Company of One with Dale Callahan
You’re a high-achieving professional—maybe in tech, engineering, or leadership—but your career feels stalled. You’re paid well, but it’s not enough. You want more: more purpose, more income, more control over your life.Company of One is a podcast for professionals who want to grow their income, make strategic career moves, or even build something on the side. Hosted by Dr. Dale Callahan—engineer, entrepreneur, and director of a top-ranked graduate program—this show gives you real strategies to take ownership of your future.Whether you’re climbing the ladder or considering stepping off it to build your own thing, this is your place to get unstuck and take action.
Company of One with Dale Callahan
How to Prove Your Worth at Work: The Contribution Audit Framework
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Most of you are generating way more value than you realize. You're writing code, fixing problems, catching issues before they blow up. But it's all invisible—which means it's all unpaid.
This episode walks you through the Contribution Audit: a simple 30-minute exercise to write down what you actually did this year and see your impact on paper. We use a real example (a backend engineer who generated $300K+ while making $125K) and then I give you the exact steps to do your own.
Once you see it, everything changes.
Show notes: https://dalecallahan.com/how-to-prove-your-worth-at-work-the-contribution-audit-framework/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wkBrXWv4HIk
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Dale Callahan, Ph.D., P.E.
Director of Engineering Management @ UAB