Table Of ContentBlitz the Ladder
A Team-Based Approach to Getting
Ahead in Business
By J. Todd Rhoad
20660 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Suite 210
Cupertino, CA 95014
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First Printing: June 2008
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What Early Reviewers Said About...
BLITZ THE LADDER
"With this book, you can save yourself months and even years in
moving upward and onward in your job and your career."
Brian Tracy, Bestselling Author and International Expert on
Entrepreneurship and Selling
"'Blitz the Ladder' describes a compelling, contemporary, common
sense approach for anyone interested in progressing in their career
regardless of age, profession or industry. Todd Rhoad combines solid
research with easy-to-implement tactics into a great book that should
be on everyone's shortlist of must reads."
Julie Jansen, author of 'I Don't Know What I Want, But I know it's
Not This'
“Brilliant! Todd Rhoad has given us huge insights and 'guru'-level
practices as to how to become the very best in today's increasingly
competitive workplace. This book is a 'must-have' for all employees,
job seekers, and organizations who want to achieve the very best!”
Louis Carter, CEO, Best Practice Institute
“Finally, a realistic approach to meeting the requirements and
obtaining the necessary recognition for promotion. This informative
'how-to' utilizes the team approach to synergistically charge the
promotional process. A must read.”
Jim Coates, Dean of Business and Technology, South Suburban
College
“Todd Rhoad has developed a unique method for advancing your
career that is invaluable whether you are just starting out or you are
already a senior executive. I plan on handing out copies of Blitz the
Ladder to all of my key contacts. You see, I'm sure that when they
execute these strategies outlined in the book, they'll remember who
got them to that corner office.”
Mark Kuta, Author of Think Like A CEO
“Great balls of fire! This book is dead-on. It gives young professionals
the insight and knowledge needed to successfully climb the corporate
ladder.”
Brien Biondi, Executive Director, Chief Executives Organization
“To all of you trying to steer the Queen Mary from the boiler room:
STOP! Todd Rhoad has applied the best of marketing to the most
important company in the world: you and your career. Learning to
apply his concepts will not only help individuals, but also companies,
because we all know that it's people who get things done for the
company. Embed these concepts into your work system and watch
your company reap the rewards.”
Dan Kallman, President, Kallman Consulting“
“I wish this book had been written twenty six years ago. I recommend
this book to every aspiring young professional and individual who
seeks to be successful in the corporate world. The Blitz provides a
very practical supplement for you to prepare and position yourself in
seizing opportunities to make progress in the corporate ladder.”
Khamsidi Lanee, Senior Engineer, ATDF, Inc.
“Right on target! Destined to revolutionize professional management,
Todd Rhoad gives you the keys to skyrocketing up the ladder. With
piles of real-world advice on everything from impression monitoring to
perception management, the lesson is clear: Start blitzing before your
coworkers read this book.”
Jason Sloderbeck, Vice President of Service Delivery, Positive
Networks
“Todd Rhoad's Blitz the Ladder is a must-read book for anyone who
wants to negotiate career success in a whole new world, workplace,
and marketplace of accelerating change, challenge, competition,
stressors, AND opportunities. It is a manual that speaks to really
tapping into our collective intelligence and potential. Here are three
important components of the “Blitz Approach” that make it an
invaluable resource:
1. Important information for all stages of career, industry sectors,
and academia;
2. A new and important look at what it takes to develop a self-sus-
taining team-based approach to career development;
3. Critical Information and a unique approach that is timeless, be-
cause it emphasizes the dynamics of building a critically impor-
tant bond between coworkers that is driven by mutual
dependence and maintained by shared success.”
Irene Rivka Becker, Chief Success Officer, Just Coach It
Author
• J. Todd Rhoad, http://www.toddrhoad.com &
http://www.blitzteamconsulting.com
Publisher
• Mitchell Levy, http://www.happyabout.info
Cover Design
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Layout
• Teclarity, http://www.teclarity.com
Dedication
The person wanting to achieve higher-levels of career success, which
all starts with the realization that you can't do it alone.
Acknowledgements
I'd like to thank the members of my Blitz team for their support and
encouragement in the development of this approach. David Baker and
Rudy Quintanilla prove to me every day that there is no limit to
success, only the limits we put on ourselves. You two have been
instrumental in identifying the power of the Blitz Approach.
I must say thank you to my brother, Chad, who tried very hard to teach
me the ways of the creative writer. Your guidance and efforts have
been priceless.
Finally, I want to thank my wife, Debra, for encouraging me to share
my experiences with those who may learn from it and helping me
define the technique that has brought us greater success. You've
taught me a great deal about teaching and helping others, which is
why this book was written.
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Description:'Blitz the Ladder' provides an in-depth view at a unique approach to improving your career. This involves developing your own team of supporters who focus on managing the team's perception to managers and the organization. It's a simple active technique that doesn't require one to learn complicated
