Leadership and Life Lessons from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Make three good decisions a day and no meetings before 10 a.m., Amazon chief tells D.C. audience

As Amazon searches for a location for its new headquarters—dubbed HQ2—cities across the country have been trying to woo the tech giant. At stake: 50,000 jobs and $5 billion in investments.

Laura Stevens

Updated Sept. 14, 2018 12:36 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos tries never to schedule a meeting before 10 a.m.

“I go to bed early, I get up early, I like to putter in the morning” reading the newspaper, drinking a cup of coffee and eating breakfast with his children, he said. Mr. Bezos schedules “high IQ” meetings before lunch, and tries to finish making his tough decisions by 5 p.m.

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