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The Job Changed. Has Your Leadership?

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GOOD LEADERS DON'T MANAGE TASKS. THEY MANAGE PEOPLE.
Early in your career, success is about execution — hitting deadlines, solving problems, doing great work. At the next level, it's different. Leading well means connecting, motivating, and inspiring the people around you — building the kind of trust and respect that makes people want to follow you, not just report to you.
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SIX LEADERSHIP SKILLS. ONE POWERFUL SYSTEM.
Build the foundation, apply it under pressure, and watch the results follow. See how leadership skills work together — and where you might be missing a piece.
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Build the Foundational Skills

Confidence, empathy, and trust create the foundation teams need to perform.

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Build the Application Skills

Alignment, decision making, and effective one-on-ones turn strategy into execution.

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Get Better Results

Motivated teams take ownership, collaborate effectively and deliver better results

What clients say about me

Alan

Lisa starts with who you are and what kind of leader you want to be. She helps you develop a philosophy to make you a better leader.

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Biotech Engineer

Karen

With Lisa’s guidance, I resolved a tough team conflict. We now collaborate better—and our project completion rate has doubled!

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Senior Manager

Adam

Lisa helped our team take ownership, work better as a group, and handle tough conversations. Our whole organization is stronger because of her.

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Betsy

In just 4 weeks, my team made more progress with your coaching than we did with our last coach in 7 months. Thank you, Lisa!

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Business Owner

Ethan

Lisa helped me see personal patterns that were holding me back. I realized things I hadn’t noticed before—and it made a huge difference.

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Shannon

I would have been floundering without my coaching calls with Lisa. She helped me see what I care about and guided me to a career path that matches my values.

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Why Insight Isn’t Turning Into Action at Work

Solve the Leadership Challenges You’re Facing Right Now
As leadership complexity increases, even strong leaders can begin facing new challenges around confidence, communication, accountability, and team performance. My coaching and training services help leaders build the systems and skills needed to lead effectively at the next level.

One-on-One Leadership Coaching

Build a leadership presence that earns respect and inspires your team.

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Corporate Leadership Training

Develop confident leaders who strengthen teamwork and drive better results.

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Group Leadership Coaching

Essential leadership skills, now within reach.

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About Me

Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D., ACC

Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D., ACC

I coach experienced leaders at their next inflection point — when the visibility, scope, or stakes go up, and the old way of leading stops being enough.

My clients are seeking increased visibility, broader scope, or higher-stakes decisions. They understand that intelligence and hard work alone won’t get them there. They want to show up differently—especially when the stakes are high and ambiguity increases.

They want to be seen as ready for promotion. That means stronger leadership presence, clearer decision making under pressure, and the ability to lead other leaders effectively as scale expands.

For more than 8 years, I’ve coached leaders—particularly in biotech and pharma—as they step into bigger roles, manage other leaders, and navigate enterprise-level decisions.

On average, my clients move into their next role within 12 months. Many see meaningful increases in scope, influence, or compensation—not because they worked harder, but because they learned how to lead at a higher level.

From experience, I’ve observed that most leaders stall not because they lack strength — but because one skill lags behind the rest.

If you’re curious where you might be getting stuck—or what will matter most at your next level—I offer a short Leadership Skills Audit to help you see clearly where to focus next.

Trusted by leaders at:
Citi • L’Oréal • Northeastern University • Teradyne • Ginko Bioworks • Emergent BioSolutions (makers of Narcan)

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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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