Amazon management ethos is famous. I've always wondered if it's actually effective. Traditionally, power follow these rules:
De Mesquita, B. B., Smith, A., Siverson, R. M., & Morrow, J. D. (2005). The logic of political survival. MIT press.
Which is echoed in the article:
> One current Amazon senior manager said they’ve consistently observed bosses new to the company use the principles “as weapons to put those who aren’t favorites in their place,” while employing other principles to build up their favorites.
I'd assume that the older management style that the article points out (from Bezos) was similar, but with different words; As these rules about power are consistent from governments, to companies, to home owners associations, etc. But the article paints a rosy picture of them, so it's not clear if there's something novel there, or just a dressed up version of the same old rules.
De Mesquita, B. B., Smith, A., Siverson, R. M., & Morrow, J. D. (2005). The logic of political survival. MIT press.
Which is echoed in the article:
> One current Amazon senior manager said they’ve consistently observed bosses new to the company use the principles “as weapons to put those who aren’t favorites in their place,” while employing other principles to build up their favorites.
I'd assume that the older management style that the article points out (from Bezos) was similar, but with different words; As these rules about power are consistent from governments, to companies, to home owners associations, etc. But the article paints a rosy picture of them, so it's not clear if there's something novel there, or just a dressed up version of the same old rules.