Patti Cotton: Business Strategy

    Patti Cotton

    Quick Facts:

      • Leadership Expert: Patti Cotton delivers transformative keynotes on leadership development, empowering individuals to lead with confidence, clarity, and influence.
      • Dynamic Storyteller: Known for her engaging storytelling, Patti connects with audiences by sharing relatable, real-world examples that inspire action and personal growth.
      • Empowering Women in Leadership: A strong advocate for women in business, Patti’s presentations focus on breaking barriers, building confidence, and fostering inclusion in leadership roles.
      • Master of Emotional Intelligence: Patti provides actionable strategies to enhance emotional intelligence, improving workplace communication, team dynamics, and decision-making.
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    • Travels from: Riverside, CA
    • **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000

    Keynote Topics

    Building Your Team’s Nerve Center to Lead Confidently through Change

    Is your business surviving, recovering or thriving? The ability to succeed in a world of constant change begins with the power of you and your executive team.

    Many companies are sweating the details of their return plans rather than building the capabilities needed for a return. Before the pandemic, leaders and executive teams around the world recognized the importance of adapting quickly.

    Now, having faced disruptions at a speed and scale unprecedented in modern times, we realize that the question is not, “How do we reach the next normal safely?” It is, instead, “How do we build the muscle necessary to thrive through constant change?”

    The most successful teams don’t just weather the storm of an extreme situation but also pivot and flex to meet the challenge and even improve upon what they have been doing. Change and transition expert Patti Cotton reveals how to develop your team’s resiliency muscle to drive greater performance and growth.

    You will discover how to:

    • Strengthen your team’s emotional agility for greater collaboration and productivity
    • Adopt a proven model you and your team can use again and again to anticipate change and get ahead of the curve
    • Acquire a consistent process that quickly aligns and coordinates pivots throughout the organization

    Igniting the Human Spirit at Work

    FOCUS: Communications | Confidence | Interpersonal Effectiveness

    The common belief in business is that heart has no place in management. And yet, traditional leadership practices are failing. Across the globe, employee engagement and job satisfaction scores have fallen to crisis levels.

    As the marketplace continues to shift and change, it’s challenging to keep 21st century employees happy and productive. They seek more. They seek purpose, meaning, and significance.

    Patti Cotton shares how to lead from the heart to drive human motivation and achievement, and shows that clearly, love and results go hand in hand.

    Managing Up, Down, and Sideways

    FOCUS: Leadership Agility | Influence | Impact

    To realize a vision, achieve goals, and make change within your enterprise, you must possess the ability to manage up, down, and sideways.

    How do you engage others at all angles and levels to get the work done, even when you are not in charge?

    Patti Cotton outlines the three leadership skills you need to sharpen in order to effectively influence others for action and results.

    Breaking Through Resistance to Change

    FOCUS: Leadership Agility | Influence | Impact

    You are a successful executive or team—why can’t you make that one shift necessary to step into higher performance?

    Patti shares why human beings find change difficult, and the neuroscientific principles that lie behind the “stuck state” and subconscious self-sabotage.

    She presents the three keys necessary to rewiring the brain to achieve your goals.

    Whether you are an individual or team, you will learn proven steps to break through resistance to change.

    Moving from Success to Significance

    FOCUS: Powerful Influencing Skills | Catalyzing Change | Building Trust

    What does it mean to live a life of significance? Patti shares how to move away from mere success and into the deeper, more meaningful work you were meant to do.

    In this presentation, you will learn about the four cornerstones needed to live your leadership purpose.

    Patti will share how you can create a legacy through your best and highest work to make a greater impact on the lives of those around you and beyond. Learn what is possible for you—beyond the ordinary.

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