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Which version of this story best demonstrates Earn Trust with clear ownership and impact?

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Amazon Leadership Principles - Earn Trust
Which version of this story best demonstrates Earn Trust with clear ownership and impact? Version 1: "I joined a new team and noticed slow response times. I escalated the issue to the platform team. They fixed it and things improved." Version 2: "We noticed slow response times and worked together to find the cause. We deployed a fix and improved performance." Version 3: "I spotted slow response times outside my team and took initiative to investigate. I identified the root cause and coordinated a fix with the platform team. Performance improved significantly." Version 4: "During my first week, I found a 5% delay in response times. I traced the issue, wrote a patch, and collaborated with the platform team to deploy it. The delay dropped to zero, improving customer satisfaction."
AVersion 1
BVersion 4
CVersion 3
DVersion 2
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
  1. Step 1: Identify scope boundary -- Version 4 explicitly states 'During my first week' and specific 5% delay.
  2. Step 2: Confirm individual ownership -- Version 4 uses 'I traced', 'I wrote', 'collaborated' clearly.
  3. Step 3: Check for specific metric and impact -- Version 4 quantifies delay drop to zero and customer satisfaction improvement.
  4. Step 4: Compare to other versions which lack one or more of these elements.
Quick Trick: Scope + I + metric + specificity -> strongest
Trap Explanation:
PITFALL
  • Version 3 is plausible but lacks explicit metric and scope boundary; Version 4 is strongest by signal framework.
Concept tested:
CONCEPT
  • Earn Trust LP -- answer variant with scope, I-ownership, metric, specificity
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