One of the best things that came out of Amazon was the popularization of writing memos to ensure the meeting organizer and attendees had thought out the problem

One of the best things that came out of Amazon was the popularization of writing memos to ensure the meeting organizer and attendees had thought out the problems they are trying to solve upfront and use the meeting time to read and make a decision. Arguably how meetings should be conducted if you're into the Peter Drucker/Andy Grove philosophy. Just about everything in this article are principles I value in any company. When you have a "write it down" culture, you get all these benefits and then some. What I have noticed in big tech however is the anti-pattern that most people in lower leadership positions are often mediocre writers and politician players. The best writers? Usually individual contributors or leading entire organizations. For developers who don't like to write, but like to express their ideas, I've found a "RFC" (request for comments) process to really clarify the thinking, get the right feedback, and ultimately make teams make higher quality decisions together before writing any code. Anyway you put it, a culture of writing is crucial for success.