About

Linda Reid

I specialize in helping organizations of all kinds create the business relationships they need to achieve successful results. I help clients create an environment for mutual understanding and creative action that increases internal organization satisfaction and external success. I combine psychological sophistication with a quest for practical outcomes.

I also help senior leaders navigate personal and organization transitions, and provide time for reflection about their impact,  their place in their career, and what steps they can take to increase their effectiveness and personal satisfaction.

In my 30-year career, I have worked with both non-profit and corporate organizations. I  conduct retreats for boards and executive staff of non-profit and for-profit organizations. I also work with family-owned and closely-held businesses, to ensure effective and successful partnerships.

I am especially adept at helping partners resolve long- standing differences, and to repair and restore working relationships based on trust, communication and respect. I am often called in to situations that require this particular skill set, where breakdowns have occurred, and forward motion is not currently possible.

My clients include:  several major consulting firms, an innovative mentor mother program in South Africa, a public/private partnership, a large consumer/pharma company,  a private equity company and a health care distribution company.

I also work with for-profit and non-profit boards in designing and facilitating planning sessions and retreats. I help to clarify board-staff relationships, and the unique role each plays in successful strategy development.

Previous to starting WHWest Inc, I worked at Levi Strauss & Co. as the Director of Executive Development, using innovative learning technology for developing the top 100 leaders in the company. As Director of Training I was responsible for the design and implementation of leading-edge leadership programs. I held several positions with Digital Equipment Corporation, consulting to plant management, engineering leaders and cross-functional leadership teams.

I have an MS in Organization Development from American University, a BS in Education from the University of Michigan and am certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and I have in-depth training in team dynamics and executive coaching.