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Drive positive change. Build self-awareness, executive presence, and communicate effectively.

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Identify your ideal career so you can lead purposefully. Find what motivates you intrinsically, aligned with your values.

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18 Top Interview Preparation Tips from Career Coaches

“Show self-awareness in your strengths and weaknesses” is my advice for sharpening your interview prep skills in this article. Don’t answer your “weakness” with the most common response: “I’m a perfectionist.” Instead, use the advice I share here.

Career Focus

11 Essential Pieces of Advice for Navigating Company Layoffs

If you’re worried about potential layoffs, initiate proactive networking! That’s my suggestion along with 10 others in this piece on navigating company layoffs. Get details by clicking the link below

Changemaker

Interview: Empathetic Leadership

How does empathy impact leadership?

In this interview, Laura explores 5 ways empathetic leaders make a difference. Learn to navigate the complexities of diverse teams with ease, support a culture of inclusivity, and make succession planning a holistic process that works from the bottom up.

Career Focus

12 Top Tips for Preparing for a Panel Interview

I shared my insights on how to prepare for a panel interview based on three points of view – HR, the hiring manager, and the senior executive/leader of the division.

Changemaker

Feature: Helping Executives Live With Clarity, Maximum Impact, and Personal Growth

Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither were you. If you are not where you thought you’d be, rest assured you’re exactly where you need to be. Spend time on your foundation rather than on your landscaping and you will live a life fully loved, based on your values.

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How to Answer “What Do You Do?” So They Remember You

The best way to answer, “What do you do?” is with the following sequence:

🔵 type of work 🔵 big picture 🔵 your why 🔵

For a detailed breakdown of the above, read my answer in the article and get strategies from others too!

From the beginning, Laura put me at ease, creating a safe, open space for me to talk and share freely without fear of judgement. I loved the variety of approaches she used depending on the topic we were working on and it was fun being able to try out things I wouldn’t have considered before! With Laura’s coaching, I substantially grew my confidence in the workplace, overcame fears, dealt with issues I’d been carrying around for many years and, most importantly, learned to value myself and define a path forward into the future.
AG

Coaching sessions with Laura gave me new perspectives on how to process specific feelings and situations in life. She showed me how to sit with my emotions, acknowledge them, and then use visualization strategies to move through them. I now feel more confident and in control of how I choose to walk through life.
CP

Laura is an incredibly intuitive, positive and caring coach. Her techniques helped me recognize both my strengths and areas I might want to explore as I embark on the next chapter of my career. The exercises she employed were instrumental in providing self perspective and challenging my frames of reference.
LE

Laura is a natural coach. Her probing and compassionate questions helped me learn about myself: my value system, interests, goals and strengths.
LM

Coaching is life changing. It pushes you outside your comfort zone and challenges your perspectives. It is highly motivating and the exercises and techniques used are both fun and informative. I think the main benefits of coaching are to see yourself, others and the world more clearly. I think coaching is valuable to anyone regardless of where you are in your life or career.
LE

Laura is very patient. She took the time to understand what was causing me to be stuck where I am today and help me build a better vision so I can continue to grow.
MM

You have to be open minded in order to grow. The coaching that Laura gave me opened my eyes to what and how I was doing things and allowed me to see the bigger picture. I am not done yet but I already see the changes in my everyday life.
MM

I think Laura’s coaching was what I had been waiting for. Laura was so approachable, kind, and open. Her willingness to help and support made a difference for me. I found in her coaching new strategies, ideas, and perspectives that I could incorporate into my goals and objectives that I didn’t see before.
MO