by Lewis Schiff | Sep 25, 2016 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship
What to do when tribal thinking conflicts with innovation. I’ve been reading a lot of Sebastian Junger lately, author of the best-selling book The Perfect Storm. I recently I picked up his book, Tribe, which he wrote over a number of years while embedded with US Army...
by Lewis Schiff | Jun 26, 2016 | Company Culture
I’ve always been interested in exploring the ways that business and psychology intersect. It’s fertile ground and is especially fascinating when it comes to the creation of corporate culture. When I interviewed Jenn Lim, Chief Happiness Officer of Delivering...
by Lewis Schiff | Apr 17, 2016 | Company Culture
New companies aren’t built by tinkerers in garages. Instead, startups emerge from big established companies. Amar Bhide, author of The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses, interviewed 100 founders from the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private U.S....
by Lewis Schiff | Apr 3, 2016 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship
Gallup research says that the number of engaged employees–those who are involved and enthusiastic contributors in the workplace–is trending upward somewhat from 2009, which should be good news for businesses. Gallup surveys have long shown that companies...
by Lewis Schiff | Mar 6, 2016 | Company Culture
This post follows an intensive mentoring session with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and Jenn Lim, CEO Delivering Happiness where I learned how Zappos grew from a tiny retail start-up to the industry leader it is today and what advice they would give new (and current)...
by Lewis Schiff | Jan 21, 2016 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
Working with Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh and his valued advisor and Delivering Happiness co-founder Jenn Lim on radical mentoring sessions has been a wild ride, and I’ve learned more than I ever thought possible. One thing that Tony and Jenn shared with me is their list...
