Designing Efficient Organizations AKA Meetings Are Terrible and Waste My Time
There are some easy ways to make your organization less efficient. Involve multiple organizations spread across multiple geographies.
Why Large Companies are Inefficient, and Growth is Expensive
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive, but necessary. Why this inefficiency is inevitable.
Your System is Not Perfect and That's Great — Balancing Operational Investments
Investments in operations needs to be the minimal level which maintains the systems in an acceptable state forever. Because no one likes a show-off.
The Remarkable Power of Doing the Hard Things First
A leader is expected to identify and reduce risk. This means a leader does the hard things first.
Interviewing at Amazon — Leadership Principles
An all encompassing summary about how to pass the Amazon leadership behavioral set of interviews, and get a job at Amazon.
The Self-Driven Career - How to Grow Without an Awesome Manager
The steps to take to grow your skills and career without having an awesome manager to help out.
Why Amazon is Innovative - Roadmap Before Resources
Resource constraints and how they define how Amazon operates and continues to innovate.
Why and When Numbers Become a Secret Weapon
Moving discussions to numbers can remove emotions and omissions from the conversation to honesty and facts.
Adding Value Through Subtraction - Why Removal Needs More Attention
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often overlooked.