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Amazon thinks otherwise. This is their Earn Trust Leadership Principal: "Leaders listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. They are vo
by lowbloodsugar 5y ago
Amazon thinks otherwise. This is their Earn Trust Leadership Principal:
"Leaders listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. They are vocally self-critical, even when doing so is awkward or embarrassing. Leaders do not believe their or their team’s body odor smells of perfume. They benchmark themselves and their teams against the best." [1]
[1] https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles
- TimPC 5y agoThere is a difference between being self-critical once employed (where I agree it's a useful practice) and being self-critical during an interview (which is often viewed as the process of selling yourself in order to get a job).
- harshalizee 5y agoAmazon's "principles" is also just that, corporate shpiel. 100% of Amazon employees, including Jeff Bezos, would fail if they were actually tested against their own dogma.