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Laura began independently consulting in 2003 after almost 15 years of experience in human resources. A graduate of General Electric’s prestigious Human Resources Leadership Program, Laura was instrumental on the division and corporate level in the design and implementation of GE’s transformational WorkOut process. Her strong business acumen coupled with her expertise in world-class human resources practices and change management have enabled her to successfully support clients from a wide range of industries in the US as well as multiple countries throughout Asia and Europe.
As an organization consultant, trainer, and facilitator, Laura helps businesses unlock the teamwork, creativity, and knowledge of their workforce to obtain superior performance. Laura combines strong business acumen with expertise in group process design and facilitation to serve organizations as they plan strategy, confront problems, and execute change.
Laura began independent consulting in 2003 after almost 15 years of corporate experience in the human resources field. While at General Electric, she was instrumental on the divisional and corporate level in the design and implementation of the transformational WorkOut process. At Bank of America, Laura led teams in the implementation of complex corporate change initiatives following the NationsBank merger. As Human Resources Director for Delta Air Lines in London, Laura led significant business restructuring initiatives across Europe and supported the development of cross-cultural business teams.
She brings a broad background of experience working with clients in sales, service, operations, and staff organizations in the U.S. as well as countries throughout Asia and Europe. Her practice focuses on change management, human resources effectiveness, talent management and group process facilitation.
Laura received her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Masters in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.
Recent experiences include:
- Developing and implementing the change management process for an employee benefits consolidation affecting 170,000 employees worldwide.
- Designing and executing an employee communications and training program to support the introduction of a multi-national shared services function in a financial services company
- Launching an executive coaching process and network in one of the country’s largest health care organizations
- Supporting the introduction of succession planning and talent management processes in a global Korean conglomerate
- Designing and facilitating a leadership assimilation program for the COO of a $16 billion transportation business.