How to get promoted: From an ex-Amazon VP
The article shares career advice from ex-Amazon VP Ethan Evans on securing promotions. Tips include self-assessment, feedback-seeking, mastering the promotion process, utilizing the magic loop, mentor engagement, networking, and skill development opportunities.
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The article discusses key career lessons from ex-Amazon VP Ethan Evans on how to get promoted. Ethan emphasizes understanding the reasons holding you back from promotion, such as skills, relationships, or time gaps. He suggests seeking feedback from managers to accelerate growth. Additionally, the article outlines the promotion process within a company, including the importance of repeated success, timing of reviews, and documenting achievements. To build trust and expand responsibilities, Ethan recommends following a five-step process called the magic loop and proposing initiatives to showcase leadership potential. Other tips include adapting to managers' styles, involving mentors in promotion decisions, building relationships with higher-ups, networking within the organization, and gaining visibility for one's work. The article also mentions additional resources for further learning and personal development, such as enrolling in Ethan's courses or joining relevant communities.
2 comments1. The org and company doesn't want to promote you no matter what you do. When I joined MSFT, I was basically the team lead for my project (and my boss knew this), but I could not get a promotion or raise to the level I was operating at, because they would not move quickly enough or actually promote first / second year people.
2. There's no position to get promoted into. The managers like the team structure how it is and there's no open position. No matter what you do you'll never find a way out. This is especially true in orgs where people just never seem to leave or retire. Stable orgs can be good for work environment, but are typically bad for promotions.
3. Being a woman or minority makes it really hard. Of course there's no mention of this.
Of course, none of these would help this guy sell classes, so why mention it.