What’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
TONY HSIEHWhat’s the best way to build a brand for the long term? In a word: culture.
TONY HSIEHI 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 HSIEHGet the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
TONY HSIEHA bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it’s harder to turn quickly.
TONY HSIEHBusiness 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 HSIEHThe best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
TONY HSIEHThe best leaders are servant leaders – they serve those they lead.
TONY HSIEHSuccess is getting to a point where you’d be truly OK with losing everything you have and starting over.
TONY HSIEHI made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
TONY HSIEHNever accept or be too comfortable with the status quo, because the companies that get into trouble are historically the ones that aren’t able to adapt to change and respond quickly enough.
TONY HSIEHHelp inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
TONY HSIEHOur belief is that if you get the culture right, most of the other stuff, like great customer service, or building a great long-term brand or empowering passionate employees and customers, will happen on its own.
TONY HSIEHYour personal core values define who you are, and a company’s core values ultimately define the company’s character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
TONY HSIEHWhatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
TONY HSIEHMoney alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
TONY HSIEHWithout conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
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