Working backwards : insights, stories, and secrets from inside Amazon

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Title:

Author:

Bryar, Colin, author.

Added Author:

Carr, Bill, 1967- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Date:

2021

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.

Physical Description:

xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

ISBN:

9781250267597

Abstract:

Bryar started at Amazon in 1998; Carr joined in 1999. Here they reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. They also offer practical steps for applying those principles at your own company, no matter the size.

Contents:

Building blocks : leadership principles and mechanisms -- Hiring : Amazon's unique bar raiser process -- Organizing : separable, single-threaded leadership -- Communicating : narratives and the six-pager -- Working backwords : start with the desired customer experience -- Metrics : manage your inputs, not your outputs -- Kindle -- Prime -- Prime Video -- AWS -- Conclusion: Being Amazonian beyond Amazon.

Corporate Subject:

Amazon.com (Firm) -- Management.

Subject Term:

Electronic commerce -- Management.

Language:

English

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