Jan-Derick Nel

Semco Style Institute South Africa

Semco Style Institute - South Africa (SSI-SA) is the exclusive implementation partner for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Why we exist... We want to Make Work Awesome in high-performing organizations that gives its employees the freedom to use and develop all their talents so that they can turn customers into fans and have fun doing that. How we do this... By busting bureaucracy and promoting performance by organizing wisely around people instead of smartly around structures and processes. It treats adults as adults, puts people above organizational modes, and sees freedom and self-interest as the basis for collective alignment. What we offer... Training, practices & tools, coaching and expert consulting that enable people to have balanced lives and fulfilling jobs in high-performance organizations. In addition we offer a range of events to engage with the original Semco Style, from introductory one-day events to advanced immersive trainings. Semco Style first came into being in 1980, when Ricardo Semler took over the Semco Group from his father. Over the years, Semler has fine-tuned and strengthened the approach with a theoretical foundation to create the ‘Semco Style'. It builds on five pivotal principles that form the basis for some 30 management programs and more than 100 powerful practices. These key principles are: Trust Alternative controls Self-management Extreme stakeholder alignment Creative innovation Semco Style brings the right leadership style for healthy performance and implementation in several companies yielded an IRR of 46,5%. Organizations that adopted Semco Style are more effective, profitable and flexible, and have higher customer satisfaction, better quality of life and happier co-workers. If you share this vision, join the Semco Style Institute South Africa, in setting free the adaptability, performance and entrepreneurship that is hidden inside every employee. Lets Make Work Awesome!