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Ann Hiatt on Trillion Dollar Leadership (An Inside Look at Jeff Bezos & Eric Schmidt)
Manage episode 298085612 series 2879578
What few people see is that Trillion-Dollar Leadership focuses relentlessly on the “who.” Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt both aligned their companies around this question: Who are we serving and who is going to get us there?
Today, Ann Hiatt (former Chief of Staff / Executive Business Partner to Bezos and then Schmidt for 14+ years) shares with NFX Partner James Currier her insider stories, analysis, and patterns of Bezos' and Schmidt's leadership principles and mental models. She gives us intimate insight to:
- What crazy, long-term vision looks like, even in its earliest days
- 3-part framework for value-alignment in $Trillion teams
- How to hire and motivate people who will invent the future
- Tthe leadership mental models she learned from working directly with Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, for the benefit of Founders everywhere.
Read the NFX essay here - https://www.nfx.com/post/trillion-dollar-leadership/
(0:00) Introduction and guest background: Ann Hiatt (1:37) Ann's experience in Silicon Valley and roles at Amazon, Google, and Yahoo (8:28) The importance of networking and the role of 'glue people' in tech companies (16:57) Transition from Amazon to Google and first impressions (22:25) Key strengths for success: detail orientation, anticipation, and calm under pressure (29:16) Sponsor message (31:09) Common characteristics of successful CEOs and the importance of dissent in teams (34:21) Launch of Amazon Prime and Jeff Bezos's negotiation tactics (38:08) Insights on mission statement, hiring for value alignment, and building a significant company (42:14) Ann Hiatt's new book "Bet on Yourself" and advice on career growth (47:18) Closing remarks and the NFX philosophy168 에피소드
Manage episode 298085612 series 2879578
What few people see is that Trillion-Dollar Leadership focuses relentlessly on the “who.” Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt both aligned their companies around this question: Who are we serving and who is going to get us there?
Today, Ann Hiatt (former Chief of Staff / Executive Business Partner to Bezos and then Schmidt for 14+ years) shares with NFX Partner James Currier her insider stories, analysis, and patterns of Bezos' and Schmidt's leadership principles and mental models. She gives us intimate insight to:
- What crazy, long-term vision looks like, even in its earliest days
- 3-part framework for value-alignment in $Trillion teams
- How to hire and motivate people who will invent the future
- Tthe leadership mental models she learned from working directly with Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, for the benefit of Founders everywhere.
Read the NFX essay here - https://www.nfx.com/post/trillion-dollar-leadership/
(0:00) Introduction and guest background: Ann Hiatt (1:37) Ann's experience in Silicon Valley and roles at Amazon, Google, and Yahoo (8:28) The importance of networking and the role of 'glue people' in tech companies (16:57) Transition from Amazon to Google and first impressions (22:25) Key strengths for success: detail orientation, anticipation, and calm under pressure (29:16) Sponsor message (31:09) Common characteristics of successful CEOs and the importance of dissent in teams (34:21) Launch of Amazon Prime and Jeff Bezos's negotiation tactics (38:08) Insights on mission statement, hiring for value alignment, and building a significant company (42:14) Ann Hiatt's new book "Bet on Yourself" and advice on career growth (47:18) Closing remarks and the NFX philosophy168 에피소드
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