> 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.
neilv•2d ago
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.