business growth - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com Executive Coach & Career Strategist Sun, 15 Dec 2024 22:55:42 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://patticotton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-136x150.png business growth - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com 32 32 The Power of Self-Accountability: True Leadership Begins with the Person in the Mirror https://patticotton.com/the-power-of-self-accountability-true-leadership-begins-with-the-person-in-the-mirror/ https://patticotton.com/the-power-of-self-accountability-true-leadership-begins-with-the-person-in-the-mirror/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:30:01 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9673 When it comes to leadership, there’s a lot of talk about accountability. You’ve probably heard it in meetings, seen it in performance reviews, and maybe even mentioned it yourself when discussing team dynamics. But let’s be honest—most of us view accountability through a very narrow lens. We think about how accountable others are to us. […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/the-power-of-self-accountability-true-leadership-begins-with-the-person-in-the-mirror/feed/ 0 Redefining Success: Aligning Your Leadership Role with Personal Fulfillment https://patticotton.com/redefining-success-aligning-your-leadership-role-with-personal-fulfillment/ https://patticotton.com/redefining-success-aligning-your-leadership-role-with-personal-fulfillment/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:25:57 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9636 It’s been a rough four years. No matter where you stand with the events of today’s world, we have experienced unprecedented challenges. And it has taken its toll. More business leaders are leaving their roles than at any other time in our lifetime (McKinsey, Forbes). And that echoes the sentiment I am hearing from so […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/redefining-success-aligning-your-leadership-role-with-personal-fulfillment/feed/ 0 Is Your New Executive a Poor Cultural Fit – or Simply Situationally Unaware? https://patticotton.com/is-your-new-executive-a-poor-cultural-fit-or-simply-situationally-unaware/ https://patticotton.com/is-your-new-executive-a-poor-cultural-fit-or-simply-situationally-unaware/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:00:38 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9193 Most often, great new talent will fail, not because they are incompetent, but because they are what we call a “poor cultural fit.” Such “poor fits” usually don’t last more than 12-18 months. It’s a big loss for the organization and the executive, both in morale and in the investment of money and time. But […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/is-your-new-executive-a-poor-cultural-fit-or-simply-situationally-unaware/feed/ 0 The Untapped Potential of Your Middle Management https://patticotton.com/the-untapped-potential-of-your-middle-management/ https://patticotton.com/the-untapped-potential-of-your-middle-management/#respond Wed, 13 May 2020 11:00:21 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9089 You can quickly improve the organizational health of your company by focusing on the potential of your middle management. But if your culture doesn’t recognize this as important, you are headed for trouble. How do you redirect so that you strengthen your future? Three steps. Make leadership development a high priority. Know how to develop […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/the-untapped-potential-of-your-middle-management/feed/ 0 Five Steps to Charter Team Values https://patticotton.com/five-steps-to-charter-team-values/ https://patticotton.com/five-steps-to-charter-team-values/#respond Wed, 01 May 2019 11:00:21 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=8537 Are you and your colleagues living up to your team’s core values? Core values serve as a GPS to shape culture, drive better decisions, and sharpen best behaviors and attitudes. Sadly, most don’t understand why they need core values at the team level, nor how to use these to move from average to high performance. […]

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