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Which version of this story best demonstrates Learn and Be Curious with strong ownership and impact?

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Amazon Leadership Principles - Learn and Be Curious
Which version of this story best demonstrates Learn and Be Curious with strong ownership and impact? A) "I was working on my team's dashboard and noticed slow data refresh. I escalated to the platform team. They fixed it and performance improved." B) "We noticed the dashboard was slow and investigated as a team. We found the cause and deployed a fix. Dashboard speed improved." C) "I noticed a slow data refresh issue outside my team's scope. I investigated the root cause, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with the platform team. Refresh speed improved by 40%." D) "During a review, I saw the dashboard was slow. I told my manager, who then asked the platform team to fix it. The issue was resolved."
ADuring a review, I saw the dashboard was slow. I told my manager, who then asked the platform team to fix it. The issue was resolved.
BWe noticed the dashboard was slow and investigated as a team. We found the cause and deployed a fix. Dashboard speed improved.
CI was working on my team's dashboard and noticed slow data refresh. I escalated to the platform team. They fixed it and performance improved.
DI noticed a slow data refresh issue outside my team's scope. I investigated the root cause, wrote a fix, and coordinated rollout with the platform team. Refresh speed improved by 40%.
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify scope -- C explicitly states outside own team's scope.
  2. Step 2: Identify voice -- C uses 'I' throughout, showing individual ownership.
  3. Step 3: Identify metric -- C quantifies improvement (40% speed increase).
  4. Step 4: Compare others -- A and D lack metrics and ownership; B uses 'we' hiding individual role.
  5. Step 5: Conclude C is strongest answer demonstrating Learn and Be Curious.
Quick Trick: Scope + I + metric = strongest Learn and Be Curious
Trap Explanation:
PITFALL
  • Options A and D lack self-driven ownership or metrics; B uses 'we' hiding individual role; only C has clear individual initiative, scope boundary, and quantification.
Concept tested:
CONCEPT
  • Learn and Be Curious LP -- answer variant with scope boundary, I-voice, and metric
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