It is filled with the authors’ in-the-room recollections of what “Being Amazonian” is like and how their time at the company affected their personal and professional lives. Working Backwards is both a practical guidebook and the story of how the company grew to become so successful. With a focus on customer obsession, long-term thinking, eagerness to invent, and operational excellence, Amazon’s ground-level practices ensure these characteristics are translated into action and flow through all aspects of the business.

With keen analysis and practical steps for applying it at your own company-no matter the size-the authors illuminate how Amazon’s fourteen leadership principles inform decision-making at all levels of the company. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience between them-much of it during the period of unmatched innovation that created products and services including Kindle, Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios, and Amazon Web Services-Bryar and Carr offer unprecedented access to the Amazon way as it was developed and proven to be repeatable, scalable, and adaptable. In Working Backwards, two long-serving Amazon executives reveal the principles and practices that have driven the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time Amazon executives-with lessons and techniques you can apply to your own company, and career, right now.

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