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Chip Conley [1960-0] American

Rank: 102
Businessman, Author

Chip Conley is an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which he began in 1987 at age 26 and held the position of CEO for nearly 24 years.

Leadership, Amazing, Birthday, Business, Change, Communication, Intelligence, Nature, Wisdom

Quote	Tags	Rank
In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.	Nature	101
Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up.	Business	102
The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.		103
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.		104
Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.		105
At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.	Leadership	106
When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving.	Change, Leadership	107
Every five years, I like to do a big birthday party. I had my 45th birthday with 75 friends in Marrakesh, Morocco.	Birthday	108
Conventional wisdom suggests the primary motivator for entrepreneurs is money or wealth creation and, in fact, much of the political debate tends to center around what kind of tax or regulatory policy changes will turn corporate suits into small business adventurers overnight.	Wisdom	109
Whether we're conscious of it or not, our work and personal lives are made up of daily rituals, including when we eat our meals, how we shower or groom, or how we approach our daily descent into the digital world of email communication.	Communication	110
Daniel Goleman has proven that two-thirds of the success in business is based upon our Emotional Intelligence as opposed to our IQ or our level of experience. As we look for the next crop of future CEOs, maybe it's time for America's corporations to start interviewing grads from the psychology master's programs rather than the M.B.A. programs.	Intelligence	111
Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.		112
Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.		113
Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.		114
Someone could be amazing at what they do, but if you don't like them, why bother hiring them?	Amazing	115
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.		116
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.		117
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.		118
The intersection of psychology and business is typically seen as being as congested, stressful, and emotionally barren as a peak commute traffic day on the L.A. freeways. But, thankfully, we live in an era in which neuroscientists are teaching us about the malleability of our brain and the emotionally contagious nature of our workplaces.		119
When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.		120
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.		121
I don't know about you, but I've saved cards that old high school flames wrote me as well as those that employees have written me over the years. The power of genuine, customized appreciation will never lose its value, even in a gloomy economy... in fact, it's probably what we're all thirsty for in this desert of a depression.		122
When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.		123
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.		124
Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.		125
The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.		126
We're all human. It's the most important, neglected fact in business.		201
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?		202
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.		203
When I started my hotel company, Joie de Vivre, at the age of 26, I saw this venture as my ticket to freedom.		204
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.		205

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