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Grow like Amazon: a workshop.
Any person or leader can have an idea, and take that idea and turn it into the next Amazon, or a tenth of the size of Amazon. While at Amazon, Anthony learned what made it scale. It is a set of principles combined with scalable mechanisms. Everything he took away from scaling Amazon will impact how you run your company tomorrow.
His time at Amazon taught him a great deal about leadership, growth, processes, metrics, and how to help geographically diverse teams thrive. It’s a method that can be replicated to help businesses grow, scale, and make the most of Human Intelligence.
These workshops aim to share Anthony’s insights and help you walk away with clear, tangible actions you can implement immediately. The day(s) are very hands-on; you will write and work, not just listen. You’ll understand that any company can build a growth engine like Amazon. It is not a cult but rather a set of principles unique to your company, combined with scalable, repeatable processes. On the day(s), you’ll learn how to implement mechanisms for your company so you can grow year-upon-year.
“Anthony is among the warmest and most approachable speakers I have met. He’s not there to sell; he’s there to inform and share. The workshops are eye-opening and practical.”
Piotr Rozanski, CMO, KFC, EU
The day.
Often a part of a larger initiative (ie, Quarterly Planning), the day is run like a typical Amazon offsite. Frugal, lean, and to-the-point. Anthony will complete significant pre-work to ensure the day and post-event are successful and that initiatives are implemented.
While he will cover Leadership Principles, 6-page documents, PRFAQs, span-of-control, two-pizza teams, frugality, document review meetings, and more, there will be written work completed during the day. Be prepared to dive deep and walk away with action plans.
Principles.
The Foundations shape any company or organization. The Principles hold the team accountable to what is true. Amazon invests serious time and energy in corporate culture. The 14 Leadership Principles (their Beliefs) are ingrained in every one of their 1,000,000+ employee'’ steps and actions. Amazon's corporate culture is so strong that new recruits need 3 to 6 months to acclimate, regardless of their experience or prior companies (including Big Four consulting).
True: After starting at Amazon, my SVP didn't want to meet until I had spent three months at the company.
You should expect to discuss the Culture you want to create and how you want to build it - this is not a Values session.
