Great Leaders have deep-seated Curiosity
Feb 23, 2021 20:30 · 144 words · 1 minute read
Today I saw an interesting thread on twitter (see tweet below) regarding the similarities between Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) “that make them both generational leaders”, and one point stuck to my brain: “They would ask endless questions…. Great leaders have deep-seated curiosity."
They were both incredibly deep thinkers and read voraciously. I’ve participated in small group conversations with each of them (eg on airplanes) lasting hours where they would ask endless questions and have more stamina than anyone else. Great leaders have deep-seated curiosity.
People often ask me to compare working for Bezos vs Zuck. I worked with Mark much more closely for much longer, but I did work directly with Jeff in my last 2 years at Amazon incubating the Kindle. Here are some thoughts on similarities that make them both generational leaders:
— Dan Rose (@DanRose999) February 18, 2021