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Employees are fighting a silent battle nobody else knows about and they aren’t talking about it in exit interviews. A significant section of the country was silently grappling with pre-pandemic histories of sexual assault, domestic violence, childhood trauma, and abuse. For this population, the pandemic was re-traumatizing.

Over 70% of respondents to a 2019 World Health Organization Survey had experienced at least one traumatic life event.

14% Intimate Partner or Sexual Violence
34.3% Accidents or Injuries
22.9% Physical Violence
13.1% War-Related Violence
34.1% Unexpected or Traumatic Death
35.7% Witnessed Trauma

The repercussions of that trauma influence employee perspectives, perceptions, decision-making, and professional relationships. Unless an organizational culture is conducive to trust, leadership will never know what's truly behind the Great Resignation. Because they don't turn off their lives when they enter the organizational doors, emotional trauma from sexual assault, domestic violence, childhood trauma, and abuse influence their perspectives, perceptions, decision-making, and relationships. Unless your culture is conducive to trust, leadership will never know shy strategic initiatives are failing.

Dr. Linda spent almost 37 years with the federal government facilitating compliance oversight for nutrition assistance programs with an annual budget in excess of $70 million. She was also a Financial Management Analyst overseeing a budget in excess of $6 million dollars allocated to six states. During her tenure, she acquired two degrees. After retirement, Dr. Linda completed her doctorate at Capella University.

ACHIEVEMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS

Within three years, Linda’s leadership resulted in turning a decades-deep, entrenched adversarial labor-management culture into a thriving partnership of mutual respect, honest communication, and alliance.
Linda negotiated several national collective bargaining agreements between her federal agency and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).
She negotiated the largest reorganization in agency history, resulting in minimal disruption to well over a hundred national employees.
As an appointed member of several National Partnership Counsels, Linda’s problem-solving expertise and her ability to bring clarity to complex issues, Dr. Linda facilitated changes in agency policy. The result was positive changes in agency culture, maximized use of scarce resources, and improved employee morale.
She has been honored with the Food and Nutrition Service “FNS C.A.R.E.S” Award for Cultural Transformation.

EDUCATION I CERTIFICATIONS I AWARDS

Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Doctor of Social Work (Public Service Leadership)

Masters of Social Work in Advanced Clinical and Macro Practice

Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership

Certified Executive Coach

Award-Winning Change Agent

37-Years in Federal Public Administration

10-Years as Labor-Management Leader

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