IP InterviewPublished April 29, 2020
Amazon Europe: Logistics, Hiring and Leadership Principles
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Executive Bio
Philippe Hemard
Former VP, Amazon Logistics Europe
Why is this interview interesting?
- The evolution of Amazon's logistics operations in Europe
- How Amazon has focused on logistics as central pillar for driving the success of its e-commerce activities
- How Amazon's adherence to "lean" process thinking and process standardization helped the business scale more efficiently
- COVID-19 disruption impact on the future of e-commerce Logistics
- Four of Amazon's leadership principles in practice: Think Big, Invent and Simplify, Hire and Develop the Best, Bias for Action
- Why having clear values and principles is critical when facing new situations effectively
- The importance of structuring information and data in a way that everyone in the company can understand the metrics that matter
- Why a narrative format for business reviews is powerful
- The Pillars of Amazon's Hiring Process
Interview Transcript
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