In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Ann Hiatt, Leadership Strategist & Consultant and Author of the book Bet on Yourself. Ann Hiatt shared the many lessons she learned while working alongside the world's top tech CEOs—Google's Eric Schmidt, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Yahoo's Marissa Meyer. In addition to the story of her reinvention, Ann Hiatt shared common practices and approaches of these and other top-performing leaders.

Some highlights:

• Ann Hiatt on how she ended up working at Amazon and supporting Jeff Bezos

• How Ann Hiatt handled the crisis when the helicopter she booked for Jeff Bezos ended up crashing

• The leadership models, habits, thought processes Ann Hiatt learned from working closely with Jezz Bezos and Eric Schmidt

• Ann Hiatt on how to hire people who are value-aligned and a good culture fit for your company

• Why you should and how you can Bet on Yourself.

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Jeff Bezos, Founder and Executive Chairman of Amazon

-Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google

-Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon

-John Doerr, Venture Capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, an early investor in companies including Amazon & Google, and OKR advocate

Book Recommendations:

Bet on Yourself by Ann Hiatt

Measure What Matters by John Doerr

Connect with Ann Hiatt:

Bet on Yourself Website

Ann Hiatt on LinkedIn

Ann Hiatt on Twitter

Ann Hiatt on Instagram

Ann Hiatt on Facebook

Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:

Mahan Tavakoli Website

Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn

Partnering Leadership Website