Weekend Roundup: Former Zappos CEO Dies; Musk’s Mars Date Nick Kolakowski, December 3, 2020 4 min read It’s almost the weekend! Before you shut down that work browser and do something fun and/or productive, let’s...
Weekend Roundup: Amazon’s Halo Wristband, Zappos CEO Steps Down Nick Kolakowski, August 28, 2020 6 min read You made it to Friday! Before you shut down for the next few days, let’s check out some big stories from the week...
Don’t Tell Uber: Group Control Has Mixed Record Nick Kolakowski, June 16, 2017 2 min read Uber has 14 bosses. When the ride-sharing giant announced that its embattled CEO, Travis Kalanick, would take a...
Zappos and the Risks of Innovative Management Nick Kolakowski, May 12, 2015 3 min read Some people dream of working in a place with no bosses, where management isn’t breathing down their neck every...
Is Zappos Leading a New Management Trend With ‘Holacracy?’ Mark Feffer, July 18, 2014 5 min read Tony Hsieh and Evan Williams have seen the future, and it's called holacracy. Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, and...
Zappos to Ditch Job Titles, Bosses for Self-Managed Teams Susan Hall, January 3, 2014 4 min read Online shoe merchant Zappos is going flat in an attempt to avoid bureaucracy. Or at least flat-ter. It’s joining...
Zappos Judges Candidates First By Cultural Fit Dawn Kawamoto, July 8, 2013 2 min read Acing white board tests and demonstrating rock star skills isn’t enough when it comes to Amazon-owned Zappos....