The Seven Day Weekend

Ricardo Semler

Everyone knows the importance of work life balance and in this book Selmer provides fascinating insights on how to actually achieve it.

Selmer has transformed his small family business into a highly profitable manufacturing, services and high-powerhouse – 40 times its original size – all while watching his favourite movies and spending time with his son in the middle of the business day.

In The Seven-Day Weekend, Selmer explains how finding the mysterious balance between work and personal life, for himself and his 3,000 employees, has allowed him to grow his business at a radical rate. All Semco employees create their own jobs and generate new ideas and businesses, all while protecting their personal lives. And the key is – you and your employees can do it too!

Selmer has spent 20 years playing with his radical ideas and this book makes it clear that the seven day weekend is a natural state if you want to achieve true work life balance.