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...Chip Conley, the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which operates 40 boutique hotels and other properties, exemplifies San Francisco smarts in Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. Conley's company was almost wiped out by the post-9/11 downturn. But the theories of renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow provided "mouth-to-mouth resuscitation," says Conley, a Stanford M.B.A. (In miniature: Maslow believed that as their basic needs are met, human beings and companies are able to strive for higher goals.) Despite a few New Age-y concepts like "karmic capitalism" and a tendency...
Ironically, when tackling the subject of recognizing people for good work, the three very different CEOs all fall back on corny ploys. Joie de Vivre's Conley quotes philosopher William James: "The deepest hunger in humans is the desire to be appreciated." He says he has given away "dozens and dozens of copies" of the children's book The Little Engine That Could to his employees. Writes Conley: "The fact that a room attendant is given this book personally by the company's CEO, with a customized inscription inside, makes the recognition all the sweeter." Likewise, Kilts believes...
...Sharon Conley, RALEIGH...
...think that when we get a new president, we will restore our prestige in the world.” The “Conversations with Kirkland” discussion series was co-founded in 2002 by Kirkland resident scholar Peter Emerson and co-House Masters Tom C. Conley and Verena A. Conley. Guest speakers have included a variety of figures—from actor Richard Dreyfuss to the current president of Zambia—and all major 2008 presidential candidates are expected to speak...
...pull off the biggest upset of this year's tournament, against top-seeded Ohio State in the South region. But with his team up 62-59 and 9.3 seconds left, Xavier's Justin Cage missed a free throw. The Buckeyes rebounded, and as soon as Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. crossed mid-court, Xavier coach Sean Miller should have ordered a player to gently hack his hand. But no one did, and Conley handed the ball off to Ron Lewis, who sank a top-of-the-key three to send the game into overtime - and his team onto...