This is one of Amazon’s Leadership Principles. It’s also one of the leadership principles that I didn’t connect with when I was at Amazon. I think it had to do with my desire to bring about consensus. To bring about a compromise that would make multiple parties happy. But “Disagree and Commit” is definitely alive… Continue reading Disagree and Commit
Category: Management
Building Room for Surprises
People can surprise you, if you let them. If you give them the opportunity to. If you give them the space to try and do it their own way, even if it isn’t the way you would have done it. If you understand that what you are actually trying to instill in them is ownership… Continue reading Building Room for Surprises