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 Federal Reserve Bank to Hewlett Packard to Major League Baseball and the United States Navy. His latest book is Burn Ladders, Build Bridges, Pursuing Work with Meaning and Purpose.

In this episode, Alan Patterson shares what it means to be a ladder burner, to build better relationships, to discover new paths, and to find greater opportunities for yourself.

 

 

What you will learn from this episode:  

 

 Find out what a ladder burner is and how to become one

Dive into why you don’t really need to become a pro in your business to make it great

Learn how to define and find meaning and purpose in yourself and in your work

 

“You have to define and find meaning and purpose because nobody's going to give that to you.”

- Dr. Alan M. Patterson 

 

 

Valuable Free Resource:  

 

Want to find out how to become a powerful woman leader by letting go and welcoming growth? Visit ladderburners.com 

 

01:51 - The two sides on how Alan helps women business leaders achieve their potential

 

02:55 - The brand-new look of success: What is the standard coaching that Alan tends to ignore

 

04:22 - Alan explains the backstory of what is a ladder burner

 

06:31 - Burning ladders, building bridges: Alan shares what are the skills you’ll be needing to be a ladder burner

 

11:53 - The powerful trio: What are the characteristic types of positions you should be recruiting for your team

 

17:46 - To greater heights: What kind of work environment should you strive to be in and what kind of environment should you leave

 

20:07 - Pandemic hits: Alan shares what made him decide to write a book and how it all started

 

22:38 - What should be the responsibilities of women business leaders?

 

24:04 - Want to find out how to become a powerful woman leader by letting go and welcoming growth? Visit ladderburners.com

 

 

Key Takeaways:

 

“It's a network to talk to people and to understand what's critical and important to them, which as I said earlier, helps define what's critical and important to you. You resonate.” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

“Every conversation is an opportunity for a relationship.” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

“What else are we doing in our lives if we're not making those kinds of heart-to-heart connections?” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

“Your group, your context, includes people inside and outside the organization that gives you purpose in being.” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

“You're worth more than working for an idiot.” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

“Don't think that you're going to join an organization and that they're going to find out a purpose and meaning for you, you have to do it.” -Dr. Sarah E. Brown

 

Ways to Connect with Dr. Alan M. Patterson: 

 

Website: ladderburners.com  Book: Burn Ladders, Build Bridges, Pursuing Work with Meaning and Purpose 

 

 

Ways to Connect with Dr. Sarah E. Brown: 

 

Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd/