also try to read the book soon (max - one month?)- but in a joyful speed. It's not about how many books someone can read within a certain amount of time - it's about enjoying it...
4) You can send the book via surface mail or airmail - that is completely up to you.
5) If you find you don't have the time to read it when it's your turn please PM and I'll move you to a later slot.
6) Enjoy :-)


Participants

kleptokitty (UK)
torialouise (UK)
robbiesmum (UK)
hey-miki (UK)
charu1 (UK)
YowlYY (UK)
Loopy1 (UK)
Auglaise (UK)
daizysdad (UK)
Chelseagirl (UK)
LyzzyBee (UK)
MyopicMeringue (UK)
dakegra (UK)
neverbelilith (UK)
nice-cup-of-tea (Switzerland)
Amaryllis-Italy (Italy)
Nwpassage (Canada)
Bigbird2002 (US)
Icekween01 (US)
MollyGrue (US)
WintersQT4ever (US)
Stellertony (US)
Lpree (US)
cowgirl-up (US)
LisaGriffith (US)
CaterinaAnna (UK)
Nell-Lu (UK)
lolly-the-tall (UK)
chich (France)
charlenemartel (Canada)
ajsmom (US)
fireflywishes (US)
macewoman (US)
totoroandmei (Japan)

...
...
back to me (UK).

If you want to join this ring, PM me. 

Journal Entry 3 by AlexInLeeds at on Sunday, March 28, 2004

Released on Sunday, March 28, 2004 at Nottingham Meet in Nottingham, United Kingdom Controlled Releases.

Passed to Kleptokitty at the BCUK Meet. 

Journal Entry 4 by Kleptokitty on Sunday, March 28, 2004

This looked fascinating when it was offered up, so had to jump in there, despite the number of books I HAVE TO read before I go away!!

Collected from the Nottingham meet up yesterday. It's about third on my TBR mountain, but I'm quite a fast reader so I shouldn't hold onto it too long.

 

Journal Entry 5 by Kleptokitty on Friday, April 09, 2004

Before reading this, I'd never have imagined that a company could operate along these lines & remain viable. I guess I've too much of a cynic about human nature.

Having read it, I've been mulling over whether I'd personally take the p*ss out of my employer if they offered me these freedoms and I don't think I would. Neither do I think my colleagues would. So if we're a reasonable representation of the working population, perhaps the utopia of Semco is actually possible.

It is, after all, the way that many very small businesses are already run. Which tells me that the deciding factor on whether it will work or not is the whether the workers identify the business with individuals. It's very easy to take advantage of a faceless corporation but less so out of someone you know or someone that you feel cares about your welfare. Which of course is what sets apart Semco from other businesses of it's size.

I'm going to stop blethering now, as I can see me going off on a lots of tangents here. Lots of thinking material to keep me occupied for a while I suspect!

Thanks for setting up the ring Nia :~) Will be heading off to Torialouise very shortly. 

Journal Entry 6 by torialouise from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Recieved today - thank you!! Looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 7 by torialouise from York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 01, 2004

I had seen a lot about Semco on documentaries at work about alternative work methods and I was keen to find out more - this book provided the answers!! Yhe book provided some brilliant insights in to how to view the way we work and also the people we work with.

The Cathedal Business Parable
Three stone cutters were asked about their jobs. The first said he was paid to cut stones. The second replied he used special techniques to shape stones in an exceptional way and proceeded to demonstrate his skills. The third stone cutter smiled and said : " I build cathedrals"

The Turtle
A turtle may live for a hundred years because it is protected by its shell, but it only moves forward when it sticks out its head.

Alfred Sloan
When faced with a mountain of paperwork or clutter, think back to the words of Albert Sloan of General Motors; "what is the worst thing that can happen if I throw this out?"

James Taylor
"The secret to life is to enjoy the passing of time." Most people live in either their memories of the past or their hopes of the future. Few live in the present.

A fantastic insight into a remarkable company. The basic principle is that people are adults but at work we treat people like children, we need to trust each other to work better. I will definately be reviewing the way I work.

 

Journal Entry 8 by Robbiesmum from Thirsk, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 14, 2004

You know how they all come at once? I received three bookrings today including this - and one yesterday! BUT I'm going to read this for work so hey! In Jalna's terms IT DOESN'T COUNT!!!! So I'll be reading this next week and reviewing it for work and I'll get it off to Hey-Miki. Thanks Nia for organising this. 

Journal Entry 9 by Robbiesmum from Thirsk, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 26, 2004

This was an enjoyable business biography - inspiring in seeing how a company can change, adapt to a modern world, and trust employees. I've worked for two compnies who were the exact opposite, hierarchical and policies for everything and it is demeaning. I recently read Ben & Jerry's Double Dip which has a similar view - they encourage their employees to take part in decision making and suggest ideas for the future and also have longevity from staff.

There are some great quotes - my favourite is the turtle one - and Semler does inspire you to think Yes! There is hope for capitalism! Some of the book got a bit samey for me though with people being hired then fired then hired and fired again. I was most interested in the ideas and how they were working as they seem so chaotic on paper, yet motivational in this workplace.

I've reviewed the book for my job and emailed this today. Thanks daemonwolf for sharing thi. On to Hey-miki. 

Journal Entry 10 by hey-miki from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, June 06, 2004

arrived in the post from robbiesmum. thanks! 

Journal Entry 11 by hey-miki from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, June 30, 2004

I've never read a "business" book before because I imagine them to be, frankly, dull. This one wasn't. There are a lot of great ideas in this book. The key principle is "trust your employees". Isn't it amazing how most companies don't? Makes you wonder why they hired them in the first place. (I did feel pangs of envy for those Semler employees...)
This should be required reading for executives everywhere!

Thanks Daemonwolf. I've passed this onto charu1 to read next 

Journal Entry 12 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Saturday, October 23, 2004

Journal Entry 13 by YowlYY from Nottingham, not specified not specified on Monday, November 15, 2004

Journal Entry 14 by loopy1 from Herne Bay, Kent United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 17, 2004

I went out to work this morning happy that the urgent tbr was shrinking. I came back to find two new books!
Despite the rush, I confidently expect to start this book by the beginning of next week, and look forward to hearing how this business operates. It sounds an interesting read, thanks. 

Journal Entry 15 by loopy1 from Herne Bay, Kent United Kingdom on Friday, December 03, 2004

I really needed this book! After the books I've been reading lately - No Logo, Not on the Label, The Great Food Gamble - which all emphasise how man is destroying the world and other people in order to mindlessly pursue profit, it was a wonderful relief to read about a man who had the welfare of the majority at heart, who was willing to step back and pass on power.
One thing that surprised me was how ruthless this guy was though - he showed no hesitation in downsizing the company when a worker was no longer needed. But on the other hand he was involving the workers in the decision made, and often it was the worker himself who made the decision that he was no longer needed.
A wonderful vision - I wonder how many people could cope with the responsibility of working there though - how many people would just be afraid of that much responsibility. It can be very reassuring to sit back and let others take al the decisions, but very empowering to be able to make your own decisions.
Thanks, I'll be passing this book on hopefully over the weekend. 

Journal Entry 16 by AlexInLeeds from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, December 12, 2004

Hi, just an update. I'm not posting any books out between now and January 5th for fear of losing them in the Yule deluge of post. I'd like to ask that this book is held back till the 5th as well. Happy holidays, all. :) 

Journal Entry 17 by loopy1 from Herne Bay, Kent United Kingdom on Monday, January 24, 2005

This book is finally heading out today first-class, sorry for the delay. 

Journal Entry 18 by Auglaise from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, February 07, 2005

I really enjoyed reading this; much more than I thought I was going to in fact. I think that he offers quite alot of practical advice for how to change a company, although I think that he could have possibly gone more into detail of how he did things. Thank you so much for sharing, and I'll be passing it on as soon as I'm able! 

Journal Entry 19 by Auglaise from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, February 25, 2005

Sent off today! 

Journal Entry 20 by daizysdad from Mexborough, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, February 28, 2005

Received this morning as part of daemonwolf's bookring. Going to the top of my tbr pile, really looking forward to this one. 

Journal Entry 21 by daizysdad from Mexborough, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 28, 2005

A fascinating account of the very successful Brazillian company Semco. Many of our top companies should take a leaf out of their book. I was really surprised though that despite all their liberal industrial relations they still have strikes and disputes. Still wouldn't mind working there though.
Now posting to Chelseagirl. 

Journal Entry 22 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 31, 2005

Arrived safely today, many thanks. I've been looking forward to tis one and after reading all the journal entries I'm probably going to have to bump it up Mount TBR! 

Journal Entry 23 by chelseagirl from Faringdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Thursday, April 28, 2005

The ideas behind Semco are fascinating and it's testimony to human spirit that in such a capitalist world a company can run on these lines. It's all down to trusting each other and not abusing the freedom given to us. It's a shame that more companies don't follow Ricardo Semler's ethos and hand over a bit more power to their workers. This should be required reading for every CEO!

Having said all that, personally I found the book a little bit dull - maybe because I am so not a corporate person, haven't worked for a company for over ten years and really have no interest in the world of business at all. I felt I knew everything I wanted to know about Semco in the first few chapters and the book just dragged along from there on. Could be that I've been overwhelmed with co9llege work lately and this was just a bit too dry for my needs right now. I did find the appendix on time management interesting though.

Thanks for organising this ring. I'll send it on to LyzzyBee shortly. 

Journal Entry 24 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Received from chelseagirl yesterday - my first BookCrossing post at our new house! Looks fascinating. I have a couple of odds and ends to finish off then this will be next in the TBR - spending quite a lot of my time on my own or on 3 hour coach journeys at the mment so it shouldn't take long!

13 May - PM'd myopicmeringue for address. Due to 2-centre living there may be a couple of days delay in posting this out, but it will be finished and sent no later than Wednesday! 

Journal Entry 25 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, May 13, 2005

As others have commented - excellent and fascinating. I thought the author was more humble than others whose business biographies I have read. Didn't find it repetitive or boring at all - full of real-life examples who really sprang into life.

Rather pertinent too, as I spend a fairly miserable last few weeks in my job!

Will pass on to next person as soon as I have an address (see notes in above JE)

Thanks for sharing this one! 

Journal Entry 26 by LyzzyBee at on Thursday, May 19, 2005

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Posting to myopicmeringue in the next couple of days. Enjoy!

Update: This was posted Friday 27 May in the afternoon - should be there soon 

Journal Entry 27 by MyopicMeringue on Monday, June 06, 2005

Thanks, LyzzyBee - I'm looking forward to reading this. 

Journal Entry 28 by AlexInLeeds from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 01, 2006

MM,

I have another copy of Maverick which I am posting down for you to read and release or keep as you wish, could you please contact dakegra to get his address to move this ring onto?

Ta duckie,

Nia / daemonwolf 

Journal Entry 29 by MyopicMeringue on Saturday, February 04, 2006

I'm really sorry for having had this book so long and holding up the bookring - sorry, daemonwolf, and sorry, everyone else who is waiting for the book.

That is really sweet of you, daemonwolf, to be sending me another copy of it. Thank you - you really didn't have to do that.

I am sending this book to dakegra this morning. 

Journal Entry 30 by dakegra from Wakefield, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 07, 2006

received as part of my first ever bookcrossing bookring. 

Journal Entry 31 by perditaxknit from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Monday, April 10, 2006

Received from Dekegra. Thank you very much!

I'm looking forward to reading this book. I work for one of the largest companies in the country so doubtless this will make me extremely cross. 

Journal Entry 32 by perditaxknit from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, April 16, 2006

Finished this today :)

I loved the ideas in this book and definately would take them on board if I was an employer.

The only way it could have been better, in my opinion, was if Semler was a little more focused on his employees rather than on his business success. He repeatedly claims not to be a socialist (what's wrong with that?) and mocks paternalism and employers who try to look after their employees. He seems to be proud of Semco because it is very successful, not because it is a good place to work or is doing good things for society, which irks me a little.

Also I think a little more focus on environmental responsibility would have been nice - the part where he encourages people to throw stuff away ruthlessly made me cringe a little. 

Journal Entry 33 by perditaxknit from Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, April 22, 2006

Sending to nice-cup-of-tea today. Sorry for the delay, I've been away over Easter... 

Journal Entry 34 by nice-cup-of-tea from Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Received today, thank you neverbelilith for the sweeties, they were a nice accompaniment to my nice cup of tea :-) Will read and review asap. 

Journal Entry 35 by nice-cup-of-tea from Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Saturday, May 20, 2006

What a great book! An extremely inspirational read :-) I loved the story about the filing cabinets :-)
Will get Amaryllis-Italy's address and post on asap 

Journal Entry 36 by nwpassage from Prince George, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Journal Entry 37 by nwpassage from Prince George, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, July 12, 2006

I finished reading this last Saturday morning. I came down with a respiratory virus last week and am just the last day or two starting to really recover. Since there wasn't much I could do other then lie around and feel miserable, I thought I'd try and finish this, but was a little worried that it would be too dry given how few of my brain cells were firing. But this is truly a wonderful, well written book, and I found it easy and enjoyable to read, in spite of how badly I felt.

I had never heard of Semco prior to signing up for this ring, but I am very inspired. This book nurtured my growing belief that many of society's current problems are linked to assembly line mass-production of goods; it was so nice to read that a modern factory CAN be profitable without assembly lines!

I found it very interesting in the "Divide and Prosper" chapter, Semler mentions that "people will perform at their potential only when they know almost everyone around them, which is generally when there are no more than 150 people. That is our experience, anyway." Earlier this year I read Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point", which talks about "The Magic Number 150" in a similar context.

Oh, and I know very little about Latin America, but when Semler mentioned in the "Collapse" chapter that Brazil's finance minister seized "80 per cent of the cash in the country... Every Brazilian, no matter what his assets, was left with $800 or 20 per cent of his holdings, whichever was less... The lady said she'd give the money back, corrected for inflation by an official index, in 12 monthly instalments, starting in a year and a half" I was SO horrified and disturbed, I can't even describe...

Thank you so very much for organizing this ring daemonwolf! This was the kind of ring I love, I got to read a really wonderful interesting book that I would never have heard of if not for bookcrossing and the ring. And I will definitely think about buying a copy of my own sometime!

ETA - I also wanted to mention that one of the things I most liked about this book was Semler admitting to his mistakes... as someone else mentioned, that showed more humility then I would normally expect from such a successful businessman. 

Journal Entry 38 by nwpassage from Prince George, British Columbia Canada on Saturday, July 15, 2006

OK, so ever since I got this ring I've been trying to get the next address, and it has been a fun time:

Bigbird2002 was next, but when I went to their shelf, I noticed their last activity was Christmas time last year. I did PM them anyways... never got a reply and so I moved on. I just noticed today that they have now changed their profile to read: "Hi. I am no longer active in BookCrossing. Please skip me for any bookrings and do not send RABCK. I appreciate everything that I have been able to get out of this experience. Thank you!"

Icekween01 was next, who replied quickly saying "Thanks for contacting me, but please skip me for this one. I have too much on my plate right now. Thanks for understanding."

MollyGrue was next, but when I went to their shelf, there was a note at the top stating "Please skip me for any upcoming rings and rays. For now, I can still accept and pass on bookboxes, just not rings/rays. Thank You." so I didn't PM them.

WintersQT4ever was next, who replied "Sorry, I'm not really participating that much on bookcrossing anymore. Please skip me."

Stellertony was next, whose shelf has a note "Please do not PM me. Use this link to contact me: XInbox. Be sure to include your email address!" I followed the link, and it was a web form to send an email, which I am fine with... except, I didn't want to include my email address. Sorry, but this bugged me: the whole point of the bookcrossing PM system is that I don't have to give my email out! I did use the form to send Stellertony an email, but without including my email address, so there was no way I could send a copy to myself to make sure it went through. I did include in the email the link to reply to me with a bookcrossing PM, but I never got a response. It has been 3 months since there was any activity on their bookcrossing account.

Lpree was next... and replied with her address!!! Yay!!! So I will mail this off to her today. Hope she enjoys it as much as I did. 

Journal Entry 39 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Tuesday, July 25, 2006

This arrived in today's mail. Wow, I had forgotten I'd signed up for this when I received the PM about it. It sounds like a fascinating story and I look forward to reading it. However, I do have a few rings ahead of it. I will read it as soon as I can and get it moving again.

Thanks for sharing it! 

Journal Entry 40 by Lpree from Omaha, Nebraska USA on Monday, October 23, 2006

Oh my goodness, i had no idea I'd held on to this for so long. I also thought I'd journaled it as read before now. So sorry!

Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this book - it was very readable for being a nonfiction book about this company. I find it amazing that it has worked - it sounds like they've had very little problems with corruption, etc. Maybe the type of business and the workers involvement...

Anyway, I mailed it out to cowgirl-up as beaglesangel asked to be skipped.

Thanks very much for sharing it and I'm really sorry I held it for so long! 

Journal Entry 41 by cowgirl-up from Springfield, Ohio USA on Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Arrived this weekend. I have my current read and one other ring ahead of this one, but I'll get to it as soon as I can. 

Journal Entry 42 by cowgirl-up from Springfield, Ohio USA on Sunday, November 26, 2006

I really enjoyed this look at business. There were lots of "outside the box" ideas and case studies to support them. I'd never heard of Semco before this book and I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of their practices and brainstorming.

Mailed today to LisaGriffith. 

Journal Entry 43 by LisaGriffith from Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Just received the book today from cowgirl-up. I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing! 

Journal Entry 44 by LisaGriffith from Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Saturday, February 03, 2007

Semco is a company at which I'd like to work. I actually worked at a large corporation for many years who was making changes in this direction...not so radical, of course. It makes all the difference when a company treats employment as a two way relationship. Rare, very rare.

Book is in the international post to CaterinaAnna today. Should arrive in 5 days.
Thank you for sharing, Daemonwolf. 

Journal Entry 45 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Friday, February 09, 2007

Arrived this morning and, of course, there are three other books with it at the top of Mount TBR. Will get to as soon as I can ... 

Journal Entry 46 by Caterinaanna at book ring in Mailed to fellow bookcrosser, Postal Release -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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Finally on its way, with apologies for the delay. 

Journal Entry 47 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Will enlarge on this comment when life & IE stop conspiring against me.
In brief: enjoyed & found inspiring. I was struck by the contrast between Semler & Feynmann as he comes across in 'Surely you're joking Mr Feynmann' - the former is far more self-effacing & more likely to use 'we' than 'I', which just about sums up his attitude. 

Journal Entry 48 by Nell-Lu from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 14, 2007

This arrived today - thanks CaterinaAnna for sending it on, and daemonwolf for setting up the ring. I've been really looking forward to this one! I started another book yesterday, so will get onto this one next. I'll aim to finish it this week and get it sent on at the weekend, as I'm away next week. So, I'll PM lolly-the-tall now for an address... 

Journal Entry 49 by Nell-Lu from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, March 18, 2007

I've nearly finished reading this (I'll finish it tonight) and am finding it really interesting. I like it that Semler details his mistakes and the learning process instead of just outlining the things that have worked.

I haven't heard back from lolly-the-tall, so I'm not going to be able to send this on before I go away. Sorry. I will be back next weekend and will post the book to lolly-the-tall then, if I have an address; otherwise I will contact the next person on the list. I'll also write a full journal entry then.

ETA 23 March 2007: I haven't heard anything from lolly-the-tall, and it's been more than 7 days, so am going to PM chich who is next in line. 

Journal Entry 50 by Nell-Lu from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Sunday, March 25, 2007

I found this very thought provoking. In contrast to most "business books", Semler doesn't present a list of rules that he claims will result in business success. Instead, his approach of explaining what Semco has tried, why, and what the outcomes were forces the reader to think a bit more deeply. The idea that employees are adults and can be treated as such has been addressed by other business writers (e.g. McGregor's Theory Y), and has been put into practice elsewhere (particularly in the high-tech and creative industries), but not often at all levels: even in the most enlightened office, the cleaners and other essential support staff are generally expected to follow traditional, rigid rules. It's interesting to read about what happens when everybody is given the freedom - and responsibility - to control their environment, hours and working methods.

I have chich's address, so will put this in tomorrow's post. 

Journal Entry 51 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Saturday, April 21, 2007

Book received today, thanks a lot Nell-Lu! And thanks for this totally unexpected RABCK too:)

I just finished reading a book last night so I'll get right on to this one:) Thanks for sharing daemonwolf! 

Journal Entry 52 by chich from Sant Antoni de Portmany, Illes Balears/Islas Baleares Spain on Friday, April 27, 2007

A very stimulating & enjoyable book! This is the first business-related book I read and even though I expected it to be somehow tedious, it read like a novel and was pleasantly written. I'd never even heard of Semco or Ricardo Semler before joining this ring and it was very interesting to read about Semler's take on the corporate world. What I found really refreshing here is how the people at Semco reacted when faced with problems and the way they learned from their mistakes & used them to make the company better. There are so many great ideas in this book, some of them very easy to implement! I think I'll take on the filling cabinet clean up right away: "When faced with a mountain of paperwork or clutter, think back to the words of Albert Sloan of General Motors; "what is the worst thing that can happen if I throw this out?" Here I come, prepare the wastebaskets! Still, I was as surprised as loopy1 at how ruthless Ricardo Semler seemed to be when it came to downsizing, it somehow didn't fit into the picture... Anyway, as hey-miki said, this book should be required reading for executives everywhere! For those interested, here's a link to the Semco website, where you can read about the company's philisophy and management model: Semco website.

Thanks again for sharing daemonwulf!

I already have charlenemartel's address and will send her the book tomorrow. Happy reading Char!

 

Journal Entry 53 by charlenemartel on Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The book is safely here with me. Thank you for sharing and thank you so much for the great bookmark Sarah. I cracked up laughing so badly when I saw it.
I will contact the next reader shortly for the addy so I can send as soon as I am done 

Journal Entry 54 by ajsmom from Quesnel, British Columbia Canada on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Book is here!! I'd given up on it, so it's a nice surprise! 

Journal Entry 55 by ajsmom from Quesnel, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, June 24, 2008

I've had it for a little longer than a month - my apologies but sometimes life gets in the way of my reading!!

I own a small business, so I found this book really interesting. I have two employees who have been with me for over a year now, and I told one of them this morning that they would sit in on the next round of job interviews. She thought that was funny, but I'm quite serious. There are things I can apply from Semco, some things I already have built in, and other things, of course, that just don't fit. When I find me some time, I plan on seeing how Semco is doing now (more than 10 years after Semler wrote the book).

I have PM'd Fireflywishes, although they seem to be inactive. I'll give it a few days and then contact the next in line if necessary. Thanks for the ring, daemonwolf!!!

July 6 ETA: I have heard back from Fireflywishes that they don't want the book, so I am now waiting to hear back from macewoman! 

Journal Entry 56 by ajsmom at To the next participant in By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Sent to macewoman via air mail. 

Journal Entry 57 by macewoman from Winston Salem, North Carolina USA on Saturday, July 19, 2008

This is a long awaited ring. Looking forward to reading it. Thanks for passing it on to me, ajsmom.