Delivering Happiness A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose by Tony Hsieh
People write books all the time; some get the desired success, some get unexpected success, while some others get unexpected failure. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose, is one of the books, which got an expected achievement in addition it also topped the New York Bestsellers list. In this book, Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh reveals all about succeeding in business without being stressed about it. This book is a non-fiction, and includes details on Tony’s life, his business and how he became successful with Zappos. This book was published in June of year 2010. The book has much to do with the corporate culture and how that can be modified to meet the company’s and the employees’ need, so that everyone around you is happy.
Talking about the book itself, it is divided into three sections: first is titled “Profits,†the second is called “Profits and Passion,†and the third one is titled “Profits, Passion and Purpose.†In the first section of the book, Tony talks about his life as a high school kid, then a college student. His venture in business started even before he finished with college, but he did not remain static at one business. Later on, he sold LinkExchange to Microsoft and started Zappos.com, in which his ideal was to gain happiness and not only profit. In the second section of the book, he talks about the business strategy at Zappos, and how he encouraged his employees to be involved in customer’s satisfaction. He talks about the core values of the company in detail in this section; he showcases how one can make profit, but also takes care of the employees’ and customers’ happiness. The last section is his reflection on how happiness works as a chain reaction.
It can be expected that this book was going to earn a lot of attention, as it was written by a CEO of a popular company. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose by Tony Hsieh, has been named an inspirational book by many people, who want to succeed in their life, but also make everyone else feel the happiness. This book has brought about a wave of new culture in corporations, which is inspirational. Someone who is interested in establishing a business can definitely get good advice from this book. Similarly, anyone interested in learning the meaning and pursuit of happiness can extract a lot form this book.
In total, the book is also an enjoyable read, as it is not just business advice but also life lessons that are helpful to anyone. Likewise, as it is written by sincere and honest personnel, it is a simple book that can touch many people. So, if you are in search of a book that combines business and life in one, then Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose by Tony Hsieh, is the one to get.