| LINDA FORD |
Austin, Texas USA |
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| Management Consultant |
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Executive Coaching |
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Strategic Action Planning |
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Organizational Change |
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Organizational Development |
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| Coach's
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By revealing the invisible patterns in their organizations, Linda has shown hundreds of executives how to successfully drive organizational performance. She has over three decades of business experience. Linda spent 14 years in large global corporations working in almost every function in the company: sales, development, product management, marketing, etc. She then earned her PhD in Human and Organization Systems.
Most recently, in 15 years of consulting work, she has worked with organizations to achieve performance outcomes such as:saving millions of dollars in inventory costs, turning a cost center to a profit center and reducing time to market for new products. And, she raised two teenagers as a single mom and lived to tell the tale!
Culture, that 800 pound Gorilla in your organization, has a significant impact on your organization's result. As a leader, it's your job to tame that Gorilla. Since culture is largely invisible, that's a tough challenge. My job is to make the invisible visible and help you tame your Gorilla to improve organizational performance.
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| Education/Training: |
- BA in Mathematics
- MA in Organization Development
- PhD in Human and Organization Systems
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| Field Experience: |
14 years in Large, Global Companies:
- Western Region Manager (P&L responsibility)
- Software developer
- Field Sales Representative (computer systems)
- Staff to CEO (corporate culture specialist)
- Technical Training Specialist
- Quality Manager
- Organizational Consultant
15 years consulting to senior executives:
- Fortune 100 companies
- Start- ups
- Non-profits |
| Noteworthy Facts: |
Memberships
• TexChange Board of Advisors
• National Speakers Association chapter Board member
• Women in Technology International (WITI)
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| LINDA FORD Offers |
 Coaching |
Executive coaching:
One-on-one work focused on your organization's performance. For directors and above. Monthly program begins at $2,000. |
Team coaching:
Two day custom designed session to take your team to the next level of performance and collaboration. |
Board coaching:
Move your Board from muddling or meddling to magnificent. Custom designed Board coaching session. |
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a Phone Interview
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"All
conversations online and offline are 100% confidential" |
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 Downloads |
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SHAPE YOUR CULTURE by Dr. Linda Ford
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ARTICLE: Do you want solutions to your corporate culture problems? Here are four norms you can build into your culture to enhance your organization’s ability to succeed. Format: PDF 3 pgs
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Start Your New Year Right By Dumping These Management Myths by Dr. Linda Ford
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ARTICLE: The Top 10 Myths to drop. 10) Focusing on the Bottom Line Gets Results ... Format: PDF 1 pg
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Coaching Circles' FIRST FRIDAY*
with a Thought Leader - Dr. Linda Ford
March 2007
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The Top 10 Ways the Gorilla Blocks Execution by Dr. Linda Ford
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30 min. teleseminar
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| Rave
Reviews |
| "Every bit of Linda's advice has proven to be both practical and useful. She looks strategically at what will make our company more successful, challenges me and my team to stretch even when we don’t want to, and works side-by-side with us to implement the necessary changes." |
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CEO,
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| "When you follow Linda's counsel, you get real results at both the business and personal level. Her advice is practical, tested and workable." |
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Vice President,
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| "Linda led us thru a process that resulted in the school being in its best condition EVER in its eight year history. We ended with a fundamentally new perspective and position - system wide. We had a team that was working together, functionally, with common purpose, and leadership that was capable, accountable, and agreed upon. Our Board had a clear understanding of how to lead; and much more importantly, how NOT to lead. We had moved the vast majority of the dysfunction out of the system, and critically, had a new mindset around our future, and how we could thrive rather than just survive." |
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Board Chair,
R.G. |
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| "Dr. Ford's ability to run the gamut from concept to application, from soulful to pragmatic was a great asset to me." |
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Vice President,
D.A. |
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