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Laura Aziz
About Laura
Laura is a Professional Certified Executive Coach, certified by the International Coach Federation, with over 30 years of work experience including successful leadership positions in healthcare organizations.
She led and orchestrated mega complex projects in the US, the UK, and UAE and consulted with Fortune 500 companies. She holds a doctorate degree in public health and a master’s degree in education and leadership. She uses her extensive expertise and experience to inspire forward mobility and positive change. Laura helps her clients create a vision, set goals, and leverage their talents and capabilities to step out of their comfort zone and achieve greatness. Laura helps her clients get unstuck, overcome overwhelm, concur imposter syndrome, and accelerate their success.
Laura is highly talented in helping leaders build awareness and confidence. She specializes in leadership development and helps her clients identify and clear obstacles that lead to self-defeating behaviors. Laura uses leadership development and visionary leadership tools to help leaders neutralize self-limiting beliefs that prevent them from accelerating their success. Her coaching techniques have helped hundreds of leaders become more confident, bring greater emotional intelligence to relationships, communicate with clarity, enhance their brand, effectively manage conflict, and strategically lead organizational change.
Laura has held various leadership roles within healthcare and consulting organizations managing large complex projects and developing cross-functional teams to implement mission-critical information technology solutions essential for operational excellence and innovation. Scope of work included, stakeholders’ engagement, strategic communication, change management, and navigating resistance to change. She has facilitated many senior leadership committee meetings, resolved conflict, enabled decision-making, and effective execution.
Dr. Aziz also serves as an adjunct faculty at Southern New Hampshire University, in the MBA program; she teaches organizational strategy and strategic communication.
Laura's Talks
Vision and Strategy: Crafting Your Path to Success
In this speech I present a framework for creating a compelling vision for your personal and professional life and crafting the strategic roadmap for the journey.
Learning from design thinking, I present an approach to designing the life you want.
It begins with creating the vision, followed by specific goals, building a plan, and then executing your plan with precision and confidence, leveraging your strengths to become stronger, and harnessing your unique power and capabilities, I provide a model to help you move forward on the path to success and accomplishment.
Leadership in the Age of AI: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
In today's rapid and constant change, leadership demands a delicate balance of emotional intelligence and resilience to navigate the complexities of the work environment. It's about cultivating a personal brand and using your voice to create the leadership style you aspire for while building a high-performing dream team.
Drawing on my extensive experience in project and program management, change management, and leadership principles, I offer insights into thriving in a complex world. These strategies are tried and tested in the crucible of real-world challenges. With a focus on agility and adaptability, they empower leaders to achieve their goals, elevate their performance, transcend obstacles, and embrace opportunities for growth and transformation.
Women In Leadership
As an executive coach to many accomplished and successful women, I've witnessed remarkable journeys, often marked by feelings of overwhelm, stress, and sometimes burnout. In other instances, I’ve seen women struggle with the imposter syndrome.
The questions remain: What steps must women take today to realize their goals? How can they ascend the ranks and use their influence without being labeled aggressive or bossy? And, how can they have balance in their lives?
In my speech I share real-life anecdotes and insightful case studies, offering a roadmap for navigating the complexities of modern leadership. By exploring models and trade-offs, I equip the next generation of women with the tools to soar to unprecedented heights, achieving success without stress and overwhelm.
Laura's Testimonials
“Laura’s speaking style is dynamic and engaging. Her ability to connect with her audiences is impressive to experience. Public speaking remains a challenging skill to master, but with a mentor like Dr. Laura, you’ll learn communication strategies to benefit you both personally and professionally.”
Adam Bednar
PMP, Senior Program Manager and EPMO Leader
"I've known Laura for several years and have watched her progression as a public speaker. She has the ability to work the room and maintain everyone's attention, while simultaneously making everyone feel that she is speaking to them directly. Impressive isn't a strong enough word to describe her."
James Peterson
III, PMP, Scaled Agile Coach and Instructor
“Dr. Laura's content is remarkable. Every time she speaks, I come away having learned something new. Her insights into time management have been incredibly valuable, helping me streamline my efforts towards my goals. Laura's honesty and authenticity draw people in effortlessly. Her relatability shines through in everything she does, making her someone you truly connect with and like. Laura's contributions are invaluable, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Awanee Pandey,
Customer Success Manager
“Laura is an engaging speaker. She has great wisdom, knowledge and experience and is always eager to help others who can benefit from her insights. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know her and having fascinating discussions about a wide range of topics, technologies and possibilities. Do you need someone who sees your potential, even if you don’t? Laura proposes various ways for me to expand beyond my comfort zone. She has been a valuable thought partner. Thank you, Dr. Aziz, for challenging my self-limiting beliefs and expanding my horizons!”
Maren Jenkins
PMP, KM, Editor and Toastmasters Leader
Contact Laura
Contact Laura
I help new leaders LEAP to success and increase their happiness and resilience.
847.920.8232