Tony Hsieh – @Zappos CEO, “Delivering Happiness Book Release”

Posted on April 27, 2010 WRITTEN BY Hajj E. Flemings
Published in books Celebrities Entrepreneurship Marketing Personal Branding Social Good Twitter Uncategorized
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Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO) Delivering Happiness Book to Hajj Flemings

The poster child of corporate culture and the usage of technology to connect with customers is Zappos.  Zappos is ran by one of the smartest, most relevant CEOs on the planet Tony Hsieh.  What does Tony do?  Does he build brands, create corporate culture, deliver happiness or all three? I had the opportunity to hangout with Tony Hsieh and the Zappos Team in March 2010 in Austin, TX on the Happiness Bus at SXSW.  I experienced the Zappos corporate culture for a few hours and I will validate he is doing all three.

I am an avid reader and I am excited to share with you the latest book that I am reading, “Delivering Happiness:  A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose” by Tony Hsieh.  Tony is a proven leader who is living what he is teaching. He has developed two companies LinkExchange which was sold to Microsoft for $265M in 1995 and Zappos.com which was sold to Amazon.com for $1.2B in 2009. 

Be a part of the movement his book ships June 7th purchase part of his brain for under $25, what a deal.

Zappos’ Core Values

The Framework of the Culture

1. Deliver WOW Through Service
2. Embrace and Drive Change
3. Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
5. Pursue Growth and Learning
6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
8. Do More With Less
9. Be Passionate and Determined
10. Be Humble

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Follow: @DHBook (Delivering Happiness Book Twitter Account)
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Blog: www.DeliveringHappinessBook.com


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Hajj E. Flemings

Author: Hajj Flemings is the founder of Brand Camp University . He has been featured on Fox 2 News (http://bit.ly/Hajj_Fox2News), ESPN.com and BusinessWeek.com on the subject of Personal Branding. His clients include Walt Disney, Ford Motor Company, Skechers Footwear, U.S. Department of Defense (Telecom Division). He has spoken at Iowa State University, Davidson College, University of Michigan and numerous colleges and universities around the nation on personal branding, social media and career development to crowds of 3,500 plus.

  • http://www.cheapertravel.com Craig Pavlus

    I was wondering which of the 10 Framework’s of the Culture was the most important. After reading Number 10, Be Humble I quickly realized that each of the 10 are equal and are all part of the building blocks for success. The key is just not to read the book but to do something.

  • http://www.cheapertravel.com Craig Pavlus

    I was wondering which of the 10 Framework’s of the Culture was the most important. After reading Number 10, Be Humble I quickly realized that each of the 10 are equal and are all part of the building blocks for success. The key is just not to read the book but to do something.

  • http://hajjflemings.com/ Hajj E. Flemings

    Craig,

    Thanks for leaving a comment. Tony is an amazing thinker and is creating a new model for CEOs to follow in creating corporate culture. What I got from his values list is that he has over time identified key elements that have worked for him and his companies. People like you and me can identify what elements work for us and integrate them into what we do.

  • http://hajjflemings.com/ Hajj E. Flemings

    Craig,

    Thanks for leaving a comment. Tony is an amazing thinker and is creating a new model for CEOs to follow in creating corporate culture. What I got from his values list is that he has over time identified key elements that have worked for him and his companies. People like you and me can identify what elements work for us and integrate them into what we do.