Meta Andrew Bosworth recently told staff to “consent and commit” or leave the company. The phrases popularized by Bezos emphasize quick decision-making and commitment amidst differences of opinion. Decided.
In Silicon Valley, the old mantra – “disagreement and commitment” is making a comeback.
Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth recently told staff to leave or “commit against it” to repeat the phrase Jeff Bezos popularized.
Bosworth used the phrase to present a fork on the road for meta employees who are unhappy with the company’s recent policy changes, but Bezos speaks of it as a management philosophy.
As Amazon CEO, he explained in detail in the 2016 shareholder letter phrase in a section labeled “High-Velocity Decision Make.” Bezos argued that using a “disagree” commit can “save a lot of time.”
“Even though there is no consensus, if there is a conviction in a certain direction, then I say, “Look, I know we don’t agree with this, but will you gamble with me?” Bezos writes.
“By the time you’re at this point, no one will certainly know the answer, and you’ll probably get a quick yes,” he added.
He insisted that bosses should also follow ideology. Bezos recalls greenlighting an original from the Amazon studio after telling his team he was concerned about his success. His team wanted to take a different perspective and move forward.
“I immediately wrote back, ‘I agree and committed, and hope that it will be the most viewed thing we’ve ever made,” Bezos said. Ta. Convince him.
Useful phrases that reflect the management philosophy of late Intel CEO Andy Grove
This concept appears to reflect management philosophy in the 1980s. The 1980s was when Andy Grove, known for his fierce management style and visionary leadership, ran Inter. Grove, who fled Nazi occupation Hungary, passed away in 2016 at 79.
Globe biographer Richard S. Tedrow said that while it may be “very difficult” to agree with Globe, the concept of disagreement and commitment “is something you should compress yourself at Intel It’s the essence of feeling that way,” he told Bi.
“I don’t agree and commit was a philosophy of you fighting like a cat or a dog, but when a decision is made, everyone is pulling in the same direction,” Tedrow said.
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Tedlow wasn’t sure if Grove had coined the phrase, but he said it embodied the culture with Intel among the executives leading the company.
Christopher Myers, a teacher at the Johns Hopkins Carrie Business School’s Innovative Leadership Center, is a lower level employee close to the issue to show how “disagreements and commitments” are beneficial. I used an example of an accounting for CEOs.
In a 2024 interview with Rex Fridman, Bezos expanded his philosophy. He said companies “inclined to organize hierarchically,” and often leave CEOs to make final calls. The CEO may not agree with the decision, but Bezos argued that committing is better than compromise or succumbing to the most stubborn.
“The advantage of compromise as a resolution mechanism is that it is low energy, but it doesn’t lead to the truth,” Bezos said.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy then adopted the phrase. This is part of the company’s leadership principles outlined on its website.
In recent years, the phrase appears to have evolved into “disagreement and commitment – or leave.” In a 2023 internal fireplace chat about Amazon’s return policy from the office, Jassy told employees it was time to “consent and commit,” adding that for workers who don’t, “it’s probably not going to work out.” Ta.
Bosworth recently took a similar approach in responding to comments on the internal metaforum. “Unless you mention policy changes, in that case, Mark spoke through them for quite some time, but that sounds like you don’t agree,” he said. “In that case you can leave or commit against it.”
Myers said, in its purest form, the mantra of inconsistency and commit can remind the organization that productive conflict is valuable.
