Open, honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship, but remember that at the end of the day it’s not what you say or what you do, but how you make people feel that matters the most.
TONY HSIEHMoney alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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A great brand is a story that never stops unfolding.
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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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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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Your culture is your brand.
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If you’re focused on the friendship as its own reward, serendipitous stuff just happens. I know that sounds weird, but I can tell you for our 12 years of existence, it’s actually how a lot of stuff happens.
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Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.
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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.
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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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If there are too many competitors, even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
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Most innovation comes from outside your industry applied to your own
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Ask yourself: would you be comfortable printing everything your employees, customers & partners have to say about your culture?
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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Problems are just mile markers. Each one we pass means we’ve gotten better.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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