Recently, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gave notice that all AMZN corporate staff were to be back in the barn working in January 2025. (Before anyone sends any inflammatory emails, we’ve…
Author: Bill Catlette
Bill Catlette, @ContentedCows is an executive coach, virtual presenter, and business author who helps clients build lasting competitive edge by eliminating blind-spots and improving leadership habits. Read more about Bill’s coaching services, or contact us to discuss how we can help you or your organization, virtually, or in person, when we can.
On Being a "Professional"
Memphis 3-minute read We seem to be struggling mightily with professionalism of late, not the term, but the underlying behavior. What does it mean, and to whom? What are the…
Tightening the Connection with Remotely Based Teammates
Remotely based workers certainly CAN become detached from their teams and their organization’s culture. But they don’t HAVE to be. Leaders play in big part in tightening the connection.
Success Lesson From Apple's Leaders
by Bill Catlette 4/28/23 • memphis • (2 minutes) Jason Aten has a piece in the current issue of INC Magazine* profiling one attribute that is instrumental in Tim Cook’s…
See Ya! Saying Goodbye in the Workplace… It’s About How You Make Them Feel
by Bill Catlette 4/4/23 • Memphis (2-minute read) Firing people is hard, but let’s not try to make it easy. (Yes, you read that correctly.) Reasonable, mature people understand that…
Get What You Need
Many of us are confounded by the space-induced dilemma that faced the world’s most accomplished rock & roll band. So what if you can’t always get what you want?
Getting to "Furious Agreement"
In her upcoming book, “Life In Five Senses…” Jennifer Rubin wisely suggests that we adopt friendly “let’s change the topic” codes for times when a discussion has gone on perhaps…
Are We Coaching & Training TO or Through the Target?
by Bill Catlette Recently, I was a guest at a major chain hotel (starts with an M), enjoying a complimentary meal at their breakfast buffet. Everything was fully squared away…
Leader Development - Now What?
by Bill Catlette 20 June, 2022 • memphis In a recent LinkedIN post https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/jack-pretty-damn-good-jeff-immelt/, former GE Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt paid tribute to his predecessor, Jack Welch. “Jack invested…
Workforce 2022: What IS the New Normal?
By Bill Catlette and Richard Hadden In a nation weary but not yet free of Covid there is growing consternation, largely in C-suites, over the perceived need to return to…