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Joie de Vivre

Chip Conley Took the Maslow Pyramid, Made It an Employee Pyramid and Saved His Company

Conley, the founder of Joie de Vivre hotel chain, talks to us about how the near-death of his business changed his outlook on leadership, why managers put too much emphasis on money and not enough on meaning, and why it's more important to climb the employee pyramid than the corporate ladder.READ MORE

How to Promote "Joie De Vivre" With New Investors

CEO Chip Conley teaches us four important lessons on preserving your "joie de vivre" when you choose to sell a majority stake of your company to outside investors. His guests and stakeholders should expect more PEAK experiences from JDV in the future.READ MORE