The Currency of Trust Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council Radio Program “What’s working at work” with Lynda Foster Aired on:  COVIDVA radio which can be found at COVIDVIRGINIA.com Full transcript John: Good afternoon. I’m John Phillips, your host, along with your co-host, Mary Miller. Thank you for joining us for the Business Lunch Show. Each day for the noon hour, we seek to talk with the leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in the Roanoke and Blacksburg regions to learn

It’s not the what, it could be the when. In my ebook, Time Mastery: 7 Simple Steps to Richer Outcome , in our Leading a Winning Team coursework, we provide an assessment that allows leaders to determine what I have termed as their time metabolism. Simply stated, your time metabolism is a measurement of your physical and mental energy throughout your day. To master your time, as a leader, you can optimize your strengths by measuring when your energy is highest throughout the

What do you say at work when it’s hard to find the right words. There is no shortage of information out there on how we should do things – the theories people and experts have on how bosses, leaders, and employees should treat each other.  But what do you actually say when you’re confronted by someone at work? Lynda McNutt Foster, CEO and Executive Coach of Cortex Leadership Consulting joined Kianna Price, Morning Anchor on WFXR News for Living Local to tell us what to say at

Quick, easy, stress management techniques for the busy professional.  Stress can have some serious physical effects. 75-90% of doctor visits can be directly linked to stress. Your body reacts to stress and anxiety with short bursts of cortisol (commonly known as the “stress hormone”). Like a weak yet potent poison, negative stress creates a slow drip of the stress hormone through your body which increases your risk for things like hypertension and problems with your heart. He

Are you looking for a quick way to identify what type of DISC behavioral style someone is at work?  See if you can match the person’s actions with the lists below. Driver’s main characteristic is dominance.  They operate at a faster pace, are task-oriented, and can get upset if something does not seem efficient. Influencer’s main characteristic is just that.  They operate at a faster pace and are people oriented.  They tend to not like conflict and would rather avoid it an

Who shares in your vision?   How reflective of your organization’s current culture is your vision?  Are your frontline team members, that have the most amount of contact with your citizens, clients, or customers, engaged and enthusiastic about your vision? With 67% of people reporting to Gallup they are disengaged at work, and competition for time and people’s attention at an all-time high, starting with why they want to work for your organization could be a good place to b

A Beginner's Mind by: Lynda McNutt Foster, CEO and Founder My first job, outside of my family’s art business, was when I was 16 and working at Bojangles. I remember trying to solve a problem with customer flow.   I asked my supervisor when I was working on the line dishing out chicken, beans, and dirty rice, why we did it in the order we were doing it in.  I thought maybe it could be more efficient if we changed things slightly as it might make the line go faster when we were