Linda L. Ridley is the CEO of EDGAR J. RIDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC., focusing on strategic direction and business development. Linda leads research and development of pedagogical methodology to enhance productivity through behavior change. She is an expert trainer, focusing on workplace effectiveness through team building and group dynamics. Linda has conducted training for women entrepreneurs from companies and organizations throughout Southeast Asia. Linda has been designated an Expert Consultant by the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) out of Tokyo, Japan, and she services global clients, conducting workshops and training seminars in workplace effectiveness. Prior to consulting, Linda’s career spanned 20+ years in financial services – she is a former Director in Corporate and Investment Banking with Wachovia Securities, now Wells Fargo Advisors.
Having earned her Master of Business Administration from the prestigious and historic College of William and Mary, Linda is a full-time faculty member of the Business Department of City University of New York’s Hostos Community College, where she teaches introductory business and management courses. She is also an adjunct instructor at CUNY’s graduate School of Professional Studies. In the SPS program for a Master’s in Business Management and Leadership, Linda leads two courses, Organizational Behavior and Leadership and Managing Diversity in a Global Economy. After creating the curriculum for Managing Diversity in a Global Economy, Linda partnered with McGraw-Hill to compile and edit the textbook, now in its 5th edition, for use in the course.
Linda is a 2015 recipient of the prestigious first-time case-writing award from The Case Centre out of Cranfield University in London, UK (only one of three U.S. professors, and one of 16 professors worldwide). The result of that scholarship was a business case study and teaching note for use by business professors worldwide. The case and teaching note, titled Symptomatic Leadership: The Impact of Changing Demographics on Global Business, was published by The Case Centre in 2016. Linda is also the author of a 2018 peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice titled Symptomatic leadership in business Instruction: How to finally teach diversity and inclusion for lasting change. Finally, Linda is a contributing writer to the 2019 book, Developing Educational Technology at an Urban Community College, published by Palgrave McMillan.
A subject matter expert in leadership, team development, management, communication and negotiation, Linda has experience in business enhancement efforts including critical thinking and collaboration as well. She conducts workshops and training seminars for senior leaders, middle managers and staff. Her areas of focus include Leadership, Strategic Planning, Communication, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Women’s Leadership, Negotiation Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Decision Making, General Management, Administrative Professionals, Process Management, Project Management, and Information Technology Management.
Linda is a candidate for a doctorate in education from St. John’s University in Queens, New York.
