The skills and structure that got you to one stage, won't take you to the next stage. Going from 0-1 and 1-10 requires recognising biases and empowering new leaders to drive the next stage of growth.
Fantastic article Gaurav. One of the themes I read here is that we shouldn't be afraid to learn from others and we should be objective about what our teams can and cannot do. And of course, this mindset needs to be led from the top. Too many times have I seen internal conflict amongst leadership where management is not aligned. This very quickly trickles down to the team and causes confusion and disconnect all around. How can growth and innovation thrive in an environment like that?
Amazon has three values that are really critical to this:
- Earn Trust
- Have backbone; Disagree & Commit
- Dive Deep
You can see that when you instil these principles, the best leaders will work together and be self-critical when need, collaborative for the larger goal, and challenge decisions respectfully but commit wholly. This is better a model where mis-alignment trickles down.
A safe environment is required to encourage honest conversations on actual abilities and knowledge, vs ego and empire building. This self-critical honesty is hard but should be openly encouraged and supported as part of building trust, coaching and personal growth.
Leaders and companies that promote for these behaviours, will encourage them in future.
Fantastic article Gaurav. One of the themes I read here is that we shouldn't be afraid to learn from others and we should be objective about what our teams can and cannot do. And of course, this mindset needs to be led from the top. Too many times have I seen internal conflict amongst leadership where management is not aligned. This very quickly trickles down to the team and causes confusion and disconnect all around. How can growth and innovation thrive in an environment like that?
Amazon has three values that are really critical to this:
- Earn Trust
- Have backbone; Disagree & Commit
- Dive Deep
You can see that when you instil these principles, the best leaders will work together and be self-critical when need, collaborative for the larger goal, and challenge decisions respectfully but commit wholly. This is better a model where mis-alignment trickles down.
A safe environment is required to encourage honest conversations on actual abilities and knowledge, vs ego and empire building. This self-critical honesty is hard but should be openly encouraged and supported as part of building trust, coaching and personal growth.
Leaders and companies that promote for these behaviours, will encourage them in future.
https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/our-workplace/leadership-principles
Love it. Thanks Gaurav and thank you for the great article!
Great article. Really enjoyed it.
Thanks for reading Pat!