B. Foster Blair, JD, PCC

Relevant Experience

Foster Blair is an accomplished executive coach and organizational development consultant who has helped numerous leaders and their teams achieve their full potential. His expertise in leadership development, business development, diversity and inclusion, strategic planning, and career development and transition coaching has made him a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and trusted advisor. Foster's passion for creating meaning in people's work make him an invaluable asset to any organization.

• Coached an EVP at Fortune 500 who was plagued by imposter syndrome and often questioned herself. She also had a specific area for development -empathy. We identified and focused on her values and worked on ways to address and manage her self-limiting beliefs. As a result, she became a more authentic leader, increasing her influence within the organization.

• Coached a Practice Group Lead to help him increase his self-awareness to understand his impact on his team. Improved perspective led to increased practice group satisfaction, more employee engagement and increased profitability.

• Coached a newly elevated senior executive in a financial services organization still operating at a tactical level, and not growing his direct report leaders to the degree that would allow him to be more visionary and strategic. The coachee worked on building trust within himself and among his team members. allowing him to apply his strengths and values to focus on the bigger picture and create a vision, strategy, and plan.

• Coached a CEO of a commercial engineering and construction firm during the pandemic on rejuvenating his business, including visioning, innovating in a declining market, setting short and long-term strategic goals, and creating an action plan with weekly deliverables to achieve those goals.

• Coached Executive Vice President and General Counsel on transitioning, as part of a company merger, considering his goals, perspectives, and values. By having this clarity, he was able to quickly identify and land his next role.

• Coached newly elected partners on how to show up in their new roles, delegate and provide effective feedback to junior associates. Worked on ways to lead teams in hybrid environments, retain and build a book of business whilst they deepen client relationships.

• Coached junior Global Law Firm 100 associate on how to effectively prioritize, plan and manage time better overall. Associate developed new habits and learned how to communicate more directly with his partner and managing senior associate.

• Coached a rising star Chief Financial Officer at a national healthcare organization to enhance communication skills and collaboration with peers, colleagues in the C-Suite and other stakeholders across generational lines.

• Facilitated and coached a Global 100 law firm leadership in the American Bar ssociation-Wide 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge©. Provided an open and safe space for leaders to learn from peers, share perspectives and see their roles through a different lens. This challenge not only birthed enhanced leaders but brought leaders together from across the organization that had not previously worked together to collaborate on new business opportunities and ventures.

• Coached a C-Suite leader in a tech start-up to leverage her influencing skills and encourage collaboration amongst him and his team. Helped leader to adjust to his leadership role and think strategically about his role and interactions with all levels of staff in this fast-growing company. This leaders clarified his priorities and responsibilities communicating them effectively across the company.

• Coached an attorney transitioning from a US Global 100 to an EU-based In-house Counsel role. Client developed growth mindset, management skills and political savvy. Client built a functional collaborative team by practicing competent management responsibilities, using her listening and empathy skills and being mindful of how she delivers her messages to staff.