Confidence at Work

Confidence at work isn’t bravado. It’s knowing your strengths, accepting your weaknesses, and leading from your values—so you stay calm under pressure and make steady decisions. That’s authority without ego—the kind people trust.

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Five Tips for High-Stakes Deals Demonstrated by Evan Gershkovitz’s Fierce Mother

The historic prisoner swap offers a case study in what it takes to succeed at making complex, high-stakes deals. For most businesses, high-stakes deals involve not lives but livelihoods, affecting dozens or even hundreds of individuals. Negotiations are often fierce. Looking at the prisoner swap completed on Aug. 1, 2024 in hindsight, there are a few key principles that underlie complex deals of all kinds and what it takes to break through when you are dealing with tough people on…

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Independent businesswoman

Dialing Emotional Independence in Just Right

Emotional independence works best when you’re not too high or too low in independence, but find a mid-point that’s just right. To maintain good relationships–important for happiness at work and in life–it’s best not to be too aggressive or too weak. The best relationships are built on being able to keep communication lines open respectfully and non-judgmentally, especially during difficult situations. Your ability to manage your independence is closely related to how well you establish relationships with others. Too little…

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Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D. ACC  is an independent coach. As an Associate Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation, Lisa honors and abides by the ICF Code of Ethics.  All coaching sessions and consultations are confidential.

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