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The outage was resolved within two hours, minimizing customer impact." Which element is the disqualifier?

medium🚫 Disqualification Identification Q9 of Q15
Amazon Leadership Principles - Ownership
Review this answer: "During a critical outage, I noticed the problem and started investigating immediately. I collaborated with the platform team to identify the root cause. We collectively decided on the fix approach and I helped deploy it. The outage was resolved within two hours, minimizing customer impact." Which element is the disqualifier?
A"I noticed the problem and started investigating immediately."
B"I collaborated with the platform team to identify the root cause."
C"We collectively decided on the fix approach."
D"The outage was resolved within two hours, minimizing customer impact."
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify individual ownership signals -> "We collectively decided on the fix approach."
  2. Step 2: Spot subtle ownership dilution -> 'we collectively decided' hides who drove decision.
  3. Step 3: Confirm other elements show strong ownership and impact -> disqualifier is collective decision phrase.
Quick Trick: 'We collectively decided' hides ownership
Trap Explanation:
PITFALL
  • All other elements show strong ownership and impact; 'we collectively decided' subtly hides who owned the decision, diluting ownership.
Concept tested:
CONCEPT
  • Ownership LP -- subtle disqualifier in collective decision hiding ownership
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