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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

It is one of most successful companies in the world. Steve Anderson spent his career in the insurance industry focused on risk and business growth. As Bezos says, “Setting the bar high and our approach to hiring has been and will continue to be, the single most important element of Amazon.com’s success.” It is a hard choice.

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

Early in your career — whether it’s in banking, law, consulting or accounting — you will discover that all of your colleagues are as smart and hard working as you. You’ll learn that the key to being successful must be something else. Vincent Tsui for HBR. ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today.