Episode 94 | Growth Happens At The Bottom Of The Pit | With Patrick Cootes

2022-05-16

Leadership lessons from Patrick Cootes are firmly rooted in humility and in acknowledging the skills of others. Patrick has transitioned his career from teaching to tech, as Head of Product at Mindstone Learning. He firmly believes in earning the respect of his team and having a culture that allows for fearless feedback to each other. To help achieve this Patrick talks about rewarding the team for giving tough feedback. Patrick also commits to sharing the feedback he receives from a one-to-one openly with the whole team. We also discuss: How ...

Leadership lessons from Patrick Cootes are firmly rooted in humility and in acknowledging the skills of others.

Patrick has transitioned his career from teaching to tech, as Head of Product at Mindstone Learning.

He firmly believes in earning the respect of his team and having a culture that allows for fearless feedback to each other. To help achieve this Patrick talks about rewarding the team for giving tough feedback. Patrick also commits to sharing the feedback he receives from a one-to-one openly with the whole team.

We also discuss:

How to have alignment in meetings

Why the discomfort of disagreement is beneficial

Why leaders need to refrain from speaking

Managing upwards

The importance of sharing ‘screw ups’

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Connect with Patrick at Mindstone Website

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