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Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

by Tony Hsieh

Summary & Key Takeaways

Think treating your customer service like an annoying expense is just ‘good business’? Think again. In today’s briefing, we explore Tony Hsieh’s revolutionary book, ‘Delivering Happiness.’ Discover how Zappos transformed the retail landscape by doing the unthinkable: obsessing over employee happiness instead of profits. We uncover the legendary stories of their wildly unconventional customer service—like helping a caller order a late-night pizza—and their brilliant, brutal tactic of paying new hires $2,000 to quit just to protect their culture.

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About the Author

Tony Hsieh

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Tony Hsieh was an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist who served as the CEO of Zappos for 21 years. He established himself as a business authority by pioneering a culture-centric approach to corporate success, as detailed in his best-selling book, Delivering Happiness. Before …

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