Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
TONY HSIEHFor me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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The ultimate definition of success is: you could lose everything that you have and truly be okay with it. Your happiness isn’t based on external factors.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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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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Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.
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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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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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Your culture is your brand.
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Get the culture right, and everything else just falls into place.
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If I was going to go into an office I wanted it to be with people I would choose to be around even if we didn’t have to work together and so that was one of the major reasons why I decided out of all the different companies we invested in to work with Zappos.
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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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Our customers call and e-mail us to say that’s how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that’s how we view this company.
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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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The best leaders are servant leaders – they serve those they lead.
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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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