Amanda Foster Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

FosterInc partners with forward thinking businesses to build and execute unique leadership and team development programs and experiences. They are a strategic consulting practice for progressive, high growth organizations - businesses that understand that leadership growth and capability is a critical element for personal and professional success. They bring expertise in taking individual leaders and teams on the commercial road to sustainable High Performance. Founder Amanda Foster is a globally experienced coach, mediator, corporate strategist, program designer, group facilitator and presenter.

Greater Los Angeles Area

The Westfield Group is the world's largest listed retail property group by equity market capitalisation. The Group has interests in and operates a global portfolio of 119 high-quality regional shopping centres and iconic community space in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Westfield works with almost 24,000 retailers across more than 10 million squares metres of retail space. Currently overseeing the corporation's organizational and human capital development initiatives. Consistently coordinating with international teams as well as local contractors, vendors and designers to provide best in class learning and development opportunities. Enhancing global cultural initiatives within the workplace of approximately 4,500 employees globally and 580 locally. Key focus areas: performance management, leadership development, change leadership and organizational design.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Project designed, led and delivered key strategic activities directing and supporting how Westfield could attract, select develop and succeed with an international plan for strengthening employee development and career growth within the organization. Strategically designed a program for 580 local employees on achieving high performance through establishing goals designating roles, and managing performance.

New York

Built independent consulting product that works at the intersection of behavioral psychology and business investment. Bringing the human capital valuation to deal due diligence. Partnering with private equity experts to assess the leadship capability enhance their business performance through comprehensive human capital solutions. Global expertise in: organization effectiveness, talent assessment/ management, leadership development, change management and commercial innovation. Driving business development, conducting high-level client-consultation, complex solution design and product/program delivery. Advising, accessing, designing and implementing leadership, development and succession planning programs for progressive organizations.

New York

Oversaw vision and direction of the corporation's organizational development. Consulted on complex human capital issues with global leadership, regional experts and the Board of Directors. Key productivity areas include: leadership development, succession planning and change leadership.Initiated and developed Global Hudson Leadership Institute to target global executives in MBA level education and skill development. Developed global coaching and career planning project for Chairman's Award Winners. Managed the design and launch of a global website pertaining to executive development. Implemented global behavioral standards related to corporate core values.

New York

Accountable for the analysis, assessment, design and implementation of global Learning and Development initiatives. Designed and executed first global SWAT analysis for assessment and positioning of employee lifecycle. Partnered with leadership teams to execute strategic plan to impact employee selection and retention, resulting in a 15% increase in key role retention over 12 months. Key productivity areas were: competency management, high performance definition and virtual team creation. Coordinated strategic planning, analysis, design, and implementation of a High Performance Model for selection, recruitment and career progression throughout global organization. Initiative involved negotiation and customization in an organization of 67 acquisitions and over 20 geographic areas. Planned and consulted with senior leadership on workforce planning in business restructure design to increase role clarity, structure and business productivity. Reduced human resource costs from 9% of corporate costs to 4%. 2005 Global Chairman's Award Winner.

London

Senior operational leadership role responsible for the regional workforce strategy, budget planning, internal resource management and team leadership of all learning interventions for over 3,500 staff. Directed a staff of 17-18 in Scotland, England and Ireland. Key productivity areas: management development, sales productivity improvement and high potential retention.Facilitated the training of an additional 185 individuals each month at specific locations. Implemented sales program for experienced sales professionals that trained over 650 employees in 4 months, producing an additional £1.6 million in revenue. Managed 2-month project in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo that entailed training and coaching business units on effective sales, leadership and business presentation skills.

London

(Promoted from Senior HR Advisor-Sales Leadership) Oversaw training and development for sales, IT and management staff for the U.K. Covered four divisions: Monster.co.uk ( online recruitment), AdComms ( off-line advertising), e-Resourcing ( mid-level search) and Executive Search. Led a team of 11 training professionals. Designed and coordinated delivery of 5-day training and coaching programs for junior sales professionals that produced £3.4 million of additional revenue in a single year. Designed and sponsored cross-selling programs. Subsequent sales increased by 6.2% per month.

London

Designed and implemented complete HR function with the focus of rapid growth infrastructure. Directed recruitment, selection, training and performance management. Reduced turnover by 34% while growing staff by 64%. Improved productivity by 39% overall.

London

Operational position that sourced and project managed the selection and appointment of temporary workers for large oil and gas companies in central London. Expanded portfolio from 4 temporary placements to 110 weekly, generating £540,000.00 in monthly sales revenue.

Strategic Talent Management

London

Accelerating Implementation Methodology

London

Creating Breakthough Strategy

New York

Master Practitioner, Neuro Linguistic Programming

Qualified Practitioner, Neuro Linguistic Programming

London

Diploma In Coaching/ Distance Learning

London

Business Management Scholarship

Sydney, Australia

Diploma, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Human Resource Planning Society,Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business,Hotspots in BusinessSydney, Australia