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Ann Hiatt Books

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Ann Hiatt is a leadership strategist, speaker, and author with over fifteen years of experience working alongside top tech executives at Amazon and Google. She now advises entrepreneurs and executives on innovation, leadership, and scaling strategies.

Known for: Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

Books by Ann Hiatt

Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

Bet on Yourself: Recognize, Own, and Implement Breakthrough Opportunities

leadership·10 min read

In this empowering guide, Ann Hiatt, a former executive business partner to Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, shares lessons from her career at Amazon and Google to help readers take bold ownership of their professional growth. Through practical strategies and personal stories, she teaches how to identify opportunities, build influence, and make confident decisions that align with one’s ambitions.

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Defining Breakthrough Opportunities

Every career has inflection points—those moments when the path ahead suddenly seems uncertain or full of possibility. The first step in betting on yourself is to learn how to recognize those moments for what they are: breakthrough opportunities. I define breakthroughs not by their scale or visibilit...

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Learning from High-Performance Environments

Working with people like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt was a masterclass in what high-performance culture really means. At Amazon, the pace was relentless because innovation was ingrained into every decision. Jeff’s obsession with customer-centric thinking reshaped how I viewed leadership. Every meeti...

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About Ann Hiatt

Ann Hiatt is a leadership strategist, speaker, and author with over fifteen years of experience working alongside top tech executives at Amazon and Google. She now advises entrepreneurs and executives on innovation, leadership, and scaling strategies.

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