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Ladderburners Unite!From College to Career: Part 2Colleagues Will Hines, Davin Stavroplos, Alex Ostermann, and Ben Larson continue their discussion on how, as young professionals, their experiences and insights as they maneuver moving through the early stages of their careers.
Insightful discussion about right off the bat about the difference between performance and judgement of performance.
This discussion is highly instructive for a group of college students as they hear firsthand what to expect when they leave education and enter the world th of work.2024-04-1030 minLadderburners Unite!Valley of Discovery: The Career Journey of Dan CastleDan Castle has traveled far and wide in his career, a jouney of emotional and spiritual growth. His career reaches across a range IT positions, yet he is grounded in the pursuit of meaning and purpose.
Dan is a story teller, which makes listening to him nothing short of thought provoking to your core.
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This dialogue reveals the extraordinary life journey of Dan Castle,
who navigates through pivotal moments from his upbringing in Hoboken, New Jersey, to surviving the 9/11 attack while working at Sun Microsystems...2024-02-2829 minLadderburners Unite!From Policeman to Business Partner: Changing the CultureIn this case study, George Wheaton, CFO, (not his real name) embarked on a journey to change the image of the accounting and finance from that of policeman to a one of supporting the business. Everything was up for discussion - the structure , processes, roles and responsibilities, and use of new skills. The overarching objective was to change the culture by aligning the F&A organization with the business units for more effective decision making . For every ten culture change initiatives that fail, George Wheaton was the one that succeeded.
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...2024-02-2713 minLadderburners Unite!Changing the Culture TrailerWhile the need to change the culture is as great as I've seen it, the commitment and perservance needed is one of the toughest initiatives to implement - and even harder to sustain.
George Wheaton (not his real name), was one such person who pulled it off. Here's how.
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Case Study: Strategic Talent Development at Real
Resources
This script studies the case of Real Resources and its CFO
George Wheaton. Faced with a rapidly evolving post-Covid business environment,
a retiring baby b...2024-02-2600 minLadderburners Unite!Self -Confidence, Not PermissionPatrick Walters is a childhood friend, colleague, and among the world's best people who care - a lot. In this brief session, he explains how asking for permission comes from a number of sources, including growing up in a loving and "chaotic" family. But it was a boss at roughly mid-career that gave Patrick and his colleagures self -confidence to bypass the issue of permission and foregiveness. He paints a protrait we can see and relate to.
2024-02-1904 minLadderburners Unite!From College to Career
In the first of two installments, four colleagues - Will Hinz, Ben Larson, Davin Stavroplos, and Alex Osterman, share their experience in moving from college into their careers. They discuss the importance of taking responsibility for their own career development, the concept of perfectionism, the role of failure, the pressures of education, and the need for a sense of community in the workplace.
2024-02-1224 minLadderburners Unite!The High Cost of PermissionWhy is that people feel the need to ask permission? Members of the Ladderburning Crew- Jenny Knuth, Nick Pretesky, and Alan Patterson discuss the impact that needing permission has on personal competence and organizational capacity and culture.2023-12-0538 minLadderburners Unite!BONUS INTERVIEW: The importance of helping others succeedIt doesn't matter how much experience you have in the work world — truly listening, caring, connecting, and helping other people be successful will ALWAYS get you ahead in your career. If it doesn't, you're working at the wrong place or with the wrong people.
In this bonus episode, we chat with a young professional, William Hinz. It's 8 mins of your life that will inspire you and fill you with hope regarding the next generation of leaders.2023-11-1009 minLadderburners Unite!Three Common Manager MistakesDoesn't matter whether you're a new or seasoned manager. There are three common mistakes that will sneak up on you when you least expect it. Take note!2023-11-0602 minLadderburners Unite!Trust: Is it a Head or Heart Thing?What is it with trust? Nobody argues with its importance, but yet we never really spend the time needed to break it down to better understand it. When was the last time you unpacked trust? Join Alan, Jenny, and Nick as the dig into the components, behaviors, and feelings of trust. There are three unique takes on trust shared. Is trust more head or heart? We hope you make connections to this discussion. Reach out! We would love to hear from you.2023-10-1235 minLadderburners Unite!BONUS: Creating Your Future with Dajana WaltersIt doesn’t matter if you’re a young professional starting out in your career, stuck in a career slump, or just punching the clock to earn a paycheck. A healthier and more fulfilling path forward depends on a mindset devoid of climbing the ladder or being the best. Listen to how Professor Steve Hart and recent grad, Dajana Walters, discuss how believing in the importance of people and connecting, not personal accomplishments, creates meaning and purpose. 2023-09-2926 minLadderburners Unite!The top skill needed at work and life...There wasn't much of a debate on this one. Hands down, we all agree LISTENING is a top skill to build bridges (a.k.a. improve your relationships) – be it at work, at home, with friends, or out in the community.
But why are we soooooo bad at it and CAN we get better? Join the discussion as Dr. Trouble, Jenny Knuth, and our newest Burner, Nick Pretasky, share their struggles and explore candid ways to improve.2023-09-0533 minLadderburners Unite!Season 2 TrailerWe're excited to kickoff the podcast again this fall. Stay tuned.2023-09-0100 min
Ladderburners Unite!Job DescriptionDo you have a job description? Here's how to best use it.2023-01-1601 min
The KTS Success Factor® (a Podcast for Women)Burn Ladders, Build Bridges with Alan Patterson Are you stuck with a boss that you just can’t bare? Are you struggling to try to prove your worth? Learn to let go and build better bridges for you, your growth, and your business. Dr. Alan M. Patterson is an organizational development consultant, specializing in executive and leadership development. Having led hundreds of clients for over four decades, Dr. Patterson continues to ignore standard coaching methods, opting to pursue and lead clients down the path of meaningful careers that are not only successful but also rewarding. He’s worked with everyone from the Fede...2022-11-3037 min
Where Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraHow Will You Measure Your Life? The True Meaning of Success.Dr. Laura is again joined by Dr. Alan Patterson, author of “Burn Ladders. Build Bridges. Pursuing Work with Meaning and Purpose”, to talk about how to measure success. Dr. Patterson challenges us to offer each other respect and to value our relationships as much as our achievements.Dr. Alan Patterson and Dr. Laura discuss how unhappiness at work is often fuelled by a lack of equity, respect, and inclusion. They address the responsibilities leaders have to forge workplaces where people want to remain. Dr. Patterson shares his thoughts on givers versus takers in life, why relationships are so v...2022-10-2825 minWhere Work Meets Life™ with Dr. LauraBurning Ladders and Building Bridges in Your Work and LifeDr. Laura welcomes organizational development consultant and author Dr. Alan Patterson to the show to discuss his new book “Burn Ladders. Build Bridges: Pursuing Work with Meaning and Purpose”. Dr. Patterson’s thoughts on career development and work success align very closely with those of Dr. Laura and Canada Career Counselling.Dr. Alan Patterson experienced his own major career shift when he lost his largest client and moved to doing more coaching on his own. He understands that career shifts can happen to anyone, at any time, and for any reason, but also that you can choose your o...2022-10-1424 min
The Responsible Leadership PodcastBe A Ladder Burner W/ Dr. Alan PattersonAlan has inspired hundreds of clients over the past four decades but not by using standard coaching methods. Instead, he guides career-driven professionals down a path toward meaningful work that is not only successful but also rewarding. His first book, Leader Evolution: From Technical Expertise to Strategic Leadership, provides a clear roadmap for advancement. Burn Ladders. Build Bridges. incites a revolution to make the future of work abundantly more fulfilling.Alan has worked with leaders from the Broad Institute, Federal Reserve Bank, Hewlett Packard, Johnson and Johnson, Kite Pharma, Major League Baseball, and the United States Navy...2022-09-1553 min
Pocket Sized Pep TalksRedefining SuccessIn this Pocket Sized Pep Talks, you'll learn:• Ways to stop focusing on the traditional measurements of success like promotions, prestige and status, and turn our attention to a path of personal discovery. • Various problems with climbing the traditional corporate ladder. • The concept behind Ladderburning. What is it, and how he came up with this concept?• How the great resignation affects Ladderburning.• Common myths and offers practical steps to enhance job skills and relationships that put you on the road to becoming a Ladderburner. • A key mentors that helped Dr...2022-09-0545 min
Enterprise Podcast Network – EPNOur Sense of Success and Value is Tested in Times of Turbulence. How Will You Measure Your Life?Dr. Alan M. Patterson, an organizational development consultant, specializing in executive and leadership development joins Enterprise Radio. His new book is Burn Ladders. Build Bridges. Pursuing Work with Meaning and Purpose.This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dr. Alan M. Patterson discuss the following:* What is a Ladderburner? How did you come up with this concept?* What do you see as problems with climbing the corporate ladder?* How does Ladderburning fit with the Great Resignation?* Organizations are racing to change their cul...2022-07-2713 minLadderburners Unite!A Pep Talk for High Achievers' Pursuit in Leadership One of the toughest things for a high achiever to do is give up control for the quality of her work. What happens, however, when that person is promoted into a leadership position? Do they hold tight to their standards and tell people how to do the work, can they delegate even though the quality might now be there, or do they just tell the team to figure it out for themselves.
Listen to a rollicking discussion with Jenny Knuth, Art Director at Wisnet and Sheryl Guglielmo, Project Manager at DiPrete Engineering, about the how they deal wi...2021-02-1452 minLadderburners Unite!Know Your Audience and Align Written with Verbal Communication : Common Mistakes Leaders MakeWhat happens when you're not speaking to the audience - whether one person or hundreds- who don't understand what you're talking about. That's a big problem. It's the responsible of the leader to speak to any audience at their level of understanding.
And then there's the issue where the written words- such as in an email - and the spoken words -such as those delivered at a department meeting -don't line up.
Listen to Alan Patterson and Kelly Norton discuss these communication mistakes and ways to avoid them. 2021-01-1018 minLadderburners Unite!Common Leadership Communication Mistakes Episode 2 - No news is bad news and you don't know how I feelIn our last episode Alan Patterson and Kelly Norton discuss the over-reliance on email and the impact of virtual communication. In this episode they discuss the importance of on-going communication and why " I know how you feel" makes people nuts. Ladderburners, unite!
2020-12-0226 minLadderburners Unite!Common Leadership Communication Mistakes - Next UpNo communication? Dumb. "I know how you feel." Dumber. Next episode will be out on Wednesday. Come join us!2020-11-3000 minLadderburners Unite!Common Leadership Communication Mistakes : Episode 1- Emails & Virtual MeetingsIn today's episode, Alan Patterson and Kelly Norton discuss two critical modern-day communication vehicles that are used, misused, and abused.
Email owns us. Since it's one-way communication, there's a lot we can get out of our heads without anyone interrupting us. It enables us to write dissertation-size messages, solve problems, start wars and spread rumors with just a few clicks of the keys. Is it ever effective? Yes, when you understand how to use it to augment what and how you'd say things in personal conversations.
Then there's our dependence on virtual meetings. Sure, they are not...2020-11-1725 minLadderburners Unite!How to Sell Your IdeasGetting commitment and buy-in requires pre-selling your ideas and getting others to help in getting support you need. 2020-11-1205 minLadderburners Unite!Organized Chaos : The Mindset of Kelly Norton, One Wildly Impactful, Self-Deprecating Ladderburner with AttitudeKelly Norton says she's "organized chaos, " hardly the way that most describe their careers, much less their work philosophies. Then again, Kelly is not most people. She's nonlinear, discerning, curious, and by her own admission, not that interesting and not that smart. Oh, and she likes to study people.
Listen as she describes what it means to deal with uncharted situations and why helping people, no matter what the organization, is what it's all about.
Buckle up, Burners. You are in for one hell of a ride!2020-09-2231 minLadderburners Unite!Why I don't climb the corporate ladderIn this week's episode you'll hear from Kelly Norton why building relationships and searching for meaningful work outweigh the quest to climb the corporate ladder. 2020-09-2001 minLadderburners Unite!Organized ChaosA stunning conversation with Kelly Norton!you don’t want to miss it!2020-09-1600 minLadderburners Unite!Self-Promotion Has Nothing to Do with Promoting YourselfWhat happens when you realize that a good job does not speak for itself? And then you discover that self-promotion has nothing to do with you? Here's my story and what I learned along the way - admittedly a little self-promotion on my part!2020-08-3116 minLadderburners Unite!Fear is a MirageOne characteristic leaders share in common is confronting their sense of weakness and insecurity , even though they may not admit it.
Meet Kevin Faul, founder of Conway Electric - colleague, classic entrepreneur and quintessential Ladderburner. Kevin explains why he believes "chance favors the prepared," even, as he claims, when you're not that smart. Is your career a series of random events and what if's, or is it the path you've chosen?
Kevin is a living example why burning the ladder and broadening your relationships and experiences increase your leverage. Fear is not real. It's only a mirage.2020-07-2748 minLadderburners Unite!Don't climb the Corporate Ladder, Burn ItThroughout your educational and professional career people have told you to realize your dreams, be all that you can be, let nothing stand in your way.
Good luck with that.
We are led to believe that climbing the corporate ladder is based on personal success. But it's is an illusion. It's demotivating as hell. And it's a rigged system unless you're male, white with gray hair, and over 6' tall.
In this podcast you will hear the story of how a medical school drop-out came to his senses, even though it took him another 10...2020-07-1816 minLadderburners Unite!Who are Your Critical Who?It is so important to treat people with dignity and respect. And in your job, there's something else to consider. Are you spending time with the people that are most critical for you to be effective in your role, both now and in the future? Learn a technique you can use to determine who those people are and should be.2020-05-1812 min
Ladderburners Unite!How to Get Job ClarityPeople want job clarity for their roles, not job descriptions. Here's a hands-on method for getting the clarity you need and deserve.2020-05-0710 minLadderburners Unite!One Liners and Comebacks for Commonly Awkward SituationsEver caught off-guard when someone says something to you that you don't understand, and you say nothing? Or having a conversation you're dreading and don't know where to begin?
The key is to get the first sentence right. Then let the conversation develop.
Here are some common examples for you to think about. Have fun!2020-04-3010 min
Ladderburners Unite!Ladderburners Podcast – What to ExpectLadderburners across the globe, unite!
Stop with this nonsense about climbing the ladder. It's a myth. It doesn't exist. There's a much better way that we will dig into.
We have lots of work to do.
We're testing out the mechanics. So hold on, hydrate, stay safe, and get ready for a wild ride.
This is a test. It's only a test. Stand by for more!
Onward!
Alan2020-04-2902 min