Career Talks by Ethan Evans

Topic-specific concise presentations that are included as part of Ethan's paid newsletter subscription (also available for individual purchase)

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Ensuring a Great Performance Review

In this 65 minute Career Talk, Ethan breaks down what to do before the review, during the review, after your review, book recommendations, answers 6 pre-submitted questions, and ends by answering live questions (Level Up paid newsletter subscribers were invited to attend live).Ā 

Set Yourself Up for a Top Rating

Executive 1:1s Using Them Well

In this 64 minute Career Talk, Ethan explains the Amazon way, executive expectations, executive 1:1s, how to use (and avoid ruining) a skip level 1:1, what a good "regular" 1:1 looks like, the manager's perspective, and answered audience Q&A (newsletter paid subscribers were invited to join this talk and ask questions live).

Drive Effective 1:1s with Executives

How Being Unreasonable Drove Me to Amazon VP - Make Your Mark

In this 73 minute Career Talk, Ethan explains why to be unreasonable, beginning with an idea, the difference between unreasonable and irrational, defines the "reasonable" person, why proactivity and action matters, persistingĀ through failures, and answered audience Q&A (newsletter paid subscribers were invited to join this talk and ask questions live).

Make Your Mark

Implementing New Habits - How to do What we Know we "Should"

In this 65 minute Career Talk, Ethan covers the thesis of "should", how habits form, action 1 of starting small, action 2 of using habit stacking, action 3 of managing your cues, action 4 of enjoying and celebrating, action 5 of accountability and peers, action 6 of being kind during setbacks, an immediate action for you to take, helpful books, answers 3 pre-submitted questions, and ends by answering live questions (Level Up paid newsletter subscribers were invited to attend live).

Implement Your New Habits Now

Fighting Imposter Syndrome - Insights & Actions to Strengthen Your Mental Game

In this 65 minute Career Talk, Ethan shares his personal imposter experience, advice on how to normalize your experience, how to embrace growth and complexity, how to seek support and mentorship, how to invest in your mental game, reasons to embrace vulnerability, two goals to act on, a book recommendation, answers 4 pre-submitted questions, and ends by answering live questions (Level Up paid newsletter subscribers were invited to attend live).

Fight Imposter Syndrome Now

How to Get Your Ideas Heard

In this 18 minute Career Talk, Ethan explains what it means to be a top performer, how to build a track record of delivery, how to validate your idea, the importance of having a plan to implement the idea, solving problems, explaining the problem to your audience, the power of a demo or prototype, how to let it be their idea, and helpful books.

Get Your Ideas Heard Now