• How to Grow Your Business Like Amazon - Amazon's New Employee Focus

  • Sep 30 2021
  • Length: 29 mins
  • Podcast

How to Grow Your Business Like Amazon - Amazon's New Employee Focus

  • Summary

  • Welcome to another installment of How to Grow Your Business Like Amazon! In today's episode, Steve breaks down the new approach Amazon is taking towards its employees to further enhance their work environments, quality of life, and overall satisfaction within their role.

    With an increased focus on employee acquisition, skills development, and overall retention, Amazon is striving to become earth's best employer. Listen as Steve takes a deep dive into the various initiatives Andy Jassy and the team at Amazon are implementing and how these same principles could be incorporated within your own business.

    So sit back, relax, and enjoy yet another great conversation!

    Timecodes:

    0:08 - Overview on Amazon's approach to their employees

    4:30 - What's happening at Amazon to fulfill this vision for employees

    5:20 - Fulfillment workers seeking upward mobility and professional development

    8:11 - Increasing Amazon's minimum wage to $15/hr in 2018

    10:30 - 76% of employees are interested in professional development opportunities

    12:00 - College tuition reimbursement initiative

    13:40 - The Amazon Restart Program

    16:50 - David Clark's letter to employees regarding productivity

    18:30 - Algorithms that help employees from getting "stuck" in a single role

    22:50 - Amazon looking to raise wages for current employees

    26:25 - The Amazon Effect on communities nationwide

    28:20 - Closing remarks


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