Reviews"In this new edition, John Rossman provides an updated, in-depth and invaluable view of the principles that are fueling Amazon's extraordinary business success. John's suggestion to add a new principle focused on the Golden Rule is a great one for every company, as, more than ever, we need business to serve the common good!" - Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO of Best Buy, author The Heart of Business - Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism, "In The Amazon Way, John Rossman brilliantly illuminates Amazon's secretive corporate culture, using HIS rare insider's perspective to show how Jeff Bezos has created unique systems that facilitate good decision making at all levels of his company." -- Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound
SynopsisThe 3rd edition of The Amazon Way is one of the rare business leadership books giving actionable insights for innovation and business growth to be the basis for your digital transformation gameplan. The Amazon Way translates Amazon's unique culture and management practices into insights and opportunities, as only an Amazon executive and expert advisor could do for the Amazon Leadership Principles giving readers one of the essential business leadership books for the digital era. Peppered with humorous and enlightening firsthand anecdotes with Jeff Bezos from the author's career at Amazon, this revealing business guide is also filled with the valuable lessons that have served Jeff Bezos' "everything store" so well--providing expert advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors., The 3rd edition of The Amazon Way is one of the rare business leadership books giving actionable insights for innovation and business growth to be the basis for your digital transformation gameplan. The Amazon Way translates Amazon's unique culture and management practices into insights and opportunities, as only an Amazon executive and expert advisor could do for the Amazon Leadership Principles giving readers one of the essential business leadership books for the digital era. Peppered with humorous and enlightening firsthand anecdotes with Jeff Bezos from the author's career at Amazon, this revealing business guide is also filled with the valuable lessons that have served Jeff Bezos' "everything store" so well--providing expert advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors. The author was responsible for launching the Amazon Marketplace business and had accountability for the enterprise services business. Since leaving Amazon, Rossman has worked across every industry sector and with companies of all sizes to create business and product strategies, approaches to scale leadership, culture and innovation. It's this combination of Amazon insider experience coupled with a vast portfolio of helping other businesses compete which make The Amazon Way a guide for anyone looking to compete in the digital era. The 3rd edition has many new and updated sections. This includes a new foreword from Tom Alberg, managing partner at Madrona Venture Group. Tom was on the board of directors at Amazon for 23 years. A new preface is included suggesting a vital strategy for Amazon and the leadership teams for all companies. The Amazon Way is on a short list of essential business leadership books and should be a key addition to business leadership programs to develop a culture of growth and innovation. If you are interviewing at Amazon or for current Amazon employees, The Amazon Way will be an invaluable asset for your success. The Amazon Way doesn't just explain the Amazon Leadership Principles, but gives tools, mechanisms and atomic habits to create change in a team or business. The leadership principles and examples include customer obsession, long-term thinking, think big, working backwards and the future press release, bias for action, earn trust and free cash flow., An Essential Business Leadership & Strategy Book for the Digital Era There's a lot that any business leader can learn from Amazon about building a high-performing team and organization. The Amazon Way unpacks Amazon's leadership principles that are the cornerstone of this innovative and fast-moving company. Author John Rossman was an early Amazon Executive who played a key role in launching the Amazon Marketplace business. Working closely with Jeff Bezos, Rossman draws on stories, meetings, emails, and conversations revealing Bezos' brilliance and dedication to Amazon's customers. Some of the insights you will glean from The Amazon Way include: Why true customer obsession is the starting point for a high-performing and innovative organization How simplification is critical to both customer experiences and scaling operations Why metrics are the fuel that feeds the engine of operational excellence and innovation How Amazon's famous "working backwards" approach to innovation works What a "one-way door" versus "two-way door" decision is, and how this simple framework leads to speed and accountability How to design and implement your own leadership principles and mechanisms with an "etch-in-jello" mindset The Amazon Way is packed with relatable techniques for any leader, team, or organization (and if you are interviewing at Amazon or for current Amazon employees, it will be an invaluable asset for your success). As one reviewer puts it, "Reading The Amazon Way is like peeking over the shoulder of an Amazon insider as you discover the 14 'secret ingredients' - the special sauce [of a] company that has changed how the world buys, sells, streams, works, learns and stays entertained ... you'll learn how to think bigger, manage better, move fast, and deliver an exceptional customer experience that is essential for the digital era." Order your copy today!