Lidya Kushner

About Lidya Kushner

Lidya is the ICF Credentialed Executive Coach who practices Leadership, Team, Transitional and Career Coaching. She has applied her coaching expertise of 16 years to more than 30 years of C-Suite executive leadership building and leading high-performing organizations. Her passion for appreciative inquiry and magnifying one\'s meaningful life is manifested in successful partnerships with public and private sectors, senior and mid-level executives, and mentorship of emerging leaders. Companies and non-profit organizations flourish when their leaders can build trust-based teams who demonstrate high level of 21- century relevant managerial expertise and emotional intelligence. These are the areas of Lidya\'s interest and highest value to her clients.

Experience

1. Principal and Owner

   Kushner Advisors, Llc

   Mar 2009 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Serving clients in the following areas:*Executive Coaching*Strategic perspectives and executable plans*Career and Transition Coaching*Coaching Solutions for Multicultural Teams*Team Facilitation*Leading with Emotional Intelligence*Leader Development*Interim CEO*Clarifying the Mission and Board Retreats*Talent Management and Onboarding*Change Management and Team Transformation

Education

• Rice University

  Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Leadership Development and Coaching

  2017 — 2018

• Rice University

  Bachelor's degree, Anthropology

  1979 — 1981

• Harvard Business School

  Strategic Perspectives for Non-Profit Executives

  2003 — 2003

• University of Houston

  Master's degree, History

  1998 — 2001