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Never let vacation expire
Amazon is a famously demanding workplace. But in my 15 years, I never let vacation expire. There is plenty of psychological research that shows that our…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
"That's not my job" - How I wrote a part of an Amazon Leadership Principle (LP)
In 2011, I was in a training class at Amazon for "category leaders" an Amazon term for people who owned retail segments like Shoes, Books, or Video…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
The Art of Scaling Yourself: Fuel Your FY2024 Leadership Career Strategy
“What Got You Here Won't Get You There” ​​This is a popular book title, but it's tricky to find out how to be successful in your career beyond the…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
Context switching costs time and impact: Focus is important
To use our limited time well, we must avoid wasting it. Everyone has a sense that task switching has a cost, but what about jobs that require a lot of…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
I am a poor listener
That is a hard thing for a leader to admit and manage. All of us have faults we wish we did not. An important career growth tool is to know and admit…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
Too damn many Senior Managers - why you are stuck and not moving up explained
You are smart, hard-working, and deliver a lot. You began as a skilled individual contributor (IC) and now you have mastered leading teams of 25 to 75…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
"Formula" to build the relationships and trust that drive promotions
Trust comes from consistency, sacrifice, and emotional investment. A reader asked: "How do you develop relationships and maintain them at early levels…
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Ethan Evans
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Jason Yoong
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