Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
🎉 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
📘 I wrote the book on technical behavioral interviews, nearly 1,000 interviews worth of lessons in one guide. Grab it here: geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt
Guest Link: ethanevans.com
For the extended conversation become a member to this channel, or join my Substack: 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! 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
🎉 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
📘 I wrote the book on technical behavioral interviews, nearly 1,000 interviews worth of lessons in one guide. Grab it here: geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt
Guest Link: ethanevans.com
For the extended conversation become a member to this channel, or join my Substack: 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! 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
