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Leadership Principles (by Amazon)

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  • What do you understand by "roll up their sleeves", in the third paragraph?
    Possible answer: To prepare for hard work.
  • From the way you see it, to which extent is Ownership important to a leader/manager?
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  • Define and contextualize "figure out" based on the context provided in the transcript.
    To finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought.
  • Do you find it hard to express disagreement to your coworkers? What about committing to something you initially disagreed with?
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  • Name at least one area which Amazon pioneered.
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  • Are there any leadership principles which are, from your perspective, overstated?
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  • "Have backbone; disagree and commit". How come?
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  • Name at least one idea presented about Ownership as a leadership principle.
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  • Right now, would you say you pay enough attention to the details in what you do, professionally speaking?
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  • What are some challenges leaders might face when trying to keep the highest standards? How could they face them?
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  • How might some people feel about "learning and being curious"?
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  • In brief, share your viewpoint concerning Customer Obsession.
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  • Keeping the "Dive Deep" principle in mind, what should one do to truly practice it?
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  • According to the transcript, what does "walk the walk" mean?
    Show that something is true by your actions rather than your words (also "walk the talk").
  • What's the meaning of "benchmark"?
    Compare, measure, evaluate, assess.
  • As a leader/manager, how could you best support employees to develop?
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  • What's the difference between "commit" and "compromise"?
    To commit = dedicate, devote / To compromise = negotiate, reach an agreement
  • What can you do in the meetings you are in to resonate the company's standard ideals?
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  • How hard is it for you to practice quick decision making?
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  • According to the video/transcript, what are "outputs" and "inputs"?
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  • As a leader/manager, how challenging is it to exercise sound judgment and trust your instincts when making decisions, whether they’re simple or complex?
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  • Do you agree that leaders should focus more on inputs than outputs? Why (not)?
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  • What should be taken into account when hiring someone?
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  • Illustrate the use of "long-term" with a brief explanation and contextualization.
    "Long-term" (adj.): continuing a long time into the future.
  • How can we earn trust from our team?
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  • What is your greatest quality as a leader?
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  • What are some of the benefits of frugality in the corporate world?
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  • Name three principles you deem essential to anyone in a leadership/managerial position.
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  • Ponder over "learning and being curious" and share your perspective about it in a single sentence.
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  • What do great leaders do?
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  • How often do you receive training to sharpen your leadership/managerial skills? If not at work, do you personally seek to improve as a leader/manager? In which ways?
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  • Use the context of the video to grasp the meaning of the word "willing" and use it in a sentence.
    Willing = ready, prepared, or happy to do something.
  • Name at least one of Amazon's big achievements.
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  • What are some concepts and/or real examples mentioned by the speaker towards Customer Obsession?
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  • What does "raise/lower the bar" mean?
    To increase/decrease the standard or level of difficulty or quality expected.
  • The speaker makes use of the figurative phrases "one-way..." and "two way door decision" and "closing window(s)". Explain them.
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  • What is "look around corners"?
    To anticipate future events or problems before they happen; to be forward-thinking or visionary.
  • Analyze the speaker's point of view in the fourth paragraph and share your own impressions about it.
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  • Do you feel like you have earned your colleagues' trust?
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  • How can we optimize speed in a company-based scenario?
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  • Language work: explain the use of "ensure" and "down the line".
    "Ensure": to make something certain to happen / "Down the line": in the future, at a later time
  • Do you think the company you work for could be more frugal? If so, how? If not, why not?
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  • Shed some light on the extracts with "... whole cloth invention".
    Creating something entirely new from scratch.
  • Find the words beginning with "self" and discuss them.
    "Self-assess" and "Self-aware".
  • To your mind, what does it take to be able to "Invent and Simplify"?
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  • Give a synonym for "breed" as it's used in the video.
    Generate, cause, create, encourage, bring about.
  • What is a common misconception about "being right"? What is it really about?
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  • Analyze the use of "Where the rubber meets the road..." in the transcript and discuss it.
    = the point at which theory or ideas are put into practice.