business leadership - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com Executive Coach & Career Strategist Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:05:30 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://patticotton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-136x150.png business leadership - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com 32 32 Is Your Company Culture Too Nice? https://patticotton.com/is-your-company-culture-too-nice/ https://patticotton.com/is-your-company-culture-too-nice/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9312 Is your company culture “too nice”? As a leader, you may think you are doing your business a favor by encouraging politeness. But sometimes, emphasizing this too much may send the wrong message entirely. How can you tell if you need to toughen up your culture? Larry was quick to share with me that the […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/do-your-stakeholders-get-in-your-way/feed/ 0 Can You Pivot and Flex to Meet the Unexpected? https://patticotton.com/can-you-pivot-and-flex-to-meet-the-unexpected/ https://patticotton.com/can-you-pivot-and-flex-to-meet-the-unexpected/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:00:55 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9178 How powerful is your “pivot and flex”? Can you shift gears and make critical decisions when the unexpected leaves other leaders in a state of paralysis? Your agility as a leader is paramount to meeting the future well. How do you develop this ability so you can anticipate and get ahead? David had risen through […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/can-you-pivot-and-flex-to-meet-the-unexpected/feed/ 0 Why You are Responsible for Your Team’s Performance https://patticotton.com/why-you-are-responsible-for-your-teams-performance/ https://patticotton.com/why-you-are-responsible-for-your-teams-performance/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:00:32 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9123 Many is a time when I have heard a leader say, “I just can’t get that executive to do the job I hired them to do!” If you find you continue to complain about the performance of one or more of your own executive team members, it’s time to look in the mirror for the […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/why-you-are-responsible-for-your-teams-performance/feed/ 0 Strengthening Culture with a Remote Workforce https://patticotton.com/strengthening-culture-with-a-remote-workforce/ https://patticotton.com/strengthening-culture-with-a-remote-workforce/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:00:11 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9047 How do you retain your company culture when you have a remote workforce? Retaining who you are and what is important to you as a company is more challenging when you aren’t in the same physical space on a regular basis. Yet, many companies with international teams and other remote situations have been successfully enjoying […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/strengthening-culture-with-a-remote-workforce/feed/ 0 Leading with Greater Inner Agility https://patticotton.com/leading-with-greater-inner-agility/ https://patticotton.com/leading-with-greater-inner-agility/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:00:59 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9016 You are moving an entire business through uncharted waters right now. A lot of people are depending on you. Grit isn’t enough to meet the challenges you are facing. You need to increase your inner agility in two ways to deal with the complexity occurring right now. Owen, president of a manufacturing firm, reached out […]

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