Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose.

• Author: Markewitz, Veronique

Delivering Happiness provides a glimpse into the mind of Tony Hsieh, creator of Zappos--one of the most intriguing modern companies. He tells an extraordinary business story of sacrifice, fearlessness and imagination as he built his $1 billion online empire in less than a decade.

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The book highlights how essential a strong business culture can be in directing a company, inspiring employees and branding core values. Our company, PlanetGear.com, encourages a healthy lifestyle and productivity when employees take breaks and walk outside to refocus and reenergize.

Our office dog, Fluffy, inspires smiles and makes our office feel more like a home away from home. Also, we encourage working with nonprofits to cement our core belief that business practices aren't just a means to an end, but means are an end in itself.

Hsieh decided from the start that his company was going...