Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446563048 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 253 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said UB Student Review. I am currently a student at the University of Baltimore enrolled in an Entrepreneurship class and this book was given as a recommended reading for a select amount of students in my class. Delivering Happiness is about Tony Hsieh and his life path, the Zappos Company, and how a company culture can shape the whole company from its fundamental ideas. Customer service and company culture are some of the main theme. Jaz Erenberg- ENTRE300- Book Essay Delivering Happiness was recommended reading for a survey Entrepreneurship course at the University of Baltimore. I am a student at UB and was assigned to read this book. Overall I liked it. It begins by introducing the reader to Tony's personality, it is obvious from his childhood that he was basically born to be an entrepreneur. Naturally he ends up starting some companies; through learning from his mistakes. Delivering happiness, a insightful book that I had to read Janrose Capellan Delivering happiness, a insightful book that I had to read for my Entrepreneurial Class 300 in University of Baltimore. I thought Tony Hsieh provides a unique approach to how to be successful without the typical corporate environment and how he found the balance between making profit and still provide customer and employees with happiness.Hsieh As befits the CEO of a company built on a wide-open corporate cult
(edited by author) Exclusive Author Q&A with Tony Hsieh, Author of Delivering Happiness1. You seem to have taken risks with business ideas a lot while growing up. Part of the purpose of the book is to help other entrepreneurs and business owners shortcut the process and encourage them to go straight to combining profits, passion, and purpose. 7. I would describe the entrepeneurial spirit as a combination of creativity and optimisim.2. Could you name one particular experience that inspired you to create a company devoted to customer happiness?For me, it's really been driven by daily examples of bad customer service in my everyday personal life.3. What are your favorite books? Which non-business book
The visionary CEO of Zappos explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success.Pay new employees $2000 to quit. Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business. Seek to change the world. He then joined Zappos as an adviser and investor, and eventually became CEO.In 2009, Zappos was listed as one of Fortune magazine's top 25 companies to work for, and was acquired by later that year in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.In his first book, Tony shares the different business lessons he learned in life, from a lemonade stand and pizza business through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. Make customer service the entire company, not just a department. Help employees grow both personally and professionally. Focus on company cult