Дима Смирнов

“There are three criteria he instructs managers to consider when they are hiring: Will you admire this person? Will this person raise the average level of effectiveness of the group he or she is entering? Along what dimension might this person be a superstar?”
― Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos

“At many companies, when the senior leadership meets, they tend to focus more on big-picture, high-level strategy issues than on execution. At Amazon, it’s the opposite. Amazon leaders toil over the execution details and regularly embody the Dive Deep leadership principle, which states: “Leaders operate at all levels, stay connected to the details, audit frequently, and are skeptical when metrics and anecdotes differ. No task is beneath them.”
― Colin Bryar, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon

“Adding more junior members of the company to the WBR can increase their engagement in the business and further their growth and development—by allowing them to observe the discussions and thinking of more seasoned leaders.”
― Colin Bryar, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon

“The meeting attendees should include the executive team and their direct reports as well as anyone who owns or is speaking to any specific section in the deck.”
― Colin Bryar, Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon