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.

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Coaching vs Teaching vs Therapy — What Is Better for Me?

If you’re looking for a coach, it’s useful to know the differences between coaching vs teaching vs therapy. All these learning pathways help people grow—but they do it in very different ways. There is a key difference between coaching and therapy and another difference between coaching and teaching. Understanding those differences will help you find the kind of support that actually gets results for you. A focus on self-discovery and self-learning is what differentiates coaching from other learning experiences. Coaching…

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Why Hire a Coach, and How to Find the Right Coach for You

If you have found this page, you are probably thinking about how to hire a coach, and particularly, how to hire the right coach to reach your goals. But before we get to how to hire a coach, let’s consider why you want a coach. Why Hire a Coach? Here are three questions to help you answer that question: If you feel you are as good as you can be, not interested in learning anything new, and ok staying right…

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What Business Coaching Is and Why It Works: The Proven Science That Helps Good Leaders Get Even Better

Most of my clients don’t know much about what business coaching is when they first start talking to me. Most people think coaching means getting advice from an expert. It’s not. The best business coaches don’t tell you what to do—they help you see what’s really going on so you can make better choices faster. Think of it as guided reflection that turns everyday experiences into growth. Key Takeaways for What Business Coaching Is If you only have a minute…

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Start Here for Leadership Resources: Practical Tips and Solutions to Use Now

Welcome! My blog offers for practical leadership resources to help you build stronger, more productive, and more resilient teams. Leadership is not innate. It’s a set of skills that, practiced daily, promote cooperative, steady focus on what matters most. Anyone can learn these skills with dedication and practice, even if you don’t hire a coach. These skills help good leaders diagnose and tamp down distractions. Using tactics that support these skills, they build a positive team culture where everyone feels…

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Influence at Work: 4 Proven Ways to Build Trust and Respect

Everyone wants influence at work, whether it’s with their boss, their team, or colleagues across the organization. The question is: what’s the best way to earn it? Influence is a subtle art. Sometimes even when you have the best advice, pushing too hard can backfire. In this post, I’ll explain what influence really is, how it works, and why it so often goes wrong. What Influence Is Influence at work is about advocating for an idea—not issuing a command. Many…

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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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