Avoid Useless Conflict & Collaborate: Executive Influence

Ethan shares how he got himself fired twice, goes over conflict and collaboration, how to collaborate with difficult people, collaboration tips, how to handle unreasonable demands and aggression, shares book recommendations, and takes top Q&A. See Ethan's live online course ​Stuck at Senior Manager - How to Break Through to Executive (800+ alumni, 4.7/5 rating, named Maven's Top Leadership & Career course, recommended by Lenny Rachitsky): https://maven.com/ethan-evans/break-t... Why this topic matters: I've watched leaders destroy their projects and goals by getting frustrated and losing their cool. Learn how to stay calm and encourage collaboration for as long as possible...but without giving in or being beaten down. --------- About Ethan Evans: In Ethan's 15+ years at Amazon, he led global teams of 800+ and invented well-known businesses and products such as Prime Video, Amazon Video, Amazon Appstore, Merch by Amazon, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce. -- 70+ patents. -- Reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and 1,000+ hires. -- Was an Amazon Bar Raiser and Bar Raiser Core Leader, responsible for training and maintaining Amazon's group of interview outcome facilitators. -- Helped advocate for and draft the Amazon Leadership Principle (LP) “Ownership” — the words, “They never say ‘that’s not my job.’” are Ethan's. Ethan's LinkedIn:   / ethanevansvp   Ethan's career advice newsletter: https://levelupwithethanevans.substac... Ethan's leadership development courses https://maven.com/ethan-evans (live online) and https://ethan-evans.mykajabi.com/ (on-demand)