Ethan Evans
16 statements across 1 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 14, 2024 by Ethan Evans · said 2 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →
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Jan 14, 2024
Jan 14, 2024 positive
Evans: Managers naturally reciprocate support by helping employees reach career goals
“And the reason this works is managers help those who help them. It's just human nature. We all do that. Generally, they're very open to meeting you halfway and saying, sure, you know, I need this. We can rearrange it. We can find a way to meet your goals over …”
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Evans: Managers have a selfish incentive to promote capable direct reports
“I have selfish motivation to promote you. A lot of people think like, oh, the boss is there holding me down. Well, maybe some bosses are, but why wouldn't I want stronger, more capable direct reports? Why wouldn't I want people under me who can do more of my j…”
Jan 14, 2024
Jan 14, 2024
Evans: Amazon engineer rose from SDE II to Director in eight years
“One of my best people I ever worked with joined my team at Amazon as what we would call an SDE two, which in Amazon is a level five employee. He grew with me kind of following this process to a senior engineer. Then he switched to management and ran a small te…”
Jan 14, 2024 positive
Evans: You can earn executive promotions even after massive public blunders
“What I want people to understand is if I can get away with publicly failing One of the richest and most famous inventors on earth, and then get promoted and finish my career at Amazon very successfully, you can dig out of any hole. You just have to manage it r…”
Jan 14, 2024 positive
Evans: Managing up evolves from asking for tasks to solving problems independently
“Over time you go from asking your manager, how can I help? To suggesting to your manager, these are some things I see that seem like they need to be done. Would you like me to do them? To just seeing what needs to be done and sort of keeping your leader in the…”
Jan 14, 2024 positive
Evans authored Amazon's rule: an owner never says that's not my job
“And I propose these six words, which are an owner never says that's not my job. Maybe that's seven words. So. I propose this specific language as a part of it. And we sent off this draft and months go by, we hear nothing. And then one day the leadership princi…”
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Jan 14, 2024 neutral
Evans: Managers fail to develop employees because they prioritize own careers
“Lots of managers have great intentions to help their employees, but they get busy with their own lives, their own work, all the things they're focused on, and also their own career. The manager is often busy thinking about Their own needs. And so they just, th…”
Jan 14, 2024 positive
Evans: Autonomous decision-making requires established trust and alignment with leadership
“A huge part of career success is how much trust you have, mutual respect with your leadership. When they get to, they're confident that you're going to make the right decisions, they're confident to let you go. But yeah, you know, when you're brand new or you'…”
Jan 14, 2024 neutral
Evans: Managers assume direct reports either stay put or want management
“Managers often fall into the trap. They chose to become managers. So they assume one of two things about you. They either assume that you want to keep doing exactly what you're doing forever. Just maybe make a little more money. So you're an artist. You want t…”