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Madelyn
Yucht
is a Principal Consultant at Linkage, Inc. with over twenty years of experience
working with organizations, teams and individuals to create high performance
workforces and implement major change initiatives. Identifying collaboration as
a pivotal factor in performance, she cultivated a distinct expertise in the
"Art and Science of Collaboration."
Bringing cutting-edge thought leadership and hands-on
practical experience to her consulting, Madelyn developed The Synergistic
Collaboration Model, a comprehensive implementation methodology. The
model provides a strong conceptual framework and practical tools to sustain
high performance collaborations. She provides strategic consulting, executive
coaching, and leadership training to clients for a broad range of collaborative
engagement, including: strategic alliances and joint ventures; organizational
restructuring, cultural transformations, multi-stakeholder /multi-team
initiatives; cross-divisional initiatives; customer/supplier relationships; and
critical work teams. She works domestically and internationally, in the public,
private and non-profit sectors. Clients have included Citigroup, The American
Management Association, XEROX, Aetna Insurance, Kraft/General Foods, and
Ulbrich Steel & Special Metals.
Madelyn brings unrivaled experience and perspective to her
consulting. She gained an in-depth understanding of the strategic imperative of
collaboration, when she managed a Harvard Business School research project for
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, investigating what positioned countries, cities, and
companies to be world class in the 21st century global economy, resulting in
the book, "World Class." She had the opportunity to study with thought leaders
such as Chris Argyris, Jim Sebenius, Richard Hackman, and Peter Senge. In
addition, she has grown and sold two businesses, a computer company and a
staffing company. Madelyn is certified in Total Quality Management and
outdoor-based leadership counseling. She has trained hundreds of executives
throughout the country, and has an extensive portfolio of clients from whom she
has benchmarked best practices.
Ms. Yucht's corporate experience is complemented by her
background in governmental affairs and politics. She served as Director of
Public Affairs of Seton Hall University; Director of Public Affairs for Waste
Management Company in New Jersey; Special Assistant to Commissioner of
Environmental Protection; Legislative Aide to the President of the NJ Senate,
Policy and Planning Specialist to the Governor of NJ. She was recruited for
each of these positions to direct multi-party new initiatives involving local,
state and national governmental organizations, press, private sector and
community organizations.
Madelyn holds a Masters degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of
Government with joint studies at the Harvard Business School. She studied
International Relations at Coventry University in England and holds a B. A.
from The College of New Jersey.
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