Linda Sharkey, PhD

Shaping the Future of
Global Talent and Culture

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About Linda

Linda is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s preeminent thought leaders on global leadership development working in over 170 countries. At the foundation of Linda’s success are years of “in-the-trenches” experience with some of the world’s largest and most admired companies like HP and GE Capital. Dr. Sharkey was instrumental in building high-performing teams and developing talent that drove productivity and company growth.

She is also a Founding Member of the Marshall Goldsmith Group, a premier executive coaching organization that shows measurable improvements in those they coach.

Years Experience

Corporate Clients

Books Authored

Lives Impacted

What We Offer

SPEAKING

Linda’s vast HR and leadership experience allows her to offer real-world expertise and compelling views on topics related to coaching, culture, leadership and talent.
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COACHING

No one coaching solution works for every organization, so Linda offers options ranging from executive coaching, peer coaching, training leaders to be effective coaches and more.
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LEADERSHIP

Leadership development programs should be customized and leverage the latest leadership development approaches. Linda’s programs are designed to develop leaders and prepare them for global challenges.
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CULTURE

Culture, the invisible glue for any organization, is often overlooked. Linda provides a complete picture of your current culture, what is working and what may be keeping you from achieving the best results.
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“Linda Sharkey is one of the greatest leadership development professionals and executive coaches I have ever met.”

– Marshall Goldsmith
Best Selling Author and Top Executive Coach

“We specifically chose Linda Sharkey from thought leaders around the world based on her unique, researched, and lived insights about how successful leadership works in the world of multinationals and importantly how it can be developed. Her theory about ‘transglobal leadership’ resonated powerfully with our audience of multinational executives providing them with practical steps for improving their own leadership effectiveness and that of others. She was also a delight to work with.”

– Rich Hirst
Director, International HRD Forum, CEO Forum Group

““It was a pleasure to have Linda Sharkey as one of our speakers at the Global Female Leaders 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Linda was extremely well received and one of the best rated speakers of the event! She was not only inspirational but offered practical advice.”

– Christian Kuhn
Head of International Business, Management Circle AG

Linda’s Latest Blog Posts…

On-Boarding and New Talent Integration

Of particular challenge to any organization is effective on boarding and integration of mid career outside talent into their organization and particularly culture. Research has shown that successful talent in one organization often can’t make the transition to the...

Leadership Excellence

Talent Management by Linda D. Sharkey and Paul Eccher THE PROBLEM WITH TALENT MANAGEMENT (TM) today is that companies are clamoring to find, develop, and retain top talent but lack a holistic approach for doing so. While talent is a prevailing concern of CEOs and the...

Strategic OD Article

This is an excerpt from: Strategic Organization Developments Managing Change for Success Edited by Therese F. Yaeger, Benedictine University and Peter F. Sorensen, Jr. Benedictine University A volume in Contemporary Trends in Organization Development and Change Series...