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Laura King

Laura King

Laura King

Leadership Development Coach
Laura King Consulting LLC

Address:
Middlebury, VT
lauraking@columinate.coop
802-349-4965

Areas of Expertise:

  • Talent Development
  • Creating Collaborative Teams
  • Coaching and Leadership Development
  • Intentional Communication
  • Self-awareness for Change and Growth
  • New Manager Support
  • Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Learn about Laura’s workshop offerings

I have been successfully cultivating a culture of learning and development at Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op for over 18 years. Combining my skills and experience as Human Resources Manager with my professional training in mediation and coaching and my MA in Comparative Education, I have been able to bring experiential leadership training to all levels of leaders: senior leaders, leadership teams, shift leaders, and first-time leaders. I draw upon the wisdom of Brené Brown, Resmaa Menakem, Peter Senge, and David Whyte among others to bring you the latest leadership practices and give you the tools to transform your organization.

 

 

Having spent my lifetime exploring adult development I have discovered learning is as essential as unlearning. Noticed the impact of thinking that is expansive versus limiting. Experienced the strain when communication goes sideways. Witnessed first-hand what transpires when people feel seen and heard. Felt the ripple effect of an intentional leader on a team, a workplace, and community.

 

 

Culture isn’t a backdrop painted on a workplace wall. It is active and relational. Individuals create it and shape it daily. It includes what is openly talked about as well as what is whispered, what is noticed and what is ignored. What is the impact on those around you? What is the impact on you?

 

 

My coaching supports leaders ready to invest in themselves, their teams, and organizations and lead with intention.

— Laura King

Experience:

  • Built the first Human Resources Department for a thriving Co-op, successfully developing and innovating to meet its rapid growth from 60 to 110 staff, at $5M to $23M sales.
  • Professional Leadership Coach for 40+ business leaders and professionals in areas of relational leadership, change, and self-mastery to reach full potential.
  • Facilitated hundreds of Leadership Team Meetings, Staff Meetings and Retreats on topics of communication, team building, difficult conversations, and growth.
  • Initiated and implemented on-going year-round diversity, equity and inclusion learning program with required monthly group conversations and learning for every employee.
  • Strategically mentored brand new Human Resources leaders, orienting and guiding in areas of human development, intentional and inclusive communication and compliance.
  • Trained senior leaders in intentional leadership (conscious communication, resilient teams, leveraging leadership strengths, and self-awareness) all across the US.

During our 18 years working together, Laura coached our department managers and she also coached me (as GM) to grow and become a much better leader of my management team and the staff as a whole. I never would have achieved the same level of success nor had the same amount of enjoyment without her help.

Glenn Lower, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op (Retired GM)

Laura creates an incredibly effective learning environment where she’s invited me to candidly and safely explore the areas that have tripped me up as a leader. Laura asks you to go deep, to challenge your assumptions, and to engage in your self-learning with vulnerability, honesty, and humility. Her supportive and thoughtful approach to encouraging reflection and awareness has given me a much deeper understanding and more grounded approach to learning and leading. The tools I’ve learned from Laura’s coaching and her keen insights have helped me to have deeper and more honest awareness, to harness true active listening skills, to create and hold space for deeper learning with staff, and to build and lead teams who are highly motivated and productive.

Previous Participant of Learning Circle Workshop

Do it to enhance self-awareness about your own leadership strengths and opportunities for growth and there is so much to learn from Laura and the other leaders.

Previous Participant of Learning Circle Workshop

Bringing together a group of like-minded leaders is a powerful way to shine the light on our roles in our organizations and recenter how we approach our responsibilities.

Previous Participant of Learning Circle Workshop

Ready to take your organization to new heights? Contact us today to get started!

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