Leadership Development

Leadership is getting others to believe in you and your ideas. It’s the foundation of success in every career. Find practical leadership development tips on my blog.

Roadmap graphic for customer journeys 09.03.2026

What Leadership Coaching Actually Looks Like: Five Customer Journeys

People often ask me what leadership coaching actually looks like — what really happens in those conversations, week after week, year after year. Here’s what leadership coaching actually looks like, in practice: it starts with confidence, and everything else grows from there. Over the years, I’ve worked with leaders across industries — biotech, pharma, finance, science — who came to coaching for very different reasons. But if you look closely at what actually changed for them, the pattern is the…

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A portrait of Marcus, an executive looking to advance his career

From Moving Laterally to Moving Up — Marcus Post 1 of 6

A few years in, still moving sideways instead of up — and wondering if something about how you come across is holding you back? Marcus had worked for his organization for ten years, at first moving up, but for the last five years, mostly moving laterally. He wanted to an opportunity for moving up, so he reached out to me when he was looking for a new job. Customer Journey: Marcus Marcus was a tech executive who came to coaching…

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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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