Amazon VP: Questions On Corporate Politics But They Get Increasingly Darker | Ethan Evans

<p>In this episode, I asked Ethan Evans (ex-Amazon VP) questions about common situations in corporate politics but they get increasingly darker.</p><p><br>• My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.compose.llc/<br>• The Kickstarter page for it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanlpeterman/compose-simple-ergonomics-beautifully-done</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast links:<br>• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhjhRRz3VJw<br>• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835<br>• Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/e068-ethan-evans<br></p><p>Thank you to this episode&#39;s sponsor for supporting my work:<br>• WorkOS: makes your app Enterprise Ready with easy to use APIs to add SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and more in just a few lines of code, check them out at https://workos.com/</p><p><br>Timestamps:<br>(00:00) Intro<br>(00:42) How to receive credit for your work<br>(19:18) Ways for quiet people to get visibility<br>(21:32) How to be trusted for top projects<br>(29:52) How to defend from others taking your project<br>(36:13) How to reject bad projects<br>(44:10) How to be first for promo<br>(55:35) How to handle managers that dislike career growth talk<br>(01:06:30) What if your manager is in the way<br>(01:15:43) Did he ever have overly political reports<br>(01:28:06) How to fire a bad manager<br>(01:35:16) What gives you leverage<br>(01:43:41) How to defend against peers undermining you<br>(01:50:24) What if everyone is good at politics<br>(01:55:11) How Jeff Bezos burned him for empire building<br>(02:03:27) How to retain your headcount<br>(02:07:31) Career recommendations for the current landscape<br>(02:15:11) How to avoid negative layoff optics<br>(02:18:39) How to develop executive presence<br>(02:29:25) How to network in a natural way<br>(02:33:30) How to network with powerful people<br>(02:41:01) How to learn hidden incentives<br>(02:44:43) What happens behind the scenes with HR<br>(02:50:13) Did he burn people to get ahead<br>(02:53:24) What he says to people who hate politics<br>(02:59:03) Top book recommendations on power dynamics<br>(03:00:45) How he would speedrun career growth today<br>(03:06:56) Outro</p><p><br>Where to find Ethan:<br>• Personal website: https://www.ethanevans.com/<br>• Newsletter: https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/<br>• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanevansvp/<br>• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EthanEvansVP<br>• X/Twitter: https://x.co