Amazon's Core Values

A colleague recently shared with me an article that featured Amazon's Core Values. I thought it was definitely worth sharing.

Customer Obsession:  We start with the customer and work backward.

Innovation:   If you don’t listen to your customers you will fail. But if you only listen to your customers you will also fail.

Bias for Action:   We live in a time of unheralded revolution and instrumental opportunity – provided we make every minute count.

Ownership:    Ownership matters when you’re building a great company. Owners think long – term, please passionately for their projects and ideas, and are empowered to respectfully challenge decisions.

High Hiring Bar:   When making a hiring decision we ask ourselves: “Will I admire this person? Will I learn from this person? Is this person a superstar?”

Frugality:    We spend money on the things that really matter and believe that frugality breeds resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and intention.