Linda Balkin, a certified executive coach, has a practical and insight driven approach to helping leaders and teams improve their overall effectiveness and performance. For more than 12 years, she has delivered successful engagements to large corporations and entrepreneurial businesses across a broad range of industries, including: consumer packaged goods, healthcare, financial services, professional services, technology, manufacturing, hospitality, and distribution. Linda’s clients value her customized blend of business, fact-based and results orientation with insight, empathy and humor. Through her 15+ years experience growing a business, developing strategy, and recruiting senior talent, she understands the challenges and complexities facing her executive clients. As a thought partner, Linda helps clients deepen self-awareness and build critical leadership capabilities that drive performance. Her clients find her to be creatively resourceful and committed to creating lasting positive change that increases both their leadership success and fulfillment. Linda has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA from the University of Michigan. She is certified through the International Coaching Federation and CTI, and completed advanced coursework through the College of Executive Coaching. Linda is also a frequently requested speaker and presenter on a variety of leadership development topics.Specialties: •Executive coaching •Developing high performing teams •High potential coaching•Leadership developmentExecutive Presence•Executive assessment including 360 feedback•Onboarding leaders promoted into larger, more complex roles•Leadership versatility - expanding a leader's range of capabilities and styles to improve effectiveness•Values-driven leadership•Emotional intelligence•Work/life balance