Why People Are INVISIBLE To Leaders And How To Fix It | Ethan Evans

🎉 Big Announcement: Linear is now the presenting sponsor of A Life Engineered! We're thrilled to partner with Linear for the entire next year. Linear is the purpose-built tool for planning and building products - trusted by companies like OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity. Exclusive offer for our listeners: Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership. 👉 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Link: https://www.ethanevans.com/ For the extended conversation become a member to this channel, or join my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/alifeengineered/p/why-people-are-invisible-to-leaders?r=2tt9s7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=ethan-evans-sponsored 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:58 How to Catch the Eye of Senior Leadership 00:03:26 Traits of Truly High-Potential Employees 00:07:21 This Path Leads to Success 00:10:10 The Truth About Long Hours and Flow State 00:13:11 Taking Risks Without Ruining Your Career 00:18:38 Failing in Front of Jeff Bezos 00:26:01 Spotting Toxic Leadership & Building an Escape Plan 00:29:22 The Hidden Cost of Success: 00:37:44 Should Managers Know How to Code? 00:45:02 EthanGPT, Networks & Legacy