Lyndsay Dowd
To be a modern leader you need to know what POWER SKILLS are critical to shift the culture from OK to irresistible. You will leave with actionable tools to make change NOW and drive results.
Meet Lyndsay Dowd, the accomplished and recognized speaker and business coach renowned for her impressive background in sales and leadership. With over 25 years of experience (23 of them with IBM) managing large sales organizations for IBM, she has honed her skills in leading diverse, high-performing sales teams. Lyndsay's passion lies in transforming leadership and fostering positive culture, earning her accolades such as the Top 10 Coach from Apple News and the prestigious 2023 Award for Innovation and Excellence, also named Business Coach of the Year. She has also just published her first book called “Top Down Culture- Revolutionizing Leadership to Drive Results.”
Her journey took an unexpected turn when she departed IBM, breaking her family's longstanding tradition of service, only to face an unforeseen termination after six months in her new role. This setback led her to reevaluate her career and discover her true calling, culminating in the creation of her company, Heartbeat for Hire. Now, she excels as a sought-after speaker, captivating audiences with her enthusiasm, inspiring stories, humor, and valuable lessons from her leadership experiences—both triumphs and challenges.
Lyndsay's educational background boasts reputable institutions like CU Boulder, Harvard and Duke, solidifying her status as a driving force in sales, leadership, and culture transformation. As the host of the globally ranked Heartbeat for Hire Podcast, she shares her expertise and collaborates with various organizations, contributing to their initiatives.
Meet Lyndsay Dowd, the accomplished and recognized speaker and business coach renowned for her impressive background in sales and leadership. With over 25 years of experience (23 of them with IBM) managing large sales organizations for IBM, she has honed her skills in leading diverse, high-performing sales teams. Lyndsay's passion lies in transforming leadership and fostering positive culture, earning her accolades such as the Top 10 Coach from Apple News and the prestigious 2023 Award for Innovation and Excellence, also named Business Coach of the Year. She has also just published her first book called “Top Down Culture- Revolutionizing Leadership to Drive Results.”
Her journey took an unexpected turn when she departed IBM, breaking her family's longstanding tradition of service, only to face an unforeseen termination after six months in her new role. This setback led her to reevaluate her career and discover her true calling, culminating in the creation of her company, Heartbeat for Hire. Now, she excels as a sought-after speaker, captivating audiences with her enthusiasm, inspiring stories, humor, and valuable lessons from her leadership experiences—both triumphs and challenges.
Lyndsay's educational background boasts reputable institutions like CU Boulder, Harvard and Duke, solidifying her status as a driving force in sales, leadership, and culture transformation. As the host of the globally ranked Heartbeat for Hire Podcast, she shares her expertise and collaborates with various organizations, contributing to their initiatives.
POWER SKILLS and What Modern Leadership Looks Like
From this point forward we are retiring the phrase "soft skills" and replacing it with POWER SKILLS. These are modern leadership tenets and the source for inspiration, innovation, communication, collaboration and fun. Good leaders understand that heart centered leadership charts the path that generates results.
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The Importance of Building Your Personal Brand
There is NO such thing as job security. There is only career security.
While this is a controversial topic for a company to cover, I believe investing in your employees' personal brand not only helps them but it makes you and your content look really great. Most companies do NOT teach their people how to build their personal brand.
I leverage LinkedIn to do this and while I teach a specific workshop on optimizing your profile, there...
