BRUCE WHITFIELD: Dear Mr President, it’s time to take some tips from Jeff Bezos
Imagine if your government obsessed over its citizens and their needs, before considering how best to serve itself
08 February 2021 - 08:00
Dear Mr President,
Ahead of your third state of the nation address (Sona) this week, may I venture a couple of thoughts, courtesy of Jeff Bezos, the outgoing CEO of Amazon. I know it might not be particularly PC — his track record on wages and working conditions is not great — but he has single-handedly led and inspired the creation of a company worth R20-trillion in the same time as SA has had democracy. He must have done some things right...
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