17. THE CULTUREBOOK
WHAT IS IT?
COMPLETELYUNEDITED
EXCEPT FOR TYPOS AND SPELLING
SNAPSHOTOF CULTURE EVERYYEAR –WHAT’S
GOOD,WHAT DO WE NEEDTO IMPROVE
STARTED AS CULTURE BOOK,NOW THE BRAND
BOOK TOO
JAPAN AND BRAZIL LOVE ZAPPOS EVEN THOUGH ZAPPOS DOESN’T SHIP THERE
FOR A COPY, JUST EMAIL ME JENN@DELIVERINGHAPPINESS.COM
18.
19. CORE VALUES AT
ZAPPOS
1. DeliverWOWThrough Service
2. Embrace and DriveChange
3. CreateFunand a LittleWeirdness
4. Be Adventurous, Creative,and Open-Minded
5. Pursue GrowthandLearning
6. BuildOpenandHonest Relationships WithCommunication
7. Build a PositiveTeam and FamilySpirit
8. Do MorewithLess
9. Be Passionate and Determined
10. BeHumble
20. CULTUREAND CUSTOMER SERVICE
$2B* COMPANY
1999 – TODAY
‘01 ‘02 ‘06‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘07‘00 ‘08
GrossSales$MM
$1,000
800
600
400
200
NOV ‘09 AMAZON ACQUIRES ZAPPOS
$1.2 BILLION**
*GROSSMERCHANDISESALES
**SHAREVALUEAT THE TIMEOFCLOSING
22. 87% EMPLOYEES
IN THE WORLD
DISENGAGED
$500B LOST IN
PRODUCTIVITY
(U.S. ALONE)
-
GALLUP 2012
23. AN EXPERIMENTIN
HAPPINESSAS A
BUSINESS MODEL
LESSONS LEARNED:
1. COMMITMENT
2. CORE VALUES
3. TRANSPARENCY
4. VISION
5. RELATIONSHIPS
6. THE RIGHT TEAM
AND CAN THEY BE
APPLIED TO YOU?
HOW?
24. 1. COMMITMENT
DO YOU WANT TO BUILDA LONG-TERM,
SUSTAINABLE BRAND?
ARE YOU WILLINGTO COMMITFINANCES,
RESOURCES,AND TIME TO IT?
HOW LONG WILLIT BE A PRIORITY?
25. 2. DEFINE YOUR CORE
VALUES
IT’S HARD.
START EARLY.
WHAT ARE YOUR
- COMPANY’S
- PERSONAL
CORE VALUES?
DO THEYALIGN?
26. 3. COMMIT TO
BE REAL. BE YOURSELF.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE, THERE’S LESS TO
FEAR.
(WHILE SAVING TIME, EFFORT AND
ANXIETY)
WORK | LIFE INTEGRATION
EXAMPLES:
VENDOR EXTRANET
TWITTER.ZAPPOS.COM
“ASK ANYTHING”
TOURS & MEDIA VISITS
ZAPPOS INSIGHTS
27. FOR
EMPLOYEES
WHAT’S THE LARGER VISION AND
GREATER PURPOSE IN THEIR
WORK BEYOND MONEY OR
PROFITS?
FOR
ENTREPRENEURS
WHATWOULD YOU BE
PASSIONATEABOUT DOING IF
YOU DIDN’T FEARFAILURE AND
DIDN’T MAKE ANYMONEYFOR 10
YEARS?
4. VISION
28. 5. BUILD MEANINGFUL
RELATIONSHIPS
IT’SNOT ABOUT NETWORKING.
IT’SABOUT
CONNECTEDNESS.
IF YOU’REINTERESTED,YOU DON’THAVE
TO TRYTO BE INTERESTING.
“IF THE PERSON YOU’RE
TALKING TO ISN’T
LISTENING, BE PATIENT.
MAYBE HE HAS A SMALL
PIECE OF FLUFF IN HIS EAR.”
-
29. 6. BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM
HIRE SLOWLY.
FIREQUICKLY.
HIRE/FIRE BASED ON
VALUES.
30. SOME FRAMEWORKS
LEARNED ALONGTHE WAY…
WHAT DOESTHE
SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS
HAVE TO TELLUS?
SOME DATA ANDFRAMEWORKS
LEARNEDALONG THE WAY…
31. SOME FRAMEWORKS
LEARNED ALONGTHE WAY…
TOP 5I WISH’ES IN LIFE
- BRONNIE WARE
TOP 5 REGRETS OF DYING
…THECOURAGE TO EXPRESS
MY FEELINGS.
…LETMYSELF BEHAPPIER
…NOT WORKED
SO HARD
…STAYEDINTOUCHWITH
FRIENDS
…THE COURAGE
TO LIVE TRUETO
MYSELF, NOT THE LIFE
OF WHAT OTHERS
EXPECTED
I WISH
I HAD…
#1
59. HOW? ONE PCC AT A TIME.
3100
Cities
110
Countries
(AND COUNTING!)
60. HOW CAN WE HELP?
FOR:
QUESTIONS
CULTUREBOOK
COPYOF THE PRESENTATION
JENN@DELIVERINGHAPPINESS.COM
JOIN THEMOVEMENT
DELIVERINGHAPPINESS.COM
FACEBOOK.COM/DELIVERINGHAPPINESS
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WHAT DO CUSTOMERS EXPECT?
WHAT DO CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE?
WHAT EMOTIONS DO CUSTOMERS FEEL?
WHAT STORIES DO THEY TELL THEIR FRIENDS?
HOW CAN CULTURE CREATE MORE STORIES AND MEMORIES?
Does anyone know this guy?
72% unhappy. Either disengaged, working below potential, or actively sabatoging
1 in 7. Is it you? Is it person next to you? Your boss?
Formula was emerging … became secret sauce…
Tony was seeing, IT’S ALL ABOUT HAPPINESS!
not only in life, also in business
So he set out to incorporate as much happiness in new culture at zappos as he could
The idea of happiness as a business model was born