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Think Like Amazon: Hire and Develop the Best

  • Maggie Sierko - Fractional HR Director
At Amazon, hiring and developing the best isn’t just about filling roles, it’s about raising the bar for the entire organisation. Every hire or promotion is reviewed by a panel from across the business to ensure fresh, independent judgment and continuous improvement.

Think Like Amazon: The Blueprint Behind One of the World’s Most Successful Businesses 🚀🚀🚀

Welcome back to the Think Like Amazon series – where every Monday I share insider insights from my time at Amazon and show you how to apply these leadership principles to accelerate growth in your own business. 📈

Amazon’s success is no accident. Its famous Leadership Principles aren’t just nice words on a wall – they are the DNA of every decision, every investment, every innovation. Master these, and you unlock the blueprint Amazon uses to scale and dominate markets.

👉 Today’s principle (5/10): Hire and Develop the Best

At Amazon, this principle drives growth and here is how they do it:

💡 Raising the bar in hiring & promotions – every hire/promotion must pass a panel of four from different parts of the organisation to provide an independent view. This increases the organisation’s capability, not just fills the gap.

💡 Bar raisers in interviews – specialists that are trained to challenge and ensure every hire is stronger than the last.

💡 Leadership development tracks – programs like Pathways rotate talent through roles, building depth and breadth of leadership experience.

💡 Development is non-negotiable. Managers are accountable for growing people, not just delivering results.

💡 Future-focused hiring. Amazon hires for two levels ahead – building leaders for tomorrow.

💡 Feedback & coaching – regular career conversations, coaching, mentoring, and tailored development plans to keep growth intentional.

💡 Diversity & inclusion in development – targeted mentoring tracks, neurodiversity and language programs expand opportunities for all talent.

Now think about your own organisation:
❓ Are you strengthening your talent pipeline with every hire – or filling seats?

If attracting and developing top talent is a challenge, I can help. DM me or visit my website and let’s talk.

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*Led by a results-driven senior HR leader with over 20 years of experience — including more than a decade heading HR functions — Lighthouse brings deep expertise in developing and executing people strategies across Europe. We are experienced in workforce planning, talent development, organisational design, and change management, particularly within fast-paced, AI-driven environments. Our approach blends strategic insight with hands-on operational delivery, coaching leadership teams and navigating complex employee relations issues with pragmatic, legally sound solutions.

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