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Sally Foster

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Director of Worldwide Customer Support at IBM - Tivoli Security
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Sally Foster is a leader in global customer support, known for transforming underperforming teams into award-winning organizations. With extensive experience in enterprise software and internet security at companies like IBM and ISS, she has a proven record of dramatically increasing customer satisfaction. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law.

Colleagues describe her as a consummate professional, a great partner, a mentor, and a champion for her team. She is recognized for her ability to challenge assumptions and think beyond the present, fostering low employee turnover even in high-stress environments.

She once grew a customer support organization from 60% to 94% customer satisfaction.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Director of Worldwide Customer Support
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Personality Overview

How Sally shows up

Optimistic
Amiable & Agreeable
Non-Confrontational

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Sally cares about

Customer Support Transformation
Her career is defined by turning around customer support departments, such as transforming a poorly managed group into an award-winning center with 94% customer satisfaction.
Operational Excellence
Focuses on process improvement and effective day-to-day operations, having held roles like COO and General Manager in various technology firms.
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Career

Work history

6-2002
Director of Worldwide Customer Support
IBM - Tivoli Security
6-2002 - 10-2006
Vice President, Global Customer Support
Internet Security Systems, Inc.
6-2001 - 6-2002
President
OI Partners
1-2000 - 1-2001
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer/President
Computer Jobs
1-1997 - 1-1999
General Manager and Vice President
Clarus Corporation
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Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Arts
University of Maryland
Juris Doctorate
Wake Forest University School of Law
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

i

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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