Zappos: Customer-Centric organizational culture

Zappos, a successful US-based online retailer, openly discuss their organizational culture journey. They even have their own book on their corporate culture. Fitting into the Customer-Centric cultural archetype, they have an ambitious aim to provide the best online customer service experience. The key to achieving this has been Zappos’ culture which espouses the following ten core values:

  1. Deliver WOW Through Service
  2. Embrace and Drive Change
  3. Create Fun and A Little Weirdness
  4. Be Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
  5. Pursue Growth and Learning
  6. Build Open and Honest Relationships With Communication
  7. Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
  8. Do More With Less
  9. Be Passionate and Determined
  10. Be Humble

How did they do it? Here’s a short, practical video of how Zappos approached the creation of their organizational values.

Click here to view the Zappos video

And how the Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh learned the importance of getting culture right.

Click here to read the complete interview with the Zappos CEO

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