Jeff Bezos shares his management style and philosophy

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shares tips about his management style and philosophy with a crowd at the 2016 Pathfinder Awards at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Bezos is interviewed by Steve Taylor, chief pilot for Boeing Flight Services.

[jsabra]

1- You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you
2- Take pride in your choices, not your gifts
3- Be right a lot
4- Be stubborn on vision and flexible on details
5- Failure and invention are inseparable twins
6- Two pizza teams
7- Memos, not PowerPoints

[jimihendrixx]

I like the 6-page memo technique. An efficient way of carrying out meetings. Instead of listening, talking, taking notes, back and forth.

[hijack]

9:51 You know he was desparately waiting to make that joke

[jamesdolan]

This philosophy does not applied to Fullfillment Associates.

[acp]

3:00 politics


3:50 be stubborn on vision and flexible on details

[Neonb]

Gold to hear the thoughts behind these prescribed principles

I love the pizza principle, encouraging failure, and

was surprised he didn't mention the long term, one of his favorite principles, one of the most important ones as well

[ravindertalwar]

NO TEARS NO FEARS ONLY CHEERS AND CHEERS FOR ALL NEARS AND DEARS

[Atilla-mi]

Loved his explanation on #3 Be Right A Lot. Not what I expected him to say.

[jacmkno]

How do you value being right a lot and embrace failure at the same time? Something about balance, yin/yang and QED for sure...

[GameofSelling]

Anybody who doesn’t change their mind a lot is dramatically understanding the complexity of the world we live in.

[Asifkabeer]

Culture makes great companies, not just technology

[plica]

If there were more than two people in my "Two Pizza Team", I would be... well... I would just order my own pizza.

[SwedishList]

“Good leaders are right a lot” no they END UP right a lot - because they ultimately change their mind on things - they do the unnatural thing to disconfirm their beliefs.. and get new data or re analyze situation

[synthvault]

Incredibly insightful. Being a successful leader myself (certainly not at a Bezos level) I can assure you his advice is absolutely spot on. Especially about constantly evaluating your core beliefs and migrating your positions as required.

[mtnmama]

This is sooo good! Thank you Jeff! Kudos!! My saying, that I have shared numerous times with my kids~ " a choice made in a few seconds could effect every moment of the rest of your life! Make your choices well!"

[jameslucas]

I have a passion. To be able to seek a video without a Jeff Bezos advertisement.
You can't be right until you admit you are not always right.

[investertiger]

He might not be perfect and a business man but he is wise. I like that the wealthiest man on earth is also very wise.

[hqef]

1. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you

Can someone elaborate?

[joseleon]

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? ( King James Version Bible1960)

[bethdeland]

What is up here? Two pizza teams??? I cracked up. "If you need a 3rd pizza the team's probably too big." To think Jeff Bezos 'thinks in pizzas' when he decides team size is