Since Amazon was started in 1994 it has grown into a behemoth, netting $178 billion in revenue in 2017. It’s expanded into countless industries after beginning strictly selling books. It’s continuing to expand with acquisitions, most recently acquiring Ring.

Through this growth, Amazon has also failed a lot. It’s made poor acquisitions, lost key employees and taken on failed projects. Ultimately, though, it’s continued to move forward. Due to the nature of the Amazon story, its success and its length of existence, much can be learned from the company. Jeff Bezos has been a revolutionary at the helm, and his leadership has spread throughout the entire organization.

Here are 10 leadership lessons that you can learn and apply from Amazon’s massive success:

• Give employees autonomy.
• Give employees a meaningful vision.
• Put the customer first.
• Be patient.
• Embrace failure.
• Find the best people and go after them obsessively.
• Give people new roles when the time is right.
• Embrace external trends.
• Never eliminate quick decision-making and small teams.
• Force people to be concise.

Read more about these 10 leadership lessons here.

Source: Entrepreneur

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