• An automatic increase to corporate productivity
• A focused development plan supporting company values and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Better business development skills to improve bottom-line result
• Establishing of relationships with additional business resources and revenue sources
• Increased responsibility and project involvement
• Increased initiative and confidence in group environments
• Work/life balance awareness and improved personal productivity
• Expedited integration of strategies and initiatives to achieve results
• Attaining substantial and sustainable returns on investment

• Creating and Mapping your Breakthrough Year
• Six Half-Day Sessions with Training and Facilitated, Peer Problem Solving
• Customized Personal Development Plan
• Laser Mentoring Sessions (via phone)
• Accountability Partners and Structure of Support
• Limited Enrollment (no more than 12)
• Learning materials and Resource Library
• Optional: Additional coaching at reduced rates

From the courtroom to the boardroom, Linda Swindling, JD, CSP, knows firsthand about high stakes communications and influencing decision makers. Her specialty is communicating in a way people will hear what you are saying and help you get what you want.

An experienced coach and master facilitator, Linda has a strong executive presence supported by polished training and presentation skills. She is a leader with a broad background in communications, workplace issues and personal development. Linda is also a mother, wife and professional who understands the unique challenges women face in today's work environment.

A Certified Speaking Professional and recovering attorney, Linda was the 2010-2011 president of the National Speakers Association/North Texas. A media expert and author/co-author of more than 20 books, she is the creator of the popular Passports to Success book series. Author of Get What You Want and Negotiate Like a CEO and co-author of Impact Negotiation, she is called "one of the country's top experts on communications" by the Network for Executive Women and "an expert on bargaining" by American Way magazine.

As a former chair of Vistage, the leading CEO membership organization, Linda has a proven ability to build partnerships to achieve key goals and resolve problems. She is a strategic, resourceful and creative thinker with a hands-on knowledge of human resource issues, planning and change management. Most importantly, she understands the critical skills you need in today's workplace and is committed to your breakthrough.

Linda's clients include:

PepsiCo	Frito Lay	Meeting Professionals International
Corgan	Texas Instruments	State Farm
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	Menttium	KPMG
Arthur Anderson	Fidelity	Siemens
American Heart Association	BNSF	American Airlines
ThyssenKrupp inc.	Texas Medical Association	Society of Human Resource Management
Holt, Rinehart and Winston	Susan G. Komen	Women's Business Council Southwest
City of College Station	Girl Scouts of America	Ericsson

Sample Results reported by attendees and professionals who have worked with Linda:

• Recovery of $2 million in receivables deemed uncollectable by automobile holding company.
• Expansion into three cities by major manufacturer distributor.
• Job promotion to manager of department in 6 months.
• Enhanced bottom-line results through process improvements for national publishing sales department by $3 million in one year.
• Successfully facilitated international change initiative throughout public company.
• Acquired donation of a building to house a non-profit when faced with imminent eviction from existing site.
• Reestablished and repaired relationship between critical vendor to allow supplier to offer profitable line and salvage large order.
• Business on drawing board for 14 years successfully launched and profitable within first year.
• Negotiated significant reduction in hotel charges, meeting room fees and additional costs by meeting planner for large association.
• Hundreds of thousands of Passports to Success books in readers' hands.