Why Executives Seem Out of Touch, and How to Reach Them

For this week's issue, I am pleased to introduce our guest author, Ethan Evans, an ex-Amazon VP who played a pivotal role in creating some of the groundbreaking services we use today, such as Prime Video, Amazon Video, the Amazon Appstore, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce.

Beyond his experience as an engineering leader, Ethan is also a career growth coach who has assisted numerous individuals to get unstuck and level up their careers.

If you would like to connect with Ethan, you can do so on Twitter and LinkedIn. Also, be sure to check out his newsletter and career community, Level Up (ByteByteGo readers get a 25% discount off the annual subscription—highly recommended for more deep executive insights), and consider his highly rated live course on how to get unstuck and break through to the next level in your career.

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Employees in larger organizations often feel surprised and disconnected from the actions and decisions of their leaders.  The bigger the organization and the more distance to the leader, the more likely it is that their choices will be surprising and seem “out of touch.”

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