Chip Conley quotes

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. (Chip Conley)

Every five years, I like to do a big birthday party. I had my 45th birthday with 75 friends in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Chip Conley

Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley

Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley

At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.

Chip Conley

Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.

Chip Conley

Someone could be amazing at what they do, but if you don't like them, why bother hiring them?

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley

The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble. (Chip Conley)

In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley

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.

Chip Conley