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Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader
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Think Like Amazon: 50 1/2 Ideas to Become a Digital Leader

by John Rossman
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
6h 39m
English
McGraw-Hill
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PIZZA FOR ALL!

The Magic of Small Autonomous Teams

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.

—Yogi Berra

When it comes to Amazon’s famous Two-Pizza Teams, most people miss the point. It’s not about the team’s size. It’s about the team’s autonomy, accountability, and entrepreneurial mindset. The Two-Pizza Team is about equipping a small team within an organization to operate independently and with agility.

At Amazon, Two-Pizza Teams work like semi-independent entrepreneurial hothouses. Insulated from the greater organization’s bureaucracy, the Two-Pizza Teams encourage ambitious leaders, provide opportunity, ...

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