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 (3/10): Ownership

Imagine if everyone in your business acted like an owner. How would things change? 🤔

At Amazon, there’s no “that’s not my job.” Ownership means leaders (and every employee actually) take full responsibility for outcomes – not just their individual tasks.

Here’s how Ownership shows up every single day:

💡 Long-term thinking – owners don’t chase short-term wins. Every decision is made with the future in mind.

💡 Proactive problem-solving – owners don’t wait for someone else to fix it. They step in and make it right, even if they didn’t create the issue.

💡 Accountability without handoffs – “Not my problem” doesn’t exist. If it impacts the customer, it’s your responsibility.

💡 Decisions are made close to the customer – ownership pushes decision-making as low as possible to where insights are sharpest and impact is immediate.

💡 Hiring for ownership mindset – it starts at the interview stage and continues through onboarding, performance reviews, projects, promotions and renumeration. Ownership is a non-negotiable.

💡 Amazon is often described as the world’s biggest start-up – because everyone has a stake in the outcome. 📈


Now think about your own organisation:

❓Do your teams act like owners – or renters? What would change if everyone felt truly accountable for results?

Creating an ownership culture is possible – and it transforms performance. 👉 Let’s talk about how to build it – DM me or visit my website.