AMAZON LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES QUESTION SET EXAM

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AMAZON LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES QUESTION SET EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -71 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: What steps do you take to ensure projects you complete get transitioned effectively to new owners? Give an example where you elected to re-engage on a project that you had already transitioned to someone else. What was the situation and why did you feel it was important to re-engage?

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Ownership Question 2: Walk me through a big problem or issue in your organization that you helped to solve. How did you become aware of it? What information did you gather, what information was missing and how did you fill the gaps? Did you do a post mortem analysis and if you did what did you learn?

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Dive Deep Question 3: Tell me about time you had to develop a product/business model from scratch or when you dramatically changed one in a turnaround situation.

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Think Big

Question 4: Building trust can be difficult to achieve at times. Tell me about how you have effectively built trusting working relationships with others on your team.

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Earn Trust of Others Question 5: Give me an example of a time you used customer feedback to drive improvement or innovation. What was the situation and what action did you take?

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Customer Obsession Question 6: What feedback mechanisms have you created in your organization to know if you're your team has been successful? Give me a specific example of where you realized your team had not been as effective as it could have.

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Vocally Self Critical Question 7: How do you seek out feedback on your team's performance? Give a specific example of how you used feedback you received on your team to drive improvement.

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Insist on the Highest Standards Question 8: As a manager, how do you stay connected to the details while focusing on the strategic, bigger picture issues? Tell me about a time when you were too far removed from a project one of your employees was working on and you ended up missing a goal

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Dive Deep Question 9: Tell me about a time you uncovered a significant problem in your team. What was it and how did you communicate it to your manager and to your peers or other stakeholders?

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Vocally Self Critical Question 10: Provide an example of a time when you have had to make a difficult decision under pressure and then defend and justify it. Was it the right decision?

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Have a Backbone; Disagree and Commit

Question 11: Tell me about a time when you pushed back against a decision that negatively impacted your team. What was the issue and how did it turn out?

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Have a Backbone; Disagree and Commit Question 12: Tell me about a time when you were able to remove a serious roadblock/barrier preventing your team from making progress? How were you able to remove the barrier? What was the outcome?

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Bias for Action Question 13: Describe a challenging problem or situation in which the usual approach was not going to work. Why were you unable to take the usual approach? What alternative approach did you take? Was it successful?

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Invent and Simplify Question 14: Tell me about an out-of-the-box idea you had or decision you made that had a big impact on your business.

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Invent and Simplify Question 15: Can you give me an example of when you've been able to see around the corner to meet a customer need or delight a customer with a solution or product they didn't yet know they needed/wanted?

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Customer Obsession Question 16: Tell me about a time a customer wanted one thing, but you felt they needed something else. How did you approach the situation, what were your actions and what was the end result?

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Customer Obsession

Question 17: Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision and the learning from the experience enabled you to make a good decision later. What did you learn that you were able to apply?

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Are Right, A Lot Question 18: Tell me about a time you had to communicate a big change in direction for which you anticipated people would have a lot of concerns. How did you handle questions and/or resistance? Were you able to get people comfortable with the change?

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Earn Trust of Others Question 19: Give me an example of a time when you were able to deliver an important project under a tight deadline. What sacrifices did you have to make to meet the deadline? How did they impact the final deliverables?

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Deliver Results Question 20: Give an example of when you had to make an important decision and had to decide between moving forward or gathering more information. What did you do? What information is necessary for you to have before acting?

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Bias for Action Question 21: How do you draw new thinking and innovation out of your team? Give an example of how your approach led to a specific innovation.

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Invent and Simplify Question 22: What three things you are you working on to improve your overall effectiveness as a manager?

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Vocally Self Critical