Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Chip Conley Quotes. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!
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Someone could be amazing at what they do, but if you don’t like them, why bother hiring them?
2
People don’t realize how much control they do have. The more you can show them this control, the easier it is to tap back into the creative side of the brain that allows people to see possibilities and options.
3
Bali is one of my favorite places in the world. In one of my past lives, I believe I was living on the island of Bali.
4
I know that when I attached my sense of identity a little too closely to my work that I might be distracting myself from feelings of unworthiness. It wasn’t the number of hours I worked or how bloodshot my eyes were that defined the difference. It was something internal.
5
At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.
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Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.
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The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.
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In general, I’m not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.
9
Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.
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Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up.
11
My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I’ve taken a vacation.
12
The best way we can encourage people to create companies that create jobs is to celebrate the diverse entrepreneurial stories and the variety of drivers that led these entrepreneurs to sticking their necks out.
13
Isn’t it ironic that pay, perks, and benefits all cost your company at the bottom line, but authentic recognition, especially when it’s most unexpected, costs very little and gives the most impressive return on investment?
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When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.
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Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.
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The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.
17
Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt ‘thank you,’ is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.
18
We’re all human. It’s the most important, neglected fact in business.
19
Every five years, I like to do a big birthday party. I had my 45th birthday with 75 friends in Marrakesh, Morocco.
20
I’d done my time in corporate America, from McDonald’s making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform – not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform – that a traditional job required me to wear.
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Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company’s objectives and their own personal goals.
22
If an employee told you he had the flu, you’d send him home. If an employee told you he was feeling anxious, you’d probably tell him to get back to work. But the emotion is just as contagious as a flu virus.
