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LeadershipPrinciples
OurLeadershipPrinciplesarentjustaprettyinspirationalwall
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hanging.ThesePrinciplesworkhard,justlikewedo.Amazonians
usethem,everyday,whethertheyrediscussingideasfornew
projects,decidingonthebestsolutionforacustomersproblem,or
interviewingcandidates.Itsjustoneofthethingsthatmakes

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Culture
CustomerObsession
Benefits
Pioneerstories
Leadersstartwiththecustomerandworkbackwards.Theywork
DiversityatAmazon
vigorouslytoearnandkeepcustomertrust.Althoughleaderspay
Ourleadershipprinciples
attentiontocompetitors,theyobsessovercustomers.
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Leadersareowners.Theythinklongtermanddontsacrificelong
Reviewapplicationstatus
termvalueforshorttermresults.Theyactonbehalfoftheentire
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company,beyondjusttheirownteam.Theyneversaythatsnot
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InventandSimplify
Leadersexpectandrequireinnovationandinventionfromtheir
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teamsandalwaysfindwaystosimplify.Theyareexternallyaware,
lookfornewideasfromeverywhere,andarenotlimitedbynot
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inventedhere".Aswedonewthings,weacceptthatwemaybe
misunderstoodforlongperiodsoftime.

AreRight,ALot
Leadersarerightalot.Theyhavestrongjudgmentandgood
instincts.Theyseekdiverseperspectivesandworktodisconfirm
theirbeliefs.

LearnandBeCurious
Leadersareneverdonelearningandalwaysseektoimprove
themselves.Theyarecuriousaboutnewpossibilitiesandactto
explorethem.

HireandDevelopTheBest
Leadersraisetheperformancebarwitheveryhireandpromotion.
Theyrecognizeexceptionaltalent,andwillinglymovethem
throughouttheorganization.Leadersdevelopleadersandtake
seriouslytheirroleincoachingothers.Weworkonbehalfofour
peopletoinventmechanismsfordevelopmentlikeCareerChoice.

InsistontheHighestStandards
Leadershaverelentlesslyhighstandardsmanypeoplemaythink
thesestandardsareunreasonablyhigh.Leadersarecontinually
raisingthebaranddrivingtheirteamstodeliverhighquality
products,servicesandprocesses.Leadersensurethatdefectsdo
notgetsentdownthelineandthatproblemsarefixedsotheystay
fixed.

ThinkBig
Thinkingsmallisaselffulfillingprophecy.Leaderscreateand
communicateabolddirectionthatinspiresresults.Theythink
differentlyandlookaroundcornersforwaystoservecustomers.

BiasforAction
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Speedmattersinbusiness.Manydecisionsandactionsare
reversibleanddonotneedextensivestudy.Wevaluecalculated
risktaking.

Frugality
Accomplishmorewithless.Constraintsbreedresourcefulness,
selfsufficiencyandinvention.Therearenoextrapointsfor
growingheadcount,budgetsizeorfixedexpense.

EarnTrust
Leaderslistenattentively,speakcandidly,andtreatothers
respectfully.Theyarevocallyselfcritical,evenwhendoingsois
awkwardorembarrassing.Leadersdonotbelievetheirortheir
teamsbodyodorsmellsofperfume.Theybenchmarkthemselves
andtheirteamsagainstthebest.

DiveDeep
Leadersoperateatalllevels,stayconnectedtothedetails,audit
frequently,andareskepticalwhenmetricsandanecdotediffer.No
taskisbeneaththem.

HaveBackboneDisagreeandCommit
Leadersareobligatedtorespectfullychallengedecisionswhen
theydisagree,evenwhendoingsoisuncomfortableorexhausting.
Leadershaveconvictionandaretenacious.Theydonot
compromiseforthesakeofsocialcohesion.Onceadecisionis
determined,theycommitwholly.

DeliverResults
Leadersfocusonthekeyinputsfortheirbusinessanddeliverthem
withtherightqualityandinatimelyfashion.Despitesetbacks,they
risetotheoccasionandneversettle.

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