You don't have to have a multimillion dollar company to go above and beyond with creative gifts or acts of kindness that tell clients -- or even employees, colleagues or friends -- that you're paying attention.
Chip Conley | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business
We may be entering an era of Karmic Capitalism when business realizes what goes around, comes around. Let's hope that the captains of industry apply noblesse oblige to the business world.
Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living
What ties everything together and really helps us achieve our greater purpose is that Zappos is about delivering happiness.
Karthika Muthukumaraswamy | Posted 11.28.2009 | Media
Social media portals are changing the ways in which companies are doing business, thanks to one-on-one interactions between consumers and employees.
Patricia Martin | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago
Jobs and opportunity are shifting away from giant corporations to small and mid-sized companies, where there is a growing commitment to "culture" -- the spirit of the place.
Chip Conley | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business
Zappos has proven that "karmic capitalism" isn't just a catchy cliché, but it's also a very effective means to run a business and cash out at an extremely impressive return on investment.
Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living
Companies with a purpose have a way of seeing a need in the marketplace and conceiving of a never-before-thought-of solution to meet that need.
Soren Gordhamer | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business
Zappos focuses on supporting individual expression and the internal happiness of each employee.
Suzette Standring | Posted 04.25.2009 | Style
Some things - oversized shoulder pads and Speedos - should face extinction. But size 5 shoes? My sole cries out at the injustice.
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business
At first, I thought it was just the group of people I was spending time with. Among them, the talk was rapid-fire and filled with unbridled enthusiasm...
Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living