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The Founders Blog
Welcome to The Founders Blog by Dr. Phil Foster. This blog is your go-to resource for insights into building a thriving online membership business, drawing from my extensive journey in launching and mentoring successful ventures. Each post is crafted to inspire, guide, and empower you, whether you're just starting out or scaling up. Your future as a successful online membership business owner begins here.
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Mar 14, 20122 min read
Shame Leadership – Communicating Across Cultural Boundaries
Understanding culture and its values aids the communicator in dealing with conflict resolution. Elmer (1993) posits there are ways we can...
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Mar 7, 20127 min read
Developing the Key Attributes of Global Leadership: An Ideological Texture Analysis of the Book of T
By Philip A Foster, MA Global Leadership Understanding and developing attributes of global leadership are likely one of the clearest...
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Mar 6, 20122 min read
Lost in Translations
According to Oster (2012), cross-cultural communication is challenge enough. Add to this challenge effective translation of material into...
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Mar 6, 20122 min read
Cross-Cultural Communication and Change.
Hackman and Johnson (2000) state that cultures change over time and older groupings within a given culture may not be the same as newer...
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Mar 1, 20122 min read
Persevere. Be Grateful. Be Productive.
Lately I’ve had people ask “how do you do it all?” After all I am a full time coach/consultant with clients around the world, I speak;...
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Feb 25, 20122 min read
High- and Low-Context Cultures and Power Distances
Literature provides argument that cross-cultural communication is a complex matter. Edward Hall argued much of the human communication is...
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Feb 21, 20122 min read
Relationships are the new wealth of the global economy.
Literature reveals certain barriers to consider in cross-cultural communication. Zweifel (2003) reminds us a global leader already...
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Feb 9, 20123 min read
Running the Race can be Exhausting
As a professional coach I often hear I'm exhausted! I mean, who isn't exhausted these days? Many of us are working hard, putting in...
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Jan 29, 20124 min read
Developing the Global Leader – Transitioning Leaders and Their Organizations to a Global Environment
Entering the 21st century we find a time of unprecedented globalization of business and economies. The advent of the Internet and other...
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Jan 21, 20122 min read
Growing as a Global Leader
Curiosity and the insatiable desire to learn will lead a global leader to not only embrace their experiences, but also make sense of them...
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Jan 12, 20122 min read
I am a Global Leader…Mi fiel amigo y socio en los negocios [My loyal friend and business assoc
Geography, language, customs, values, traditions, laws, ethics, and national psychology are all considerations to whether someone is a...
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Jan 8, 20122 min read
Literacies of Global Leadership – The art of understanding and connecting
Having traveled a bit outside of the United States, there is some sense that cultural differences are challenge enough without having to...
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Jan 1, 20122 min read
January 1, 2012 – HAPPY NEW YEAR | Maximum Change to succeed in 2012
For whatever reason, many believe they can go it alone. You might believe that you can read enough books, go to more seminars, and get...
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Dec 31, 20112 min read
December 31, 2011 – DAY 31 | What is your plan?
December 31, 2011 – DAY 31 | What is your plan? I recently tweeted that Resolutions are useless without a plan. Your 31-day adventure to...
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Dec 30, 20112 min read
December 30, 2011 – DAY 30 | Momentum
December 30, 2011 – DAY 30 | Momentum: I have spent 30 days writing a blog challenging you to discover a New You in the New Year. I have...
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Dec 29, 20113 min read
December 29, 2011 – DAY 29 | Passion
December 29, 2011 – DAY 29 | Passion: As a coach I often hear clients say I don’t have direction or I’ve lost my passion. My response is...
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Dec 28, 20112 min read
December 28, 2011 – DAY 28 | Change
December 28, 2011 – DAY 28 | Change: What I have discovered is that change takes place one of two ways: through a decision you have made...
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Dec 27, 20111 min read
December 27, 2011 – DAY 27 | Who are You & What are You Here For?
December 27, 2011 – DAY 27 | Who are You & What are You Here For? At the beginning of this journey I mentioned that it takes anywhere...
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Dec 26, 20112 min read
December 26, 2011 – DAY 26 | Looking Forward More than Back
December 26, 2011 – DAY 26 | Looking Forward more than back: The closer we get to the New Year, the more we see television, radio and...
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Dec 25, 20112 min read
December 25, 2011 – DAY 25 | Clearing the Clutter
December 25, 2011 – DAY 25 | Clearing the Clutter: Someone said to me today that it is common for donation centers and ministries to get...
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