'10 Minute Tip' by Maggie Sierko - Senior Human Resources Consultant - 7am until 9:30am
Maggie Sierko founded the Lighthouse HR Consultancy after 20+ years leading people strategy across multiple industries, regions, and high-growth environments. This including over 7 years in senior HR roles at Amazon, IKEA and Mitie. Maggie helps businesses like yours navigate their most complex people challenges.
Whether you're scaling, restructuring, need to improve productivity, or simply trying to unlock more from your people, Maggie brings a pragmatic, data driven, and commercial HR approach that aligns people strategy with real business outcomes.
Maggie's sweet spot is helping leaders turn their people from a cost centre into a long-term growth driver. She helps you build people plans that deliver on business ambition, not just compliance.
Maggie works best with business owners and leaders of small to mid-sized businesses with employees. These insights will show you how to scale effectively and lead with confidence.The session will be highly practical and can also benefit solo entrepreneurs and professionals who want to innovate, make smarter decisions, and create a customer-focused mindset without the complexity of big business structures.
Maggie will focus on continuing the conversation and providing value beyond the session. She’ll invite all attendees to connect with her on LinkedIn for more practical tips and insights. Maggie will also offer a free downloadable summary of the key points she's covering so you can easily apply them in your own business.For those who want to go deeper, Maggie will also include an optional invitation to book a free consultation via her website, but the emphasis will be on sharing actionable value, not selling.
About the conversation:
Think Like Amazon: Success Blueprints for Businesses of Any Size
Key Point 1:
Amazon’s Success Isn’t Accidental – It’s Built on a Blueprint
Amazon isn’t successful by chance; its entire culture and strategy are built on clear principles that guide every decision, every investment, and every innovation. These principles are not just slogans - they are practical tools that drive measurable outcomes, and they can be adapted to any business, regardless of size or sector.Key Point 2:
Principles Over Policies - Why Amazon’s Approach Works Anywhere
Unlike static policies, Amazon’s guiding principles create a mindset for fast, customer-focused decisions. This mindset allows businesses - large or small - to innovate and act decisively without being bogged down by bureaucracy, giving them an edge in competitive markets.Key Point 3:
Insider Insights – Lessons From 7+ Years Inside Amazon
I’ll share what really drives success at Amazon based on my experience in senior roles across Fulfilment Centres and Customer Services. These aren’t theory or buzzwords - they’re real strategies that fuel growth, foster innovation, and keep teams aligned on what matters most.Key Point 4:
How to Apply Amazon’s Winning Formula in Your Business
Whether you’re a micro business or scaling enterprise, these principles can be implemented without Amazon’s resources or headcount. I’ll show practical examples of how concepts like Customer Obsession, Bias for Action, and Invent and Simplify can transform decision-making, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable growth in any business.Amazon’s success isn’t down to luck - it’s built on clear principles that guide every decision, investment, and innovation.
The good news? These principles aren’t exclusive to global giants; they can be adapted to fit businesses of any size, including micro and small enterprises.Maggie Sierko will share practical insights from her 7+ years in senior roles at Amazon across their Fulfilment Centres and EU Customer Services, showing exactly how these strategies work in the real world and how you can apply them in your own business or career to make smarter decisions, innovate faster, and drive measurable results without needing Amazon’s budget or resources.
