BusinessWeek -- Climbing the Ladder
By BusinessWeek
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Podcast Description
How do I get an interview for a job? What should I do to get the best possible start in a new leadership position? BW's new podcast, Climbing the Ladder, tackles these questions and more -- drawing on the experience of Executive Editor John A. Byrne.
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The Team's Archetypes | BW executive editor John Byrne talks with leadership guru Nikos Mourkogiannis about how knowing the four basic types of people in any organization allows you to harness their strengths | 1/29/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Judgment Call | BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne talks about people, strategy, and crisis situations with Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis, authors of "Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls" | 12/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cheat, Control & Exploit | BusinessWeek Executive Editor, John Byrne, talks with Prime Genesis' Managing Director, George Bradt, on the things that you need to think about to ensure effectiveness from day one when joining a new organization | 11/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Managing Teams | Making a senior level team function effectively is a lot harder than you'd think. BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne talks with Columbia Business School Professor Todd Jick on how to create an effective team | 10/3/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Getting to Yes | Our projects, programs, and careers can turn on the difference between someone who says yes and someone who says no. Exec Editor John Byrne turns to Wharton Prof. Richard Shell for pointers on how to get buy-in from the people we need acceptance from. | 8/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adversarial Relationships at Work | Sometimes a little tiff can escalate to a battle royal. BusinessWeek's John Byrne talks with Dr. Daneen Skube, director of Interpersonal Edge, on how to rise above it and make it right | 7/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Secrets of the Most Successful Executives | BusinessWeek executive editor John A. Byrne chats with Tom Neff, chairman of executive search firm Spencer Stuart, and one of the two most successful CEO hunters in the headhunting game. | 6/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meet the New Boss | BusinessWeek executive editor John Byrne talks with executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, a BusinessWeek.com columnist, about what every manager and employee should know and do when he or she gets a new boss. | 5/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Getting It Done! | BusinessWeek executive editor John Byrne talks with Tom Mendoza, president of Network Appliance, on how to develop a passionate and committed leadership style that.s scalable. | 4/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Minority Advantage | Executive Editor John Byrne interviews Mariela Dabbah, co-author of The Latino Advantage in the Workplace, on how being aware of your own basic traits is going to allow you to use them as career-building assets. | 3/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Focus...Drive...Excel | BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne talks to Eileen Gunn, author of "Your Career Is an Extreme Sport: Focus. Drive. Excel," who says that to succeed in your career you need a new attitude -- and new equipment. | 2/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Extreme Career | If you can think of yourself as an extreme athlete, and of your career as the sport adventure of a lifetime, you can achieve extreme career success. BusinessWeek Executive Editor John Byrne talks to Paul Schaye, founder of Chestnut Hill Partners. | 1/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Self-Assessment | BW Executive Editor John A. Byrne offers himself as a guinea pig as he explains why it's essential to become aware of your own strengths and weaknesses, making it more likely that you'll think about how to work on the weak areas and improve yourself. | 12/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Developing Accountability for Your Career | David Maister, the world's leading authority on professional services firms, speaks to Executive Editor John A. Byrne about the need to hold your self accountable to permit personal growth and development. | 11/16/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Executive Headhunters | Executive Editor John Byrne interviews Joe McCool, the authority on headhunters, on getting their attention, cultivating their favor, dealing with them effectively, and using them to your advantage. | 10/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The First 100 Days | In the second episode of Climbing the Ladder, BW Executive Editor John A. Byrne shares new insights into managing your career. He interviews Jim Citron, Senior Director at Spencer Stuart about getting a jump-start in a new leadership position. | 9/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Who Manages Your Career? | In this inaugural edition of Climbing the Ladder, BW's John A. Byrne explains why it's essential to manage your career. He interviews executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, who advises listeners to take responsibility for their own brand identities. | 8/17/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
BusinessWeek - Climbing the Ladder
This free podcast should be manditory listening for all. In a few short minutes, it maps out concrete steps we should all take towards not only having successful careers, but also successful lives. I wish I had heard it 30 years ago. I'm greatful for having heard it three years before I plan to retire. Hands off to John Byrne and Business Week for offering this wonderful gift to us who are lucky enough to stumble onto it.
Content needs depth and Host needs voice training
I've found that the content offers a wide range of topics related to self-improvement in the corporate world, but lacks depth which I think it's due to its short length. The host undoubtably has good rapport with the interviewees, and knows how to ask good questions. However, his voice carries neither enthusiasm nor energy, and sometimes sounds even whiney, which forms sharp contrast with its upbeat guests and the whole "climbing the ladder" spirit. Maybe it's better to read the interview script in print than listening to it on your iPod.
Great Resource
Nearly all of these give advice that will most probably prove useful to just about anyone, whether they are actively attempting to climb the ladder or not. The same is given by some other business podcasts (e.g. Stanford Entrepeneurial Thought Leaders, Welcome to Beehive). I hope to hear new Climbing the Laddercasts in the future. As for the hosts voice, its steady, amiable, and easy to understand. If those credentials aren't enough to earn it positive regard for you, then you must have an irritating time listening to most people.
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