Emotional Intelligence Archives : Page 4 of 10 : Lisa D. Foster, Leadership Coaching & Training

Three Tips for How Leaders Can Use Expectations to Develop High Performing Teams.

June 9, 2022

Most people will meet your expectations. Give your team something to aim for. Our desire to fit in and meet expectations is a powerful innate motivator that is universal. It’s a powerful tool that leaders in every office can use to improve performance of whole teams. If you give people the conditions and expectations to grow, you will find that in nearly every case, they meet or exceed expectations. Imagine for a moment, a gardener taking two seeds from the…

Leading Without Judgment

May 19, 2022

Emotional Intelligence

My new post in Forbes can help you remove judgment from your managing style and encourage others more positively. My new article in Forbes is entitled: The Case Against The Word ‘Should’: Less Judgment Allows Leaders To Better Connect With Their Teams.” My intention is to raise awareness of the subtle ways in which judgment creeps into managerial relationships, leaving damage in its wake. The word ‘should’ and other ways of telling people what to do often leave direct reports…

Why Self-Regard is the Bedrock of Emotional Stability, Confidence, Trust, and Resilience.

May 6, 2022

Emotional Intelligence

If you have true self-regard, you can look yourself in the eye on your worst day and still believe in your best self. What is Self-Regard? Self-regard means liking the way you are, the good, the bad, and everything in between. It is related to self-confidence, but it’s even bigger. It is the essential starting place for emotional intelligence and leadership. You need to believe in yourself before others will believe in you. When you have self-regard, you know your…

The Bag Lady and the Pajama King: How a Story Inspired Me to Start a Business for a Greener World

April 18, 2022

Emotional Intelligence

What made me think that I could start a business? A story inspired me. Every entrepreneur has to deal with naysayers. In 2005, a lot of people told me that there was no way I could start a business. No one believed it was possible for me to transform myself from an English teacher to an entrepreneur. And yet I did. No one believed that Americans would buy and actually use reusable shopping bags. And yet they did! The first…

Are You a Leader or a Boss?

April 12, 2022

Emotional Intelligence

Find out what your leadership style is and why it matters in my new post on Forbes. Be a Leader, Not a Boss