What does it mean to “raise the bar?”

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Raising the bar is part of Amazon's Hire and Develop the Best Leadership Principle: hiring and promoting candidates who demonstrate they are the best person to perform that job. It also means hiring a candidate with proficiency, or super powers, in areas that bring more to the job. For example, a program manager may be able to construct SharePoint workflows or have advanced Excel skills, which are not required for the role. With these qualities, they raise the bar on the role and may be better than 50% of the PMs in the organization.

Amazon Leadership Principles

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Amazon’s Leadership Principles form the core of the company’s DNA.  Some are foundational, others procedural, and all of them reflect essential facets of what it means to be Amazonian.  But our Leadership Principles are more than cultural artifacts – they are, in fact, central to how we operate.

I once was a Siebel expert...

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I once was a Siebel expert, with its demise came a challenge for me.

I am happy I had to let it go, it opened amazing new possiblities for me.

Today I donated the last of these books.

What I look for when interviewing

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  1. Ability to do job (Functional Fit) 
  2. Fit to company (Leadership Principals)

Picture them in Amazon!!!

Templates for abrupt absence from Office

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Templates for abrupt absence from Office. Copy/Paste

  1. Morning Team, I am  not feeling well and will take off to rest.
  2. Morning team, I couldn't get a proper night's sleep and don't feel well enough to work today.