Without conscious and deliberate effort, inertia always wins.
TONY HSIEHWe decided that if we get the culture right, most of the stuff, like building a brand around delivering the very best customer service, will just take care of itself.
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Our 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.
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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.
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Success is getting to a point where you’d be truly OK with losing everything you have and starting over.
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I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.
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Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
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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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Just figure out what your personal values are then just make those the corporate values.
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Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.
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If there are too many competitors, even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
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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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A 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.
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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.
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We asked ourselves what we wanted this company to stand for. We didn’t want to just sell shoes. I wasn’t even into shoes – but I was passionate about customer service.
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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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