“Linda’s engagement had such a positively leveraged effect on the organization that it’s truly hard to describe. I’ve worked with dozens of consultants in my professional career. Linda possesses a skill set that I’ve not come across before. She has a “sixth” sense about how organizations work and what dynamics are in play. She understands pace, so team sessions are never too slow or too fast. She is excellent at very quickly gaining trust. She sees the big picture and can zoom it in rapidly so that the organization can long jump rather than step and hop to it. Our organization ended up with a fundamentally new perspective and position, system wide.”
Ross Garber, Board Chair
“Linda’s work on our Board Retreat was well organized, creative and very productive. She was a dynamic and strong leader without being pedantic and reacted smoothly to the challenges along the way. I highly recommend her.”
Sally Campbell, Executive Director
“This is one keynote that makes executives sit up and take note. Dr. Ford’s ability to run the gamut from concept to application, from soulful to pragmatic is a great asset.”
Dee Alcott- Rodriguez, Vice President
“I had the unique opportunity of working with Linda during a reorganization and board mentoring program. Not only did I find her approach to be novel and fresh, but she was truly a pleasure to work with as we learned the best approach to dealing with the non-profit structure. Linda went above and beyond and became a personal mentor. I have grown greatly as a person as a result of my time with her. If you have the opportunity to work with Linda I would highly recommend it. She is Suze Orman meets Bobby Flay when it comes to personal enrichment.”
Sheldon Levin, Board member
“I learned so much by watching Linda make The Concordia MBA a reality – we would not be the program we are today without her guidance. Linda’s leadership took us from concept to 75 students in under a year! She has what it takes to bring people together for the accomplishment of a common goal. She has the technical skills to facilitate and get projects completed and she has the people skills to bring them along using their capabilities and passions. Her self-awareness enables her to lead the team well. I highly recommend Linda Ford as a leader who can bring an organization along to its next level.”
Donald Christian, Dean
“Dr. Ford has an exceptional understanding of the human side of business and how it ultimately drives success. That insight combined with her high energy, interactive approach tells me that she’ll be a big hit with just about any business audience.
Mark Murdock, Attorney
“One of Linda’s many gifts is to help others be introspective and reflective. She has an uncanny ability to facilitate discussion that forces participants to look past the superficial and dive to deeper meaning. On a personal level, Dr. Ford’s transparency, sincerity and delivery managed to take me to a place of introspection and love for writing that I never knew that I had.”
John Griffin, Student