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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.
31 Days to a New Year – DAY 3
December 3, 2011: Today is DAY 3 of the 31 days to a New Year. You might want to say this is a 31 day challenge to a NEW YOU! On day one...
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Dec 3, 20112 min read
31 Days to a New Year – DAY 2
December 2, 2011: Yesterday’s exercise had us considering those things that we tolerate. Today I would like you to consider those things...
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Dec 2, 20112 min read
31 Days to a New Year – DAY 1
December 1, 2011: As a coach and consultant my clients are constantly seeking that small piece of practical advice that they can put to...
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Dec 1, 20112 min read
Fractional Leadership – Strategy for leading the 21st century organization
As the world begins to climb out of what some are now calling the Great Recession, organizations are beginning to learn how to deal with...
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Nov 27, 20113 min read
Doing the Right Thing – Better Customer Service for Raving Fans
It’s happened to you I know! Like many people you have experienced horrible customer service. It appears that long gone are the days of...
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Nov 22, 20114 min read
Is Business for People or for Profit?
The only way I know how to begin answer the question is business for people or profit is through an analogy. The human body is the...
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Nov 19, 20112 min read
Western Arrogance and the Multinational Organizations
I find it interesting that western civilization is seen as arrogant, dominating, and imperialistic (Rodges, 2011) when many countries...
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Nov 19, 20112 min read
A simple structure in a complex world is stupid
In pondering whether Western thinking on organizational design is easily transferable to other countries and cultures I have to ask...
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Nov 19, 20113 min read
Desk Audit
Every year from late November through the first of January, very little gets done in most offices around the country. Holiday parties,...
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Nov 12, 20112 min read
The Role of Organizational Design in 21st Century Organizations.
The world appears to sit on proverbial tilt as a new world economy forms right before our eyes. Unemployment, underemployment,...
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Nov 1, 20113 min read
21st Century Thinking
The Stark Reality I often hear my clients lament that we are in a time of unparalleled change. Many are struggling with the unprecedented...
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Oct 5, 20113 min read
Innovate!
If you have not noticed, we are truly in a content driven information age. Information is king in our society. Never before had we had as...
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Sep 1, 20114 min read
Rest and Relaxation – Summer 2011
It is officially summer time. The kids are out of school, camps are in full swing, and families are trying to decide what they are going...
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Jul 5, 20112 min read
Considering Five Emerging Global Trends and their Impact on Organizational Strategic Leadership
Five Emerging Key Trends In today’s emerging global economy, organizations have grown to understand and embrace the need to monitor and...
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May 18, 20116 min read
Social Media and your Business
Sometimes I am known to rant and sometimes even “think out loud”… I am not sure how this will be categorized by the reader but I do have...
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Apr 20, 20112 min read
The Leader as Motivator – A review of motivation, self-efficacy and leadership theory.
The Leader as Motivator Ken Kesey once said, “You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that...
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Sep 16, 20107 min read
Assessing the Constructs of Leader-Follower Theory and the Cultural Context of the Interaction betw
In the opening texture of Luke 7:1 we find Jesus entering Capernaum which is located on the northern edge of the Sea of Galilee. During...
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Aug 16, 201015 min read
Reverse Mentoring and the Leader-Follower Theory
It is Monday morning; you are hard at work and an email arrives from your boss informing you that the company will start embracing new...
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Aug 16, 20105 min read
Leader-Follower Theory and the Transformational Organization
Introduction: It has been said that to lead one must know how to follow. The Bible says, “Whoever wishes to become great among you shall...
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Jun 24, 20105 min read
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