reasoning - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com Executive Coach & Career Strategist Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:26:11 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://patticotton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon-136x150.png reasoning - Patti Cotton https://patticotton.com 32 32 Five Hidden Factors Resulting in Meeting Stalemates https://patticotton.com/five-hidden-factors-resulting-in-meeting-stalemates/ https://patticotton.com/five-hidden-factors-resulting-in-meeting-stalemates/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:00:33 +0000 https://patticotton.com/?p=8894 You’ve reached an impasse in the meeting. Emotions are high. It’s another stalemate, and this is becoming habit on your team. Why does this happen? And how do you break through this and reach consensus? Meeting shutdowns happen for a variety of reasons. And all the tips in the world to facilitate meetings will not […]

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