> One former executive noted that maintaining Amazon's famed memo-writing culture was especially challenging for new hires more accustomed to PowerPoint presentations.
Did they ignore the directive, and do slides instead?
Or did they try to do the Amazon 6-pager meetings, but they were bad at it?
> Many also struggled to fully embrace the company's Leadership Principles, which are deeply embedded in how Amazon operates.
I have a suspicion that the interview process itself gives a bad impression of the Leadership Principles, by making them look like corporate drone interview theatre BS ritual, rather than something that's taken seriously.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 14.9 ms ] threadDid they ignore the directive, and do slides instead?
Or did they try to do the Amazon 6-pager meetings, but they were bad at it?
> Many also struggled to fully embrace the company's Leadership Principles, which are deeply embedded in how Amazon operates.
I have a suspicion that the interview process itself gives a bad impression of the Leadership Principles, by making them look like corporate drone interview theatre BS ritual, rather than something that's taken seriously.