My Services

Executive Coaching

Senior leaders who want to accomplish big things often seek the counsel of individual advisers who can create the conditions for authentic reflection and competent action.  I assist senior leaders in getting clear on their intention as a leader, assessing their current impact, and helping to identify and support the behavior and mind-set shifts needed to close the gap between intention and impact. Anyone can learn to be an effective leader with strong intention and persistent practice.

“Linda has a rare and valuable combination of abilities: extraordinarily finely-tuned perception and understanding of people, and keen, analytical thought processes. This makes her a great listener and a great questioner; a comfortable conversationalist and probing interviewer; quick in noticing what people might need, and careful and patient in coaching them to see things for themselves. Always a great experience to work with her!” 

Patrick Noonan, author, consultant

Team Effectiveness Coaching

I work with senior teams on all aspects of their work together; assuring that they get accurate feedback and coaching on being the most effective leaders and peers possible.  I help team members to build more constructive relationships with each other, their leaders, and with the people who report to them, and with clients, when appropriate.  I also help leadership teams intentionally build an appreciative culture that brings out the best in the people who work there.

“Linda has been a great coach for our senior team at Blue Wolf — both a careful listener and a tough-minded facilitator, she has helped us to confront dysfunctional behavior and identify and resolve conflicts, always with the goal of making us a better, more effective, and more rewarding organization.” 

Adam Blumenthal, Managing Partner, Blue Wolf Capital Partners

Partner/Family Coaching

Founders, partners, and family business owners often reach a transition point about many aspects of their business:  whether to grow, how to grow, taking on new partners, staying together as business partners or moving on.  I help partners to make decisions that keep the emphasis on the health and success of the business they have worked so hard to create, while strengthening the quality of their relationship in making these key decisions together.

Managing Change and Transitions

I work with leaders and teams to help them more effectively navigate the changing external and internal demands that naturally occur in leading an organization.   I help them to identify the mind-sets and behaviors needed to make the impending change a reality.  I partner with change agents to increase participation and reduce resistance as they steer the organization effectively through the expansion and contraction that is inevitable in the life cycle of an organization.

“Linda is a creative professional with years of experience in leadership training, organizational behavior, coaching, mentoring and change management. She has proven results in guiding individuals to improve their impact as a leader. Linda also works with teams to improve team dynamics and effectiveness. I have worked with her in both individual coaching and team coaching situations. She very quickly assesses and gains an understanding of organizational challenges, and is innovative in coaching to help the individual or team find a solution that is actionable.” 

Joy Marini, Director, Johnson & Johnson

Business Retreats

As part of my on-going work with organizations,  I often design and conduct interactive strategic planning and retreat sessions with senior leadership teams, often including feedback and requests from clients, so that a common vision and an action plan is created and understood by all participants. This greatly increases business results, as each team member understands the needs of their clients, the direction of the organization, and their role in achieving that direction.