Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.
TONY HSIEHGood businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.
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I made a list of the happiest periods of my life & I realized that none of them involve money.
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Every employee can affect your company’s brand, not just the front-line employees that are paid to talk to your customers.
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The best leaders are servant leaders – they serve those they lead.
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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.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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Your brand is your culture.
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Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you’re trying to do more than just make money.
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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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Having a higher purpose is more than just about profits. You actually end up making more profits in the long run because employees really are a lot more engaged and customers see the higher purpose in the company.
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Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
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If you’re worried about putting food on the table or putting a roof over your head, that stress is definitely will contribute to unhappiness, but once you have your basic needs met then incremental money.
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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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