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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). And it may be the most important to long-term success. As Amazon grew, his focus began to shift to long-term thinking (Principle 5). Jeff Bezos.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

They struggle to see how their labor contributes directly to the performance of the corporation, or how it helps the progress of their career. What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? For many in today’s knowledge economy, this feeling is elusive.

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