For me, my role is about unleashing what people already have inside them that is maybe suppressed in most work environments.
Tony HsiehHappiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).
Tony HsiehA 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.
Tony HsiehI think maybe 50 years ago people and businesses felt like they had to choose between maximizing profits and making customers happy or making employees happy, and I think we're actually living in a special time where everyone's hyperconnected, whether through Twitter or blogs and so on. Information travels so quickly that it's actually possible to have it all, to make customers happy through customer service, to make employees happy through strong company cultures, and have that actually drive growth and profits.
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