SUCCESS STORIES

From Think Tank to Effective Leaders

  • A local research organization realized there was a gap in their ability to effectively develop their leaders. Many employees had been with the organization for years and were highly educated in their field but had never learned the key elements of high performance leadership. Lynda was engaged to participate in a "think tank" to generate ideas and options for a leadership development curriculum customized to meet the specific needs of the organization. Following the discovery process, Lynda worked with the OD team to design specific curriculum content and instructional design. Lynda was later contracted to deliver several of the modules with a specific focus on performance management. Recognizing the many elements of successful Performance Management within the organization, the training program brought together key leaders for a highly-designed and customized session focused on setting expectations, coaching, feedback and organizational factors that can derail employees.

"I first worked with Lynda over seven years ago and have had the pleasure of crossing paths with her several times since. Lynda was able to quickly and efficiently lead in the creation of mission, vision and values statements at Coinstar. Her ability to draw out employee input and facilitate the assignment of priorities to the value statements was impressive"
- Brent Spraker, Product Manager

 
  

Lynda Silsbee, CPT, SPHR
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Experience working in Organizational Effectiveness:

25+ years

Most relevant career experience:

17 years at Nordstrom in various organizational roles and functions including Sales, Finance, Operations and HR. Other experience includes Genie Industries, Starbucks Coffee Company, Jones Soda, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Vulcan.

Greatest Professional Achievement So Far:

Founding PDG and successfully helping clients achieve greatness for over 10 years.

Greatest strengths shared with clients:

The ability to see the "ugly" parts of the organization and see the way through the forest to a better place. Strong project management and conflict management skills.

Education and Training:

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (with a concentration in Organizational Behavior) from the University of Washington. Certified Performance Technologist (CPT), Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); Consultant Partner, Netspeed Learning Solutions, Profiles International and 360 Solutions. Adjunct faculty member of Seattle Pacific University - SHRM Certification Program. Executive Board member of IMC Pacific NW Chapter.

Two GREAT leaders:

Albert Einstein because of his courage to go against conventional thinking (both in terms of science and society) and for his curiosity to know and understand how the world works. My favorite quote of all time is from Einstein: "The significant issues we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking which created them." He was and still is a thought leader.

My Parents because they taught me key leadership values by how they lived - not by what they told me I should do: I learned the value of relationships, giving of oneself for no reason other than someone else needs my support and will benefit from it, the importance of taking a stand for what I believe in even when it isn't popular, and that humility is more about subtle confidence than subordination.

When I'm not a consultant:

I'm an avid runner/biker/hiker - cat lover; married to a wonderfully creative artist/computer guy - enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and travelling to places where I can experience a new way of living, new cultures and meeting people with different backgrounds and customs.



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