decisions - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com Executive Coach & Career Strategist Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:22:40 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://patticotton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-136x150.png decisions - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com 32 32 Business Leader: Are You Socially Isolated? https://patticotton.com/business-leader-are-you-socially-isolated/ https://patticotton.com/business-leader-are-you-socially-isolated/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:00:18 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9679 In today’s fast-paced, hyper-connected world, it’s paradoxical yet increasingly common for business leaders to experience social isolation. This phenomenon, exacerbated by the rise of remote work and digital communication, poses a significant threat to their professional effectiveness. As business leaders, we often overlook the subtle but profound impact that social isolation can have on our […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/business-leader-are-you-socially-isolated/feed/ 0 Making Tough Decisions: Why You Need to Build a Strong Business Case https://patticotton.com/making-tough-decisions-why-you-need-to-build-a-strong-business-case/ https://patticotton.com/making-tough-decisions-why-you-need-to-build-a-strong-business-case/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:30:41 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9662 In the world of leadership, tough decisions are inevitable. Yet, it’s not just the decision itself that matters; it’s how you communicate and justify that decision to your team. The true measure of leadership often comes down to how well a leader can rally their team around a shared vision, especially when the choices are […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/making-tough-decisions-why-you-need-to-build-a-strong-business-case/feed/ 0 Cracking the Accountability Code https://patticotton.com/cracking-the-accountability-code/ https://patticotton.com/cracking-the-accountability-code/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 21:30:39 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9591 Most executives in charge will find that accountability eludes them. In an effort to get things done, a senior executive may create a culture that is severe and unforgiving, with employees being terminated in rapid fashion. The executive hopes that different people will perform better than the ones dismissed – in most cases, faulty thinking. […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/cracking-the-accountability-code/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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]]> https://patticotton.com/why-your-manager-wont-make-decisions/feed/ 0 How Safe is it for Your Team to Make Decisions Together? https://patticotton.com/how-safe-is-it-for-your-team-to-make-decisions-together/ https://patticotton.com/how-safe-is-it-for-your-team-to-make-decisions-together/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:00:37 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9204 When making decisions as a team, do you have a few dominant voices and others that shrink back? Though you are hoping for collective genius, it may turn out that your team suffers from giving in to the squeakiest wheel. In other words, it isn’t so much that the decision-making process is faulty – it’s […]

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]]> https://patticotton.com/how-safe-is-it-for-your-team-to-make-decisions-together/feed/ 0 Keeping Your Team Energized in a Fast-Changing Environment https://patticotton.com/keeping-your-team-energized-in-a-fast-changing-environment/ https://patticotton.com/keeping-your-team-energized-in-a-fast-changing-environment/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:00:28 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=9112 You don’t know how powerful your executive team truly is until they are put to the test in extreme conditions. It doesn’t take a single event to create this kind of scenario. We are in now in a fast-changing environment full of twists and turns that keeps conditions extreme. How do you keep your team […]

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