 Summary
Linda's career as an executive coach and organizational consultant spans 17 years. She has worked with executives at all levels within financial, healthcare, high tech, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, professional services, non-profit, entertainment and publishing organizations as they grow in their ability to lead and have increasing impact in their work.
Background
Linda brings 20 years of bottom-line executive experience at the CEO, President and Vice President levels to her work. Since 1993, her practice has focused on senior executive coaching, leadership development and organizational consulting. She is one of the first coaches credentialed nationally as a Master Coach by the International Coaching Federation and is a graduate of Coach University.
Industry Experience
Linda has worked with senior executives in a host of organizations including Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase, Cisco, Chanel, Citigroup,TIAA-CREF, City of New York, Transfield Services, City Harvest, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in diverse functions including c-suite executive development, innovation, IT, marketing, sales, hr, finance, and legal. Her focus has been on leadership and team development, meeting design and facilitation, organizational change, and strategic thinking.
Coaching Approach
Linda enjoys partnering with her clients as they master leadership skills and the tools they need to enable them to envision, shape, innovate and take action masterfully. Clients value her humor, straight talk and well-researched methods. Her approach in each assignment involves creating a relationship with the executive, assessing their leadership strengths and needs, jointly setting measurable goals, and facilitating action to unlock the executive's power within.
Recent Coaching Assignments
- Managing Director, US-based global financial company. Focus: Transitioning to enterprise level role, enhancing personal influence, business strategy, integrating acquired team, executive presence.
- Deputy Commissioner Health, major US city. Focus: shifting style from management to leadership model, leading organizational change, strategic thinking, engaging the senior team.
- Director, Dutch, Fortune 100 global technology company. Focus: Virtual global team leadership, managing up, personal leadership branding, building emotional intelligence muscles.
- Executive Director, French, global cosmetics. Focus: Establishing new global function, leading cross-platform teams focused on innovation, enhancing relationship and influencing skills.
- Senior VP, Regional Sales, Global Hi-tech services. Focus: Softening leadership style, shift from operations to strategy, balancing work and life.
Education, Publications, and Professional Affiliations
- Master of Science, Business, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Bachelor of Arts, Communication Arts, English, University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Certificate, Organizational Development, New School for Social Research, New York
- Graduate, Coach University
- Master Certified Coach (MCC), International Coach Federation
- Adjunct, Center for Creative Leadership
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