by Scott Anderson | Jul 27, 2016 | Essential Reading, Leadership, Playing Big, Uncategorized
Jeff Bezos just passed up Warren Buffett as the third richest person in the world (despite the fact that Amazon has yet to post a profit). Interestingly, Mr. Buffett has had a number of complimentary things to say about Bezos lately. In May, Buffett told CNBC, “We...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 18, 2017 | Leadership, Playing Big, Uncategorized, Workplace Culture
This my third and final (promise!) post regarding Jeff Bezos’ 2017 letter to shareholders. I’ve already written about his high-velocity decision-making and his Day 1 philosophy. Today’s topic is “embracing external trends early,” and it’s an interesting...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 12, 2017 | Coaching, Essential Reading, Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
Last week I wrote about Jeff Bezos’ annual letter to shareholders. Most of us in business look forward to reading this missive from the 4th richest person in the world (at last count). He reiterated his philosophy of Day 1 vs. Day 2 thinking, which so far has served...
by Scott Anderson | Jun 5, 2017 | Essential Reading, Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace Issues
The 20th Amazon shareholders letter written by Jeff Bezos is an annual business must-read. Also worth your time is a good article on Bezos’ letter by Suneel Gupta, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. One of the themes that Bezos...
by Scott Anderson | Mar 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
When it comes to making difficult decisions, conventional wisdom says Trust your gut. Recent research affirms the connection between your gut and your state of mind. Stanford University’s Justin and Erika Sonnenburg write, “The enteric nervous system is often referred...
