Ownership - Lisa D. Foster, Leadership Coaching & Training

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Why Senior Leadership Is a Team Sport

February 11, 2026

Senior leadership effectiveness depends less on individual capability and more on how work is shared and sustained. For much of a leadership career, success is built on personal capability. You learn fast.You take responsibility.You solve problems. That identity—the person who gets things done—is often what earns leaders their first big opportunities. At senior levels, however, that same strength can quietly hold you back — because senior leadership effectiveness depends less on individual capability and more on how work is shared…

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Why Doing a Lot Right Isn’t Enough to Signal Senior Leadership Readiness

February 4, 2026

Confidence and Managing Yourself

Senior leadership readiness is about understanding how your presence, decisions, and relationships shape your impact. As senior leadership readiness becomes the differentiator, many capable leaders hit a confusing plateau. What makes this moment so unsettling is that nothing is obviously wrong. Leadership still looks successful on the surface—but it starts to feel harder to generate momentum. They’re doing a lot right.They’re respected, deliver results, and have earned real trust and responsibility. And yet, progress slows.Opportunities don’t materialize.Influence feels harder to…

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Why Strong Leaders Create Resistance Without Realizing It

January 26, 2026

Trust and Building Teams

Inadvertently, leaders create resistance when they focus too much on the work and not enough on the people doing the work. When leaders create resistance, upper management gets worried. For example, a CFO I worked with was referred to me by her CEO because employee satisfaction on her team was low and the error rate was too high. In our first conversation, she explained that she had spent the last two years improving processes: creating documentation, better record keeping, clarifying…

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How to Identify Your Leadership Coaching Goals (and the Right Coach to Help You Reach Them)

October 31, 2025

Find a coach

Defining your leadership coaching goals is how you turn a vague wish from “be a better leader” to a specific, measurable plan for growth. When you know how you want to develop, you can find the right coach—and make every session count. Every effective coaching relationship begins with one simple and powerful question: “What do you want to work on?” Key Takeaways for How To Identify Your Leadership Coaching Goals If you only have a minute Remember this Clear goals…

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If You Can’t Find a Good Mentor, Get a Great Coach: How We Really Learn at Work

October 23, 2025

Find a coach

A great coach for business is the modern equivalent of a good mentor, the person who helps you understand how we really learn at work. If you have the option between coaching vs mentoring, go with the mentor. However, if a mentor is not an option, a coach is the next best thing. If you’ve ever wished you had a mentor—a trusted advisor who could help you figure out how we really learn at work, especially in the toughest situations—you’re…

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Visibility at Work: Why It Matters More Than You Think

October 15, 2025

Alignment and Effective 1:1s

Visibility at work isn’t about self-promotion; it’s about connection. Without visibility at work, even your best work can go unnoticed. Career visibility is how people know what you contribute, how you collaborate, and the value you bring to the team. Visibility at Work I can’t count the number of times I’ve gone to a work event with my husband where no one said a word to me all night except hello and goodbye. His industry is completely separate from mine,…