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PolinaThis is a practical newsletter about how to excel at work: for people who want to become top performers, and managers who want to build a team of them. Lessons 15 years at Amazon as a Senior Manager. Mum of 3 (6 to 13 y.o.), living in Luxembourg.
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What 15 years at Amazon changed my mind about
My journey to Amazon doesn’t begin with an interview. It begins with an undelivered package.
In 2005 I ordered The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander as a present for a friend. I chose the cheapest cross-border delivery, and...
Top performers aren’t smarter. They work differently.
Robert Kelley’s team walked into Bell Labs in the mid-1980s to settle an old question: what makes a top performer.
They asked the executives, the managers and the engineers to name the difference, and came away with 45 factors[1] that ever...
How good people get stuck in the middle
I submitted Alex’s* rating as Achieves. It was defendable.
We were most of the way through a full-day mid-year talent review. Powered by coffee, we had dissected the Top Performers. We had battled over the Underperformers, because no manag...
How To Push Back At Work Without Hurting Your Career
I once had a boss who didn’t show up for our 1:1s.
I was managing a small team. I wanted to be good at it, so I read a few books. Good Manager Rule 1: show up to your employee 1:1s.
He was senior, had a large team, and was new to the comp...
How to Handle Curveball Questions Without Losing the Room
A typical Amazon meeting. Everyone is reading the six-pager for the first thirty minutes. I own the doc. The decision-maker is the VP of Europe, reviewing the business case for a country launch. If he backs it, we go to SVP review and likel...
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15 years at Amazon as a Senior Manager. Mum of 3, living in Luxembourg. I write about how to excel at work: for people who want to become top performers, and managers who want to build a team of them. My opinions are my own.
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