Bezos’ lunch meetings

October 21, 2024

Jeff Bezos has a unique rule about meetings at Amazon. Is it … A.) Hold meetings only on Mondays at 8 a.m., B.) Share the presentation with everyone 10 minutes before a meeting, C.) Serve lunch with two cheese pizzas or D.) Include a warehouse manager?

The answer: C.) 🍕🍕. Jeff Bezos instituted the two-pizza rule to keep meetings small and efficient and give everyone a chance to meaningfully contribute. It works! I’ve been using this idea ever since I heard about it years ago.

Speaking of … I love homemade pizza, but, unfortunately, I burned my Hawaiian pizza the other day. I should’ve cooked it at aloha temperature! (Mahalo for laughing!)

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