#200 – Ari Weinzweig Uses Humility And Anarchy to Make Zingerman's #1

How can humility and anarchy build a business? Ari Weinzweig teaches anarchy is not being at war or demanding a lack of structure.  "Ari's Anarchy" (David's term) involves fully connecting with your employees to create and evolve your company.   Ari's Anarchy replaces a focus on hierarchy with humble recognition of the value each member brings to your company.  His approach honors everybody as a unique individual, welcomes what you learn from them, and believes there is potential in everybody. Does that sound too touchy-feely for you?  Too bad if it does, because you cannot argue with Ari's results.  He's an overcomer. Ari is CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman's Community of Businesses a collection of Zingerman's businesses.  He and his partner started as a 1,300 retail delicatessen.  Now their businesses are approaching $75 million in revenue, each with its own food specialty, all located in the Ann Arbor area.  Each business group strives to make the shopping, taste, and relational experience of Zingerman's the most flavorful and enjoyable interactions of your day. C'mon, couldn't your business use a little anarchy to shake things up and rocket past your next growth objective?  Tune-in to get a glimpse of Ari's mastery. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/41rIZOQ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 Manage2Win: https://www.manage2win.com/podcast ------- This Manage 2 Win Podcast episode is brought to you by Habitly.  I (David) review Habitly best practices regularly, and teach these essential people skills to clients weekly.  This advice has changed my life, and made millions for our clients. I started developing Habitly content in 2004.  Habitly's powerful best practices have now been taught to thousands of people worldwide.  For instance, you can learn how to Create time in your day;  Get more from meetings;  Stay calm;  Achieve significant targets;  and Become a great leader.  Simply study and apply the expert knowledge provided in Habitly courses and micro-learning episodes. Whether you're just out of college, or someone with over 20 years work experience, learn the habits of highly successful people on Habitly.  Test drive Habitly for 7 days on us!  This includes full access to the entire Habitly knowledgebase – www.habitly.com.