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On Comp vs Culture
Those of you in an incredible work environment and culture may want to sit this one out, but feel free to join in.


We're giving you an option today:

What is company culture worth to you today? Company culture is not only about ping pong tables and picnics, but about career development, growth opportunities and the ease of interactions within and around all teams.

For today's example, we are going to you to assume you are making at least $150k.

You can choose one:
✨️A ten percent pay increase
✨️A proactive and proven company culture

⭐️ Which will you choose and why?

⭐️Which do you think the people that report to you may choose and why?

⭐️ What does this tell us about our current company culture?

⭐️ What does this tell us about our current hiring practices?

⭐️ What does this tell us about our current pay structures?

⭐️ What does this tell us about our current leadership?

We had well over 100 responses to yesterday's poll that closes out in a week.

Let's hear what you have to say and why.

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When you received your latest promotion or increase in areas of responsibility, did you feel the increase in pay (if any!) was commensurate with the additional workload, expectations and your contributions to the company?

✨FORWARD Executive Career Services partners with today's leaders to ensure they not only receive the proper titling in their promotion, but also the appropriate compensation.

📈For those already in Executive roles, what was included for you in your package to join the C-Suite?

📈For someone already possessing a VP role, what did the SVP or EVP role garnish?

📈For those holding a Director role, what ensued with your promotion to Sr. Director?

If you are earlier in your career, the game is still the same.

✨For those currently operating in either a Sales or entry level Managerial role, quite often, promotions are passed out with the hope that the title alone will be enticing.

✨FORWARD Executive Career Strategies
Increasing Impacts, Influence and Incomes for Today's Automotive Leaders.

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How long has it been since your last significant promotion?
When was the last time you felt an important shift was going to take place, but didn't?

We help our highly talented clients significantly and measurably increase their impact and influence, making the next recognition, achievement or assignment far more attainable, and we decrease the timeline.

✨FORWARD Executive Career Services. The right time to start is right now.

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To achieve remarkable, revolutionary results, you will want to be certain you have Remarkable, Revolutionary:
✨️Thinking
✨️Innovation
✨️Brave Leaders
✨️Training and Development
✨️Client Care
✨️Employee Care
✨️Guts
✨️Data
✨️Better Leaders
✨️Realistic Owners
✨️Incentivization, Rewards and ✨️Recognition
✨️Outstanding Work Environments and Cultures...

All accompanied by clear goals, expectations, timelines and teamwork.

Sound like too much?
I've actually missed more things than I added.

You cannot even hope for remarkable and revolutionary results without all of these and more.

Hoping that 'pushing' people will get you there is not a clear-eyed, informed strategy. And it typically results in needless employee attrition and friction.

If you are seeking remarkable growth, revolutionary revenue- we suggest you bring us in to design and build a path to success.

And we always start with your Leadership Team to ensure Agreement, Alignment, Attitude and Ability of each member.

Go for greatness, but go with a plan.

1725

How much am I looking forward to Reuters Automotive conference in Las Vegas?

I'm not sure if this will help, but I cancelled my trip to a conference in Italy for this.

Being asked to moderate two panels with a full line up of incredibly talented industry leaders was something I could not pass up.

Some of you know that prior to any panel I moderate we do considerable prep.

I learn about the panelists, they learn about each other.

We all have a better baseline of understanding and I know what it's going to take to highlight and spotlight each of them for the benefit of our interested audience.

Another wonderful side effect of this is they learn about me...and they learn to trust me.

Having helped with dozens of panels in the past, quite often people are anxious about taking the stage.

Trust me this is more common than you can imagine.

But over and over again I say, "I will not let you fall and I will help you put your best foot forward."

So imagine how thrilled I am to be moderating the panel with this incredible lineup:

Len Devanna Lucid Motors
Jose Angelo Guerrero @Global GoTo
Nathan Hecht Rodo
Glenn Udall, FINN

We had a terrific prep call just a few days ago and I cannot wait to meet all of these amazing gentlemen in person in Las Vegas.

There were so many terrific sound bites from our conversation but I'm going to save them for later.

If you're going to be at the conference make sure you attend our session.

For those unable to attend, I will keep you updated.

I always believe we should respect our audience. They show up to learn and gain insights and we should not let them down. It's our job as speakers and moderators to take this seriously and consider their time investment a gift.

Many thanks again to Bekki Mistri and Hayley R Dunn for your invitation. It will be terrific to meet the two of you as well.

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It is a solemn evening in Detroit.
As we landed, our Pilot came on the overhead and ask us to please sit patiently while they escorted a fallen soldier's body off of our aircraft.

Several of us watched in honor as they proceeded to escort him off of the plane and onward towards his final journey home.

The sun was setting beautifully in the background and our hearts were broken.

Thank you to the brave serviceman or woman who committed everything for us.

Thank you for your Service.
Thank you for your Courage.

And we thank your family for their sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice.

Sending out my woefully inadequate condolences and prayers.

Watching a simple casket as it was draped with the American Flag took our collective breath away. For several minutes we were all single minded, focused on honoring this Hero.

We should always remember to stop and think and be grateful.

Godspeed, Brave Soldier.

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🙅‍♀️Why?! Don't believe the people that tell you they work insane hours.

Most of them have backup systems, people working for them, have a partner pulling an unfair burden at home and they can leave work whenever they want.

😵‍💫Don't believe that this is the success formula.

😳Don't believe that the new generation doesn't have work ethic. They are actually incredibly competent and generous with their time. And the results from them are remarkable!

😪Do believe that very often they are making this up for effect.

⏰️Whenever someone tells me they work twelve to fourteen hours every day ... I do the math. And the math ain't mathin.

🏆Do you know that it is possible to make an incredible impact without sacrificing everything you hold dear, including your family and friends? It is.

🎖Do you know there are ways to have work life harmony that are wildly successful and profitable and enjoyable? There are a million.

✨️At my company we will never even begin to suggest people subject themselves to unreasonable hours. We don't work with companies who have this mindset. They must meet our guidelines or we will not work for them or send candidates their way.
That would be a recipe for disaster.

If you are an entrepreneur and make those choices, that's up to you.

🤕To ask others or insist that others live up to your 'ideals', real or not, so that you can profit from their efforts and they get the crumbs, is absolutely unacceptable.

🤨Don't go for the sound bites.
🥱Don't go for the pretty pictures.

🏃‍♀️Go straight towards sanity, strategy, and sustainability. We will run right along side of you the entire way.

Your body, your mind, your soul are all important.

✨️We bring the best out of people and we bring the best of those people to deserving people.

Read that three times! :)

🌞Now go out there and enjoy your beautiful evening!

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Our only question to you:
When do you want to launch your Career Breakthrough?

At ✨FORWARD Executive Career Services
👉We don't wait.
👉We don't hope.
👉We don't assume.

🎯We strategize.
🎯We customize.
🎯We win.

✨Executive Career Strategy Services starting at $795.

✨Executive and Leadership Career Placement starting at
$3500 plus 15% TY1C

📆Now booking for June 2023

📧info@fosterstrategiesgroup.com
#AutomotiveExecutives #AutomotiveLeaders #CEO #COO #CRO #VPofSales #SeniorDirector #EVP #DealershipLeaders #GeneralManager #GeneralSalesManager #ExecutivePlatformManager #CareerOpportunities #CareerGrowth #ExecutiveCareerStrategies

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Even though our official ✨FORWARD Executive Career Services segment of Foster Strategies Group is only 5 months old, we are growing rapidly, placing terrific talent and meeting remarkable companies.

From what you have read about ✨FORWARD, what stands out most to you about our services and how they are supporting Candidates and Companies alike?

We'd love to hear your thoughts.

And for more Career Insights, Tips and Strategies for Leaders, like, follow and share for a constant stream of game-changing content.

1719

Why are we seeing reports of people submitting 100+ resumes?
In the past few days, I have seen this same message 3x now.

We have questions when we read this.

We are seeing first-hand:
There are plenty of opportunities in the marketplace for highly-engaged professionals at multiple levels, in multiple sectors.

The questions become:
What have you done to add additional value and relevance in the last 12-18 months?

We have a Client Profile we have all applicants complete.
When the box asking potential candidates to share how they have intentionally upskilled during the last few years is empty, we are concerned.

A Growth Mindset and Value Differentiators are essential the higher you climb the career ladder. Failing to do so begins a confusing journey for those who thought their past accomplishments would be adequate forever.

We don't send our partnering Candidates or hiring Companies on these wild goose chases. We know what you both need and make it happen.

✨FORWARD Executive Career Services offers high-performers our partnership and processed to aid any career moves.

It starts with a Strategy. Foster Strategies Group provides one you can trust through our FORWARD Executive Career Services.

Before you sending another resume, call us.

Our help and your ROI are game-changing.

#career #strategy #opportunities #growth #resume #mindset

1718

WorkLife Harmony.

Think about it and ask us how we help today's leaders land here.

Work-Life Balance implies juggling and something is always winning or losing as it is nearly impossible to strike a solid, consistent balance.

WorkLife Harmony is next level.
You have put in the years developing your Career.
We'll take it farther, faster from here with ✨FORWARD Executive Career Services.

✨FORWARD offers a full-suite of tools and resources for today's driven leaders.

#WorkLifeHarmony Learn more today.

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🚀Countdown to Your Better Career!
We are proud to service highly talented Professionals and Executives as they pursue their next Career Breakthrough with our ✨FORWARD Executive Career Services.

Out of 100% of our clients in the last 12 months, here are two scenarios to demonstrate how we easily and successfully support Leaders seeking #Growth.

✨15% Chose to Remain
One of our best days is when we partner to find a new level of clarity, purpose, impact and influence at their current company.

With our help, some of our Career Clients can step away from the fray and make a clear-eyed decision as to remaining with their current organization.
In addition, other growth opportunities will arise including:
👉We will right size your Comp Plan: Salary, Bonus Structure, Stock, et al
👉Uncover options to increase your fulfillment
👉Drive further authority and autonomy

✨ 85% Stay Committed to Securing a New Role with a Progressive Company
🚶🚶‍♂️Once a professional reaches us, they are fairly certain they will be exiting their current organization.

Our first calls include
📈A thorough examination into what has been learned in your career moves to date

📈Study your own #Leadership, #TeamBuilding to refine and reset

📈We will finesse #CommunicationsSkills and #ExecutivePresence for men and women.

📈 Customized Options to
👉#Increase your #SocialPresence
👉Be sought out as a Thought Leader
👉Increase your Impact
👉Extend your Influence
👉Elevate your Leadership Presence

Fill out our Complimentary Client Career Profile by clicking here:https://lnkd.in/g8qJjZEm

⏱️In 10 short minutes, we will be able to assess if we believe we can increase your Career Options.

With the Right People, in the Right Roles, with an Aligned Purpose, new breakthroughs are available to both our Client Candidates and Client Companies.

Should you stay or should you go?
Let's talk. The answers are out there.

#automotive #CareerOpportunities #LeadershipMatters #ExecutiveCareers
#ExecutiveCareerCoaching #CareerBreakthrough #TalentAcquisition #OpenToWork #Hiring

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Good morning, friends! It's our weekend.
Remember to refresh, restore, rejuvenate and reset.
You deserve it and your best career requires it.

WorkLife Harmony. When you get here, you'll never go back.

I am off to set up my new patio umbrella and enjoy the views.♥️ With 4 new goslings in the pond, it's a new level of cuteness and comedy.

If you ever need me or need to be reminded of your full potential, I'm a DM away.

You're amazing-enjoy your weekend.
-Laurie
#WorkLifeHarmony #CareerOpportunities #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipMatters

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McKinsey & Company shared an article this week on Employees' view of Leadership. The respondents had troubling insights to share. In addition, I have to wonder how many people chose not to participate, fearing potential retaliation.

According to their study, only 25% of those surveyed found their current leaders to be
✨Engaging
✨Inspiring them to their potential
✨Passionate

In our poll today, in which areas could/should/must your Leadership Team focus on for the benefit of the company, the associates and themselves?

Great Leadership requires Great Strategy and Planning.

✨FORWARD Executive Leadership Services.

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