In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

In 2009, Amazon bought Zappos for $1.2 These musings are added to a culture book that is updated annually. Zappos gladly ships this book anywhere in the world at no cost. Has the Zappos culture improved business performance and shareholder value? Jeff Bezos thought so. Bezos wanted Hsieh to stay at the helm, for good reason.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 14, 2011

' I have joined Twitter in March this year and since realised how 'passé' is the Marketing unit I completed in 2009. >Hello John, I can relate to what you wrote: 'I feel like I’ve had a massive transfusion of instant knowledge.' Kind regards, Danièle. John Bell.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This infographic from the Wall Street Journal captured the typical work week of a Chief Executive Officer in November of 2009. Fast forward to 2012 and “answering e-mails” would surely bite into the time-starved CEO’s work week. Nonetheless, I suspect meetings at 18 hours a week isn’t a declining trend.

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