アノ、ジェフ・ベゾスがCEO退任を発表した。
forbesjapan.com
で、
その発表と同時に、
アマゾンのWebサイトに掲載された従業員へのEメール
"Email from Jeff Bezos to employees"
があまりにも秀逸だったので、
（自分用として）ココに書き留めておくことに。
Fellow Amazonians:
I’m excited to announce that this Q3 I’ll transition to Executive Chair of the Amazon Board and Andy Jassy will become CEO. In the Exec Chair role, I intend to focus my energies and attention on new products and early initiatives. Andy is well known inside the company and has been at Amazon almost as long as I have. He will be an outstanding leader, and he has my full confidence.
This journey began some 27 years ago. Amazon was only an idea, and it had no name. The question I was asked most frequently at that time was, “What’s the internet?” Blessedly, I haven’t had to explain that in a long while.
Today, we employ 1.3 million talented, dedicated people, serve hundreds of millions of customers and businesses, and are widely recognized as one of the most successful companies in the world.
How did that happen? Invention. Invention is the root of our success. We’ve done crazy things together, and then made them normal. We pioneered customer reviews, 1-Click, personalized recommendations, Prime’s insanely-fast shipping, Just Walk Out shopping, the Climate Pledge, Kindle, Alexa, marketplace, infrastructure cloud computing, Career Choice, and much more. If you get it right, a few years after a surprising invention, the new thing has become normal. People yawn. And that yawn is the greatest compliment an inventor can receive.
I don’t know of another company with an invention track record as good as Amazon’s, and I believe we are at our most inventive right now. I hope you are as proud of our inventiveness as I am. I think you should be.
As Amazon became large, we decided to use our scale and scope to lead on important social issues. Two high-impact examples: our $15 minimum wage and the Climate Pledge. In both cases, we staked out leadership positions and then asked others to come along with us. In both cases, it’s working. Other large companies are coming our way. I hope you’re proud of that as well.
I find my work meaningful and fun. I get to work with the smartest, most talented, most ingenious teammates. When times have been good, you’ve been humble. When times have been tough, you’ve been strong and supportive, and we’ve made each other laugh. It is a joy to work on this team.
As much as I still tap dance into the office, I’m excited about this transition. Millions of customers depend on us for our services, and more than a million employees depend on us for their livelihoods. Being the CEO of Amazon is a deep responsibility, and it’s consuming. When you have a responsibility like that, it’s hard to put attention on anything else. As Exec Chair I will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need to focus on the Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, The Washington Post, and my other passions. I’ve never had more energy, and this isn’t about retiring. I’m super passionate about the impact I think these organizations can have.
Amazon couldn’t be better positioned for the future. We are firing on all cylinders, just as the world needs us to. We have things in the pipeline that will continue to astonish. We serve individuals and enterprises, and we’ve pioneered two complete industries and a whole new class of devices. We are leaders in areas as varied as machine learning and logistics, and if an Amazonian’s idea requires yet another new institutional skill, we’re flexible enough and patient enough to learn it.
Keep inventing, and don’t despair when at first the idea looks crazy. Remember to wander. Let curiosity be your compass. It remains Day 1.
Jeff
www.aboutamazon.com
「発明こそが私たちの成功の根源です。
私たちは、クレイジーなことを一緒にやって、それを普通のことにしてきました。（中略）
うまくいけば、数年後には驚くべき発明は普通のものになります。
人々はあくびをするでしょう。
そのあくびは、発明家が受け取る最大の褒め言葉です。
そしてきわめつけは、
「発明を続けて。
最初はクレイジーに見えても絶望しないで。
さまようことを忘れないで。
好奇心をコンパスに。
今日もまだ「創業初日（Day1）」です。」
ってトコ、
特にイカす！
・
・
・
鬼塚が、
彼のことを「イカす！」とリスペクトする理由は以前紹介したとおり。
hiroshionizuka.hatenablog.com
『Amazon.comのジェフ・ベゾスCEOが、経営幹部に必ず読ませるビジネス書3冊』Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books | Jon Fortt | LinkedIn という記事が報道されました。
その３冊とは…
『経営者の条件 The Effective Executive』ピーター・Ｆ・ドラッカー著
『イノベーションへの解 利益ある成長に向けて The Innovator's Solution』クレイトン・クリステンセン著
『ザ・ゴール ― 企業の究極の目的とは何か The Goal』エリヤフ・ゴールドラット著
…おーっ！さすがはジェフ・ペゾス。違いのわかるオトコです！
サ・ス・ガ〜☆
