The six-page memo requirement at Amazon meetings contributes to productivity by ensuring that everyone in the meeting has the same key details to work from. This is done by having everyone read the memo together in silence at the beginning of each meeting before discussing the topic in depth. This approach fosters a high-quality conversation and reduces the chances of miscommunication or misunderstanding, thereby enhancing productivity.
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In 2018, the Amazon CEO shared some insights into the company culture around meetings. For starters, he uses a "two-pizza rule" to keep meetings small. If two pizzas won't feed the room, there are too many people at the meeting. Bezos also requires all meetings to provide a six-page memo that everyone reads together in silence at the beginning of each meeting before discussing the topic in depth. This is to provide a high-quality conversation where everyone has the same key details to work from, like a study hall.
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