Dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs), for Amazonians & Non-Amazonians with Ethan Evans & David Anderson
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
Release Date: 07/18/2024
Dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs), for Amazonians & Non-Amazonians with Ethan Evans & David Anderson
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
and the were invited to join this live event with (retired Amazon VP) and (former Amazon GM) dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs) followed by a live audience Q&A. David came to work for Ethan in his final role at Amazon (in Amazon Games) kicking off a friendship that has continued to flourish as they both enjoy teaching and writing on career advice in their post-Amazon lives. --- Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction 00:58 David's Career Journey 04:40 The Power of Amazon Leadership Principles 07:44 Evolution and Application of Leadership Principles...
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Be a High-Value Connector & Networker with Andrew Yeung (Founder & Investor; ex-Google; ex-Meta)
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
were invited to join this live event with and discussing "How to Be a High-Value Connector & Networker". --- Show Notes: Introduction and Welcome Common Networking Mistakes Building Goodwill in Networking Effective Cold Outreach Strategies Creating and Controlling the Room Balancing Corporate and Entrepreneurial Pursuits Maximizing Your Efforts Navigating Networking Internal and External Networking Strategies The Importance of Building Relationships Soft Skills at Big Tech Companies Performance Reviews and Networking Building a Personal Brand Organizing Successful Events ...
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Make the Most from an Executive Coach with Ethan Evans & Sue Bethanis
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
and the were invited to join this live event with and discussing "How to Get Support for an Executive Coach, and Make the Most of It" followed by a live audience Q&A. Sue was Ethan's executive coach (last and best) when he was an executive at Amazon/Twitch. If you’re already in executive roles (e.g. Director, Sr. Director, VP) and want to optimize performance or move up further, consider Ethan and Sue's live online course, . --- Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction 03:04 The Importance of Executive Coaching 03:50 Ethan's Personal Coaching Journey 07:48 Key...
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How To Achieve Long Term Goals | Finding Daily Motivation
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
If motivation was summed up to a single sentence it could be, motivation is the difference between short term goals and long-term goals. Basically, motivated people focus more on their long-term goals. They have found the energy to do a little more, every day, that gets them closer to that goal while also not losing sight of it.
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Real Resume Review | Account Management
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
What does the perfect resume look like? What works and what doesn’t? Here’s a tip, there is no one size fits all approach. Resumes are supposed to tell your accomplishments: what you did, how you did it and what was the result. But everyone has different skills, different job history, and different
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Usefulness Leads To Happiness
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
t’s no surprise that when you are doing something useful, you feel good. If that’s the case, why is it so hard to find that life of usefulness and connection? Why can’t we just be happy all the time? Simple question with a simple answer; being useful is a great motivator that leads to happiness.
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How To Find Motivation
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
We have all heard the saying, “if you want something, you have to work for it”. Makes sense, but how do you stay motivated, doing something you really don’t want to be doing? How do you get yourself to stop procrastinating when you have a lack of motivation to solve the problem at hand? Instead you want relax, enjoy a vacation while work is telling you to stay focused. Motivation is tricky. You have what you must do, what you tell yourself what you should do and then there is what you want to do. These are not the same for everyone. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime (Prime...
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Breaking Rules, Making Exceptions, Good Judgement
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
We have all been in the situation at work where there is a rule that doesn’t make sense. The problem with rules is that once they are written down, they start to age and not all rules age well. This leads to exceptions to the rules and judgements calls needing to be made. When should an exception to the rule be granted, who should grant that exception, how do you scale exceptions? All these lead to questions about why is the rule in the first place. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime (Prime Gaming) at Amazon; discuss how to use good judgement in order to evaluate which rules can be...
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How To Conquer Imposter Syndrome
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
At some point in your career, chances are you have had some feelings of self-doubt in the workplace. For some it could look like a project that feels a bit beyond your expertise and for others it maybe psychological pattern that hinders a workday completely. Feelings of personal incompetence that persist despite accomplishments, education, and experience may make you end up working harder and holding yourself to unrealistic standards. How can we overcome Impostor Syndrome? Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime (Prime Gaming) at Amazon; discuss how to fight impostor syndrome. Ethan will...
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How to ACTUALLY Work Smarter
Level Up with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP)
Most of us work a minimum 40-hour work week. Now with working from home, we tend to put in more eight-hour workdays than we did before Covid-19. We’ve all heard the phrase “Work Smarter Not Harder”, but what does that really mean? What does it look like and how can we work smarter? There are simple things we can do in our workday to work smarter. Watch Ethan Evans, former VP of Twitch Prime (Prime Gaming) at Amazon; talk about how to work smarter. Ethan will discuss (from Rome) how you can start applying a few changes to make your time more productive and how to prioritize your day to...
info_outlineLevel Up Newsletter & Community paid members and the Scarlet Ink Newsletter paid members were invited to join this live event with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP) and David Anderson (former Amazon GM) dissecting Amazon Leadership Principles (LPs) followed by a live audience Q&A.
David came to work for Ethan in his final role at Amazon (in Amazon Games) kicking off a friendship that has continued to flourish as they both enjoy teaching and writing on career advice in their post-Amazon lives.
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Show Notes:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 David's Career Journey
04:40 The Power of Amazon Leadership Principles
07:44 Evolution and Application of Leadership Principles
18:52 Ownership and Personal Reflections
22:18 Challenges and Controversies in Leadership
40:36 Identifying the Weakest Link
41:50 Hiring for Leadership Principles
44:01 Teaching Leadership Principles
47:49 Addressing the Empathy Gap
51:51 Amazon's Cultural Challenges
56:23 Handling Leadership Conflicts
59:32 The Importance of Company Culture
01:11:11 Final Thoughts and Personal Insights
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About Ethan Evans
Ethan retired from Amazon as a Vice President after 15 years where he led global teams of 800+ and invented businesses such as Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce.
- 70+ patents.
- Reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and 1,000+ hires.
- Was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader, responsible for training and maintaining Amazon's group of interview outcome facilitators.
- Helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP) “Ownership” — the words, “They never say ‘that’s not my job.’” are Ethan's (read the story).
Ethan retired from Amazon as a Vice President in September 2020.
Join Ethan's Level Up Newsletter & Community to get ongoing career advice and leadership networking access.
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About David Anderson
David is the author of Scarlet Ink, a popular technology leadership newsletter.
He spent more than 12 years at Amazon, moving from the lowest level development manager, to a Technology Director and GM. During the majority of those years, David was also a bar raiser and member of the bar raiser core leadership group (helping direct how the bar raiser program operates).
At the beginning of the pandemic, David was asked to help Bezos Academy get started as their CTO. He spent a year at Bezos Academy building the Technology foundation for the school system, and hiring an excellent IT leadership team.
David left the corporate world to pursue his passion for writing, and raising chickens.