Linda Allen-Hardisty, M.Ed., MCC, is a sought-after Executive Coach committed to the evolution, transformation, and effectiveness of leadership. Her collective experience and knowledge of best practices in strategy, leadership, and executive coaching processes enhance her talent for people development across a diversity of organizations.

With over two decades of experience as a coach, consultant, business leader, and owner of her own coaching and consulting practice, she has helped many leaders – from corporate executives to emerging leaders – improve their personal and professional success.

Linda’s experience as an accomplished senior line manager with extensive experience in driving organizational change and aligning teams with strategic objectives, enables her to create strong value-added solutions. She excels in leading through complexity, fostering resilience, and building high-performing cultures during periods of transformation. Known for her pragmatic and results-oriented approach and strong interpersonal skills, Linda has earned credibility as a leadership coach, guiding others to navigate challenges, sharpen decision-making, and inspire team engagement. In 2022, she received Canada’s Top 10 Leadership Development and Coaching Company award from Manage HR magazine, the Constantinus International Consulting Award from CMC Global, and the CREA Global Award for Coaching from Brainz magazine.

Her expertise bridges the operational and strategic realms, providing a unique foundation for empowering leaders to achieve sustained success. Her clients include oil and gas, healthcare, utilities, universities, tourism, municipal government, professional associations, crown corporations, arts and creative industries, architecture, Agri-value, technology, and small-to-medium businesses. She has presented to audiences across Canada including The Conference Board of Canada, Talent Canada, WIM/WiN, Queen’s University, and various leadership summits. She is a program facilitator with Queen’s University IRC.

As a 2024 International Coach Federation’s (ICF) Coaching Impact Award Nominee, Linda holds the professional designation of Master Certified Coach from the ICF and Individual Team Coach Accreditation from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. In 2018, she received the Red Shoe National award from The Executive Committee Canada and joined the Forbes Coaches Council.