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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh I think the most important thing is just if you hire people whose personal values match the corporate core values – and not just the stated ones.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Twitter is like hugging. Just because it’s hard to measure the return on investment doesn’t mean there isn’t value there.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh It doesn’t cost anything to say hi when you pass someone else in the hallway, whereas, most corporations if you pass you avoid eye contact.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Get the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Every employee can affect your company’s brand, not just the front-line employees that are paid to talk to your customers.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it’s a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Your brand is your culture.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Business is all about learning to balance the short-term, medium-term and long-term and I think it’s when things are going well it covers up a lot of mistakes and bad decisions because you’re growing so quickly.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh If someone is self-aware, then they can always continue to grow. If they’re not self-aware, I think it’s harder for them to evolve or adapt beyond who they already are.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.
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