Category Archives: Leadership

Delta is Ready When You Are!

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Many flying to or through the east coast in the past few days likely had a travel disruption. The storms throughout the east coast grounded planes, cancelled flights, and displaced luggage. The airports in New York were especially disrupted with … Continue reading →

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Building Anew

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Happy New Year! May 2018 be a year of health, happiness, and prosperity for you. Just saying those words and wishing it so, will not make it happen. Then, what will? Concentrated effort. Daily disciplines. Letting go of some things … Continue reading →

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Connected to Beaumont

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Patti Fralix

Texas is suffering immeasurable loss due to Hurricane Harvey and the tropical storms that followed. Houston has been hit very hard, which was predicted, although that does not make it any easier to deal with if you are one of … Continue reading →

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Paying Attention to Discontinuities

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Patti Fralix

Change is disruptive. Whether it is a positive change or a negative one, it is still disruptive. Sometimes we do not see the change coming, and it catches us off guard. At other times, we should see it coming, … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, life, Relationships | Tagged ambiguity, business, change, confidence, conflict, customer service, effective communication, good customer service, intuition, Leadership, life changes, proactive, relationships, team work, thinking, work | Leave a comment

Speaking Truth to Power

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Some will remember Anita Hill’s sexual harassment case against Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas in the early 1990’s. I certainly do. That was around the same time that I was precipitously fired. I had been hired to make massive … Continue reading →

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Purple Rain

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Unless you have been under a turnip plant the past few days, you have heard of Purple Rain recently more times than you like to count. You have seen all manner of things become purple, and the song Purple Rain … Continue reading →

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Communicating Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Patti Fralix

It will be no surprise to anyone to read that we are all living in a digital world today. What might surprise some is the depth to which this has changed our ability to communicate effectively in general. This is … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Quarterbacking

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Patti Fralix

Our world is reeling again, this time from several recent terrorist attacks. The most recent horrific attack hit Paris a few days ago, and at last count, left 132 people dead. There is concern that Washington, D.C. may be targeted, … Continue reading →

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Thinking Outside The Triangle™

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Patti Fralix

Many business people today are well aware that innovation is the key to success in the present and future. Not nearly as many people are clear about how to make innovation happen. Too may of us are simply doing … Continue reading →

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The SAUCE of Choices

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Patti Fralix

SAUCE is all about choices. The best sauces are a combination of flavors and ingredients, not just one. And we vary in our selection of the “best” sauce, the one that is best due to our own taste. The same … Continue reading →

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