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“Bezos had absorbed the practice of stack ranking from this book called Top Grading, which was written by Bradford Smart, who had helped the legendary CEO Jack Welch set up hiring systems at General Electric.”
Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: stack ranking practices
For: Business leaders and managers
Key quote: “Bezos had absorbed the practice from this book called Top Grading, which was written by Bradford Smart.”
The host discusses how Jeff Bezos adopted the concept of stack ranking from the book 'Top Grading' to enhance employee performance at Amazon. This method, which involves systematically removing lower performers, was seen as essential for maintaining high standards within the company.