(UB017) Can You Fake EQ By Slowing Down IQ? Is Engagement Art or Science? Has the transition to Holacracy been awesome for Zappos? A must listen mashup featuring Jamie Naughton, Chief of Staff @Zappos

Don’t miss Jamie and I sounding off about:

  • Our reactions to something Sean Knapp, CEO @Ascend.io said in episode #6

  • The debate about whether engagement is art or science

  • Why her initial reaction is that engagement is an art but now that she thinks about it...

  • Whether EQ can be faked if someone slows down their IQ

  • How one leader systematically gets his people to stop and think about how their decisions will impact their employees emotionally

  • Why Zappos hired a social scientist and the value that person added

  • How science helped Zappos create their culture

  • How Tony Hsieh blows her mind and has worked really hard to turn his IQ into EQ

  • The role that listening has played at Zappos

  • Zappos move to self-organization (Holacracy) and the patience and commitment it has taken

  • The reason Zappos made the decision to self-organize and what it is about self organization that allows employees to make decisions quickly

Photo by Steven Wright