Leadership Skills and Styles: Jeff Bezos and Amazon

This presentation discusses the importance of strong leadership in business, focusing on the skills and styles of Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. It explores how Bezos creates a flexible working environment, maintains a high reputation, and uses effective communication to achieve organizational objectives. The presentation also highlights the democratic leadership style employed by Bezos and the significance of a strong team for organizational success.

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 LEADERSHIP SKILLS
 LEADERSHIP STYLES
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
 There has to be a strong leader which needs to be present in any business
so that there is going to be a better understanding and the objectives of
the organization are going to be achieved (Atamanova, I.V and et.al., 2019).
 The competition in market is increasing which is why it is very essential
for the company to have a better leader so that there is going to be a good
direction in which the company can function.

CONTINUE…
 Jeff Bezos is having a net worth of $193
billion and is known for the founder of
Amazon and Blue Origin.
 He is currently the CEO and President
of Amazon.
 The presentation consists of skills and
styles of the leaders and Jeff Bezos used
to make the business be able to achieve
their objectives and goals.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS
 There are particular skills and knowledge which needs to be present in a
leader so that the business can benefit from it.
 Jeff creates a very flexible working environment for the employees to
work within which is going to help the employees have a friendly bond
and the productivity of the organization is going to increase and the
demands of the customers will be fulfilled.
 Amazon has a high reputation in the market which has to be well
maintained and without a good leader that is not going to be possible.
 There is a very healthy environment for the employees is created for the
employees of Amazon to work within so that there is not going to be a
high turnover of employees in the organization.

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 There are skilled and hard working employees which are
present in Amazon.
 It create a higher brand image which the company can
create for themselves.
 There are a lot of opportunities which rise in front of a
leader and the leader must take out the best and use them
effectively for the employees so that the objectives can
be met easily.

CONTINUE…
 There is a rise in the competition in the market which will have to be
measured and accordingly the leader must select their leadership style so
that they can compete in the market.
 Jeff is having experience in the market which is why he knows which
situation needs what kind of style to be able to take out the best from the
employees.

LEADERSHIP STYLES
 There has to be clarity in the work which is being processed in the
organization and there must be long term goals in the organization so
that the distribution of work can be done effectively.
 Leaders have to take the right measures so that the results are going to
be positive for the organization and for that the leaders have to be well
motivated and determined so that there is going to be a good
functioning.

CONTINUE..
 Jeff is using democratic style of leadership in the
business.
 It help in the bond between the employees and the leader
does not break so that there is going to be a good
functioning.
 There is going to be a transparency in the organization if
this leadership style is being followed in the company.
 that is going to make the employees be able to interact
and put forward their ideas in the company as well.

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 There are a lot of objectives and goals which have to be
achieved and communication.
 Communication has to be good so that there are changes
which can come in the organization effectively without
harming the reputation and brand image of Amazon.
 Brand image is one of the important part of the business
strategies.

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 Jeff realized that with experience comes wisdom very quickly which
comes with failure and there is going to be a lot of knowledge which can
be gained from that aspect of the organization.
 There are a lot of decisions which have to be made by the organization in
order to be having a safe and healthy environment for the employees as
well.
 Brand image in the market has to be well maintained so that the
organization can have good internal factors.
 There are a lot of situations which rise in an organization which will have
to be handled well and Jeff is having that experience which is a great
factor for Amazon.

CONTINUE..
 There has to be a strong team in the company so that
there is going to be a good performance
 The customers are going to be satisfied as well which is
a very essential factor for the company to have in order
to have higher profitability.

CONCLUSION
 It is very important for the leaders to have a good skill and knowledge
which comes with experience so that they will be able to handle the
organization effectively and make the company have a good profitability.
 Leaders have to train and make sure that the team they have are matching
up to the expectations and standards of the company so that there is going
to be a good functioning.
 There should also be clarity of working so that there is a good direction
which the company is going to have so that the company can get a
competitive advantage which is going to make the organization develop
in future.

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