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.
TONY HSIEHYour brand is your culture.
More Tony Hsieh Quotes
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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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Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
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I think everyone should get a little exposure to computer science because it really forces you to think in a slightly different way, and it’s a skill that you can apply in life in general, whether you end up in computer science or not.
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Twitter is like hugging. Just because it’s hard to measure the return on investment doesn’t mean there isn’t value there.
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Your 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.
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I’d rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.
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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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To never forget that the most important thing in life is the quality of life we lead.
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There’s a big difference between motivation and inspiration: Inspire through values and motivation takes care of itself.
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Launching a business is kind of like a motorboat: You can go very quickly and turn fast.
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Help inspire people to realize they are capable of changing the world.
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The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose.
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For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
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I thought about how easily we are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.
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Zappos is a customer service company that just happens to sell shoes.
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