Bezos’ ‘silent meetings’

August 17, 2024

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos holds meetings to encourage discussion and decision-making. Does he call them … A.) Open-mic meetings, B.) Silent meetings, C.) Lightning meetings or D.) Non-meetings?

The answer: B.) Silent meetings. 🤫 Everyone quietly reads a detailed memo for about 30 minutes, and then the meeting starts. No misunderstandings, no fluff — just focused, informed dialogue once the reading’s done.

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