Maverick Chapters The Go Go Years Learnings.

2. KRINKER - $500,000 – A small hole can
sink a BIG ship.
 Buying, Selling and Merging – What's the
Bottom Line?
 Asea Brown Boveri Group – Swedish Air –
Conditioning Company.
 BAC – Baltimore Aircoil (BAC) – Merck
Sharp and Dohme.
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3. Ernesto - Semco was still very much a
family business.
 Harro – Loved the country.
 HR Manager Head Hunt – All came from
big companies – None seemed fit.
 Clovis Bojikian – Constant Innovation.
 Taught to think, not to memorize,
encouraged to question everything!
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4. Hobart Brazil – Dishwashers and other
food processing equipment's.
 Dependent on Home Office for minor
decisions, slow and less flexible.
 Filizola – Main Competitor.
 Keith Ray – Unfailing sense of humor and
unflagging honesty!
 Fernando – Control Hobart!
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Hobart – Lacked a sense of belonging.
Stress was internally generated – Immature
Org. and Infantile goals.
Too many statistics and too many report –
yet late deliveries. Work Hard or Get Fired!
Cathedral Builders!
Own Culture – Single Culture – SEMCO
Bureaucracy Phase or Adolescent Phase.
Health Issues – Change absolutely
everything about your life.

6. Don’t hesitate to take risks.
 Constant Innovation.
 Employee Satisfaction.
 Decentralization.
 Know your competitors and take actions.
 Make Cathedral Builders!
 Balance between life and work!
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