I am Lynne Maureen Hurdle (she/her/hers), is a speaker, television host, communication expert and conflict resolution strategist, anti-racism facilitator, leadership coach, a mom and a Bronx girl with over 40 years of experience in blending the connection between communication, conflict and culture into her unique style of engagement for leaders.
She is the author of the best seller, Closing Conflict for Leaders, Co- Author of The Difference: Essays On Loss Courage and Personal Transformation.
Prevention, Intervention and Transformational Conflict Resolution are all at the heart of her work. Her expertise is in engaging clients with creative processes designed to create dialogue and teach skills that can be used in the everyday and the most difficult conversations and leadership situations.
The belief that helping people transform their lives begins with transforming your own, led to her well received TEDxWomen talk entitled, “The Weight of Hate.”
Dr. Lynne created The Soul of Conflict Summit, a groundbreaking online forum designed to create deep dialogue around conflict, old wounds and healing because she knows that leaders who willingly and skillfully engage in conflict will be our most successful leaders.
Dr. Lynne survived a life-threatening racial incident at 17 years old. She remembers escaping and walking home from the incident thinking of only one thing, “I don’t know how, but I have to do something with my life that brings people together around these issues.”
Dr. Lynne believed that somebody knew something about her future regardless of whether that something was part of her plans.
It is with this intention of bringing people together around issues of race that for over five years she has led the sold-out group On The Matter of Race, a six-month journey for White people who want to learn about racism in the United States and take action. Dr. Lynne has grown OTMR from 1 group to seven including two C-Suite groups in a Fortune 500 tech corporation and now co-facilitates those groups with her youngest son.
Speaking and teaching in her On The Matter Of Race program led to the opportunity to co-host the television show ‘Working It Out Across Generations’ with her youngest son for E360TV, Trajectory Channel. The commitment of the show is to share everyday conflict situations that people experience and provide techniques and potential resolutions from their generational perspectives that empower people to strengthen relationships and better their lives.
Dr. Lynne spent over thirty years empowering youth to tap into their greatness and discover their purpose and path for their lives. She worked in schools all over the world and youth empowerment organizations in NYC teaching wellness, contemplative practices, and conflict resolution skills to young people, focusing primarily on youth from predominantly marginalized communities. Her work also extended to teachers, administrators and parents.
Dr. Lynne has taught as an adjunct professor and visiting professor at N.Y.U., John Jay College and Syracuse University. She is an educational consultant with two online courses in conflict resolution for U-Thrive Educational Services. She also has three on-line courses in conflict resolution and communication through the company Madecraft which caters to the business world through LinkedIn.
She writes a weekly blog on all things conflict entitled ‘From Where I Sit’. For two years she regularly contributed articles about Breaking Culture: Conflict and Cultural Breakthroughs for Psychology Today. She has been featured in Forbes, Redbook, Thrive Global, local television, and numerous podcasts. She is straight-forward and uses an engaging approach in her interactive workshops, keynotes, and coaching programs.
Dr. Lynne has had the privilege to deliver her unique keynotes, trainings, workshops and deep coaching to leaders from Harlem to Hong Kong and from the South Bronx to South Africa. She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and her special Lynnergy to every client.
Three Fun Facts
Fun Fact #1
I was one of the five finalists on Nick at Nite’s Funniest Mom In America Contest. (Newspaper Article)
http://www.classictvhits.com/mainnews.php?type=network&id=7
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/arts/television/frazzled-mothers-face-off-in-battle-of-maternal-humor.html
Fun Fact #2
I started taking dance lessons at age 3 because my mother convinced the owner of the school to let me in even though you were supposed to be 5. It was the only way they could stop me from dancing in the waiting area. Although it never stopped me from dancing in supermarkets. By the time I was 8, I was helping to teach dance to the five year olds with the permission of the teacher of course.
Fun Fact #3
I was a Theater major at Syracuse University before I switched to Non-Violent Conflict and Change (yes, I actually have a degree in that). When I switched majors, the first time my professors saw me role-play a conflict situation they said, “Wow, you are really good… you should be a theater major.” So, that’s where I got the idea to start using theater techniques in my conflict resolution work.
