Emotional Awareness

Emotional awareness is the only skill that predicts leadership success.

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What the Leadership Journeys Taught Me About Confidence, Empathy, and Trust

As I reflect on these customer journeys, I see leaders with different challenges — all learning the same lesson — that caring about people is at the core of leadership. The challenges looked different on the surface, but the lessons kept coming back to a truth I’ve believed from the beginning: leadership is more human than technical. Jim wanted leadership presence. Kami was navigating career growth. Marcus was searching for confidence. Susan was leading through change. Oliver was trying to bring…

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Kami at the start of her customer journey learning about speaking up at work

Speaking Up and Finding Your Voice | Customer Journey: Kami, Part 1 of 7

Kami recognized that changes were coming, and she wanted her team to be positioned for them. Customer Journey Series: Kami This article is part of a customer journey series following “Kami,” a sales leader in pharma managing competitive changes and new leadership. Her journey explores building leadership confidence, managing up, navigating organizational change, and positioning herself for the next level. Each post explores a real coaching conversation or leadership challenge from that journey. This is the first post in the…

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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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