Blog - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com Executive Coach & Career Strategist Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:11:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://patticotton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-136x150.png Blog - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com 32 32 How Do You Sustain Necessary Change? https://patticotton.com/how-do-you-sustain-necessary-change/ https://patticotton.com/how-do-you-sustain-necessary-change/#respond Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:00:17 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9384 You’ve made the changes. You have your business imperative in hand to keep you focused. You’ve aligned and coordinated your executive team around this business imperative. You’ve had some tough conversations to clear the air (and the plates), and you’ve identified the leadership behaviors necessary to support your team in making this happen. But your […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/how-do-you-sustain-necessary-change/feed/ 0 To Upgrade Your Leadership, Uplevel Your Leadership Behaviors https://patticotton.com/to-upgrade-your-leadership-uplevel-your-leadership-behaviors/ https://patticotton.com/to-upgrade-your-leadership-uplevel-your-leadership-behaviors/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:00:22 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9369 How do you as CEO stay on top of your leadership game? Many think reading the latest books on this will keep things fresh. Others rely on bootcamps or CEO peer groups to stimulate their thinking about leading, and to work through business challenges. Books can provide great insights. Bootcamps can certainly inform you of […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/to-upgrade-your-leadership-uplevel-your-leadership-behaviors/feed/ 1 Confronting Elephants in the Room That Hold Your Executive Team Back https://patticotton.com/confronting-elephants-in-the-room-that-hold-your-executive-team-back/ https://patticotton.com/confronting-elephants-in-the-room-that-hold-your-executive-team-back/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:00:08 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9360 Aligning and coordinating your team in a strategic direction is paramount. However, as challenging as this might seem, it is easy compared to the conversations you and your team need to have around what will actually make the plan work. Surprised? So was our CEO, Michael. He thought that setting a clear direction (see the […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/confronting-elephants-in-the-room-that-hold-your-executive-team-back/feed/ 0 How to Align and Coordinate Your Team https://patticotton.com/how-to-align-and-coordinate-your-team/ https://patticotton.com/how-to-align-and-coordinate-your-team/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 11:00:09 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9349 Many a leader has overseen sound strategic planning, only to come to a grinding halt in just a few months. “I find we get quickly into the weeds,” said Michael. “I really like how you and I just worked on focusing on what matters, and the plan is great (see the previous article on how […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/how-to-align-and-coordinate-your-team/feed/ 0 Getting Your Leadership and Company Out of the Weeds https://patticotton.com/getting-your-leadership-and-company-out-of-the-weeds/ https://patticotton.com/getting-your-leadership-and-company-out-of-the-weeds/#respond Wed, 25 May 2022 11:00:37 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9338 You are in the weeds, again. And it feels defeating. Leading is more complex than ever, and each time you think you are getting on top of things, the speed of business accelerates, again. What is it costing you? What is it costing your company? You aren’t the only leader suffering from this quicksand. Don’t […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/getting-your-leadership-and-company-out-of-the-weeds/feed/ 0 Why Your Manager Won’t Make Decisions https://patticotton.com/why-your-manager-wont-make-decisions/ https://patticotton.com/why-your-manager-wont-make-decisions/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:00:53 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9324 Do you have a manager who drags their feet when it comes to making important decisions? This can affect your entire team and your ability to get things done. Moreover, the impact of just one manager’s indecisiveness affects your entire business. How do you handle this? “It feels like things have come to a screeching […]

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