Team Alignment & 1:1s

Signs of low performance—missed deadlines, stalled goals, low motivation—aren’t “people problems”; they’re alignment problems. Improve team alignment with clear quarterly goals and frequent 1:1s that build accountability, sustain motivation, and keep performance on track.

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

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…

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A Leadership Style that is Uniquely Yours

Good leadership is about finding your signature leadership style, a way of doing things that will have a lasting impact based on your unique signature leadership values. When your leadership is rooted in enduring human values, you begin to create a leadership style that will create a legacy.

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Relaunching My Website

Two years ago, I sold my company and launched my career as a business coach. To celebrate my work anniversary, I’m relaunching my coaching website! It’s clearer and more informative. I have added pages about What Coaching Is, What Coaching Isn’t, and Does Coaching Work? Updated pages on the services I provide explain how I help people address common career dilemmas and answer common work questions. I hope you will celebrate with me by taking a minute to visit my…

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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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