About

What I’m here to do:

See the truth. Tell the truth.

Imagine a world in which everyone, regardless of position or circumstances, is accountable for their results.

My Mission:

Help others to find the courage to see, hear and tell their own truth so they can live fully accountable lives.

What I do:

I work with leaders and teams to create organizations that leverage accountability as the competitive advantage that drives their results.

I’ve authored three books. You can learn more about them below.

I believe:

You cannot mandate accountability, you can only demonstrate it.

It boils down to this: underneath every performance issue is an accountability issue. It stems from a lack of trust; a leader or a team member feels “I don’t trust them to get it done.”

When there is a lack of trust, there is some aspect of the truth – about you, about them or about the situation – that is not being acknowledged or spoken. It leads to the frequent problems that plague organizations and stand in the way of results: silos, turf wars, politics – the list goes on and on. WIth accountability, those problems are resolved.

I help you see and live the truth. It’s rigorous. It takes courage. We go on the journey together.

Books by Linda Galindo

A guide to personal accountability: the fundamental key to leadership success

Accountability is often confused with punishment, fault, blame and guilt. The focus of this book is to show the only true accountability is personal accountability, and the only way to achieve it is to take responsibility for the outcomes of your choices, behaviors and actions.

The 85% Solution reveals that to be truly accountable, leaders (or should this be “everyone”?) must accept no less than 85% of the responsibility for the outcomes of their actions. To succeed, leaders must:

  • Empower themselves to take essential risks and actions to get what they want
  • Show they are willing to own the outcomes – “good” or “bad” – that result from their choices and actions.

A guide to managing, coaching and growing your people

Coaching employees is one of the biggest challenges faced by leaders. Think of your employees as a garden full of orchids, daisies, and weeds, with yourself as the gardener whose job it is to nurture them to full bloom. Way To Grow! helps you determine who needs your time and why. You will maximize employee confidence, self-empowerment, and organizational success.

Personal accountability is the secret weapon of every successful sales professional.

Accountability is essential for results. This is especially true when it comes to sales.

Where Winners Live offers readers the non-negotiable, high-performance behaviors and best practices for sales success. Read it and learn:

  • The key difference between top-earning sales professionals and those who struggle to make their numbers every quarter
  • The three critical characteristics of personal accountability: responsibility, self-empowerment, and ownership of results after the fact
  • Why personal accountability is essential for sales leaders and sales professionals at every level

As Seen in the Media

July 31, 2026
How Linda Galindo Built a Career Around Accountability

How Linda Galindo Built a Career Around Accountability

Meeting Linda Galindo feels a little like sitting across from someone who has already read your excuse before you finish making it. She is direct, warm, and completely unwilling to let a good story get in the way of a true one. Spend even a few minutes with her, and you understand why organizations bring her in when leadership has stalled, and denial has taken root.

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July 28, 2026
The Power of Accountability to Transform Leadership

The Power of Accountability to Transform Leadership

I coach executives and speak on accountability for a living, work built on refusing to look away from what everyone else pretends not to see. Years ago, while serving on a nonprofit board, the largest donor walked in and told us who he wanted seated, expecting our nomination process to step aside for him.

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July 25, 2026
The Real Reason Your Accountability Program Failed Starts With You

The Real Reason Your Accountability Program Failed Starts With You

Linda Galindo has watched the same pattern play out for years with the leaders and teams she works with. A company rolls out a new accountability effort, a training program, new software, a memo laying out who owns what, and for a few weeks there’s visible energy around it.

View Article – The Real Reason Your Accountability Program Failed Starts With You