Lynda Byrd-Poller

Lynda Byrd-Poller earned her doctorate in Human and Organizational Learning from The George Washington University. She currently serves as the director of Human Resources, Strategic Planning & Professional Learning for Charles City County Public Schools and serves as an adjunct professor in GWU Organizational Leadership & Learning graduate studies. She has experience in education, leadership, organization sciences, and human resources development. Her research interests include organizational and adult learning, leadership, diversity and cultural studies as well as other areas of social science.

Publications

Role of Leadership in Facilitating Healing and Renewal in Times of Organizational Trauma and Change
Role of Leadership in Facilitating Healing and Renewal in Times of Organizational Trauma and Change
Lynda Byrd-Poller, Jennifer L. Farmer, Valerie Ford. © 2021. 291 pages.
Organizational trauma theory endeavors to examine the psychological and physical effects of trauma on individuals and groups within an organization. Individual trauma, the...
21st Century Leadership in Times of Global Change and Organizational Trauma
21st Century Leadership in Times of Global Change and Organizational Trauma
Valerie Ford, Jennifer Farmer, Lynda Byrd-Poller. © 2021. 20 pages.
This chapter explores 21st century leadership practices found in the theories of complexity and adaptive leadership as a path to addressing uncertainty, volatility, and...
The Role of Leaders in Facilitating Healing After Organizational Trauma
The Role of Leaders in Facilitating Healing After Organizational Trauma
Lynda Byrd-Poller, Jennifer L. Farmer, Valerie Ford. © 2020. 23 pages.
Effective 21st century organizations build cultures that adapt to an unpredictable and changing environment. However, organizational change can be traumatic. This chapter...
The Role of Leaders in Facilitating Healing After Organizational Trauma
The Role of Leaders in Facilitating Healing After Organizational Trauma
Lynda Byrd-Poller, Jennifer L. Farmer, Valerie Ford. © 2017. 23 pages.
Effective 21st century organizations build cultures that adapt to an unpredictable and changing environment. However, organizational change can be traumatic. This chapter...