Testimonials
Betsy Eberg, CEP
I loved working with Laura! I learned so much about myself during the 6 months I mentored with her. Laura taught me how to be more self aware, and this has shed light into many areas of my life, both personal and professional. I am more intentional in my behavior. I now recognize that intent… Read more “Betsy Eberg, CEP”
Melanie Gorman, SVP YourTango.com
It was a joy to spend a weekend with Laura. I reached out to work with her after coming to a realization that the feedback from my supervisor, team, and clients were riddled with my own interpretation. I wanted to know definitely what I’m good at; what my strengths are and where I can be… Read more “Melanie Gorman, SVP YourTango.com”
James Wells, IPMA-SCP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Laura presented an excellent program, “Building Healthy, Smart Teams,” during our local SHRM Chapter’s September 2012 meeting. She shared useful information and practical insight into the key characteristics healthy teams possess and demonstrate, which we can apply in our workplaces, volunteer organizations, etc. Laura added value to our Chapter’s meeting and we would welcome her… Read more “James Wells, IPMA-SCP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP”
Peter Hein
Laura provides a service that I feel more people should look into as it is very valuable. It is not just another rah-rah team training seminar, but a well thought out one-on-one program. We started with goals (work and changes in careers) but also how to achieve them which lead into discussions of leadership… Read more “Peter Hein”
Barry Pearson, Group Manager Administration & Quality at Toyota North America
Every successful company strives for the next big idea that gives them the advantage over their competition. Focusing on human development has clearly become an area thru which companies separate themselves from the competition, and at TMMWV, we are no different. Two years ago, we began looking for a more comprehensive approach to human development… Read more “Barry Pearson, Group Manager Administration & Quality at Toyota North America”
David Rosier, General Manager Toyota North America Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia
“We engaged Laura because we recognized most of the team we considered our core leaders were not leading at all. In fact, they were so caught up in the details of day-to-day management activities, they weren’t growing themselves or developing their direct reports. We need leaders at every level of the organization if we are… Read more “David Rosier, General Manager Toyota North America Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia”
Angela Miller
Laura has been a mentor to several protégés in the Everwise program. Her insight and knowledge has been highly valued and her protégés have made measured progress toward their professional goals. Her commitment to development is evident and she is a delight to work with. Laura brings deep expertise in effective communication, personal brand and… Read more “Angela Miller”
Tim O’Neal, Manufacturing Leader
I am Tim O’Neal, a manufacturing leader at the Dow Chemical Company in West Virginia Operations. My leadership team played the Leadership Game. From the start, it was clear that this is no game. To my team and I, it was an experience. The principles and laws from John Maxwell are spread throughout the discussions… Read more “Tim O’Neal, Manufacturing Leader”
Ryan Deaderick
Laura has been a joy to work with. She can seamlessly move between the roles of teacher, mentor, and coach to provide useful insight and challenging questions. I have worked with Laura for over a year and a half, and have grown tremendously as a leader and individual during that time. She has helped me… Read more “Ryan Deaderick”
Patrick W. Klesel, MBA
Laura is a great listener who positively motivates me to achieve my goals through a proven coaching strategy.
Amy Dennis
I hired Laura to help me explore ways to broaden my career path. It was a pleasure working with Laura. I learned a lot about myself. I also learned to think more deeply about what I want for myself and why. Laura is a great motivator and pushes you to be your best.
Wes Harvey
When looking for a coach to bring out your inner potential and guide you on a path of self-discovery, one word comes to mind when choosing the right person. Passion! Laura has a passion to become the best version of herself that she can be and in the process is looking to do the same… Read more “Wes Harvey”
Maureen McIntosh, LCT. M.Ed.CCC ACC
I have been working with Laura weekly for the last five weeks. She is personable, reliable, full of integrity and has managed to help me stay focused and on task. She is excellent at holding me accountable, a benefit of working with a great coach. I easily recommend Laura as a great coach that will… Read more “Maureen McIntosh, LCT. M.Ed.CCC ACC”
James Owrey
It was a pleasure to participate in Laura’s Maxwell Mastermind Group during Fall 2012. She has a great acumen for teaching and demonstrating principles of leadership, particularly from the works of John Maxwell. Her caring nature combines perfectly with her commitment to accountability. This is an “actions-to-outcomes” approach that keeps participants both engaged and motivated.… Read more “James Owrey”
Terry Hollandsworth
Working with Laura in communication training improved my self awareness, communication skills, and the relationships with my customers. I highly recommend her services and value her guidance.
Tisha Schmidt, MBA
I had the opportunity to work with Laura following a job elimination. Laura led me through a Strengths Finder tool , which produced an updated resume that highlights my strengths rather than a resume that lists job duties and tasks accomplished. Laura also facilitated personal goal setting. I had spent much of professional life working… Read more “Tisha Schmidt, MBA”
Kyle Mork
Laura has been a fantastic asset for our company and for me personally for well over a year. She has provided both coaching and consulting services, as well as handled group sessions with our managers. She has a unique ability to discern the core issue and help you work through possible solutions. She has become… Read more “Kyle Mork”
Kara Rogers
The word that exemplifies my work with Laura is “intentional”. So many things in my life are on auto pilot, or I am multi-tasking so much I start “flying by the seat of my pants”. While I can and do get things done in both of these modes, it isn’t the best or most efficient… Read more “Kara Rogers”
David Houser, West Virginia Market Manager PrimeLending, A Plains Capital Company
“When you meet Laura, it becomes very clear very quickly that she’s on a mission to wake people up to become their best selves, to become intentional leaders, and to live their lives on purpose! And she’s well-equipped to do it, continually investing in her own growth to ensure she’s ahead of the curve with… Read more “David Houser, West Virginia Market Manager PrimeLending, A Plains Capital Company”
Margaret Mary Layne
“Laura Prisc was an invaluable asset in helping the Museum solve a troubling personnel issue between two very valuable, professional employees. These two particular members of our staff had to work together on a regular basis and it just was not running smoothly. The sessions that Laura set up and the assignments given to each… Read more “Margaret Mary Layne”
Work-Life Balance Doesn’t Exist; Strive for Lifework Integration, Instead – Keith Campagna – Chief Sales Officer and Lifework Integration Evangelist
PodcastWe’ve all heard of work-life balance, and it’s the thing we are supposedly longing to attain. But given how one’s typical day actually unfolds, is that even possible? And if it was, is it something we actually desire?
Listen in as host, Laura, dives into a different way of thinking with guest, Keith Campagna, who is on a mission to introduce the idea of Lifework Integration to others.
“It’s the free-flowing exchange of ideas and energy between life and work,” he explains. Through his personal journey – from an often on-the-road sales guy, husband, and father of two boys, Keith found himself in a nearly 180° changed situation! His wife left him, he took on a new job that allowed him to be home with his boys and pay his bills… and found himself immersed in a deep examination of his life, work, and dreams.
With a background in music, he applied a basic truth about stress and creation to his study of how life, work, satisfaction, and creativity all come together. He explains that musical instruments have to be put under a certain degree of stress in order to actually produce the music that moves us.
The same principal can be at work in our lives, and in fact is more likely to produce a life we are actively engaged in, finding fulfillment, and feeling creatively alive. It doesn’t just happen, however; there’s a process involved, and Keith has the tools to help others through it.
Listen in as Keith and Laura explore life, work, creativity, the idea that COVID is an opportunity reframe everything, the concept of money as energy, what it means to be ‘in flow,’ and why we proclaim “Here there be dragons…” when we reach of point of turning back.
Keith’s Bio
As the Chief Sales Officer at The ROI Shop, Keith Campagna spends his time talking with Sales Executives, sales leaders, sales professionals, and sales enablers inside companies of all shapes and sizes.
Since 2006, Keith has sold “software as a service” on behalf of globally recognized companies such as ADP and SAP Concur. Keith’s primary focus is on growing the 8-year-old, ROI Shop. At a time when “no-decision” is every sales organization’s #1 competitor and selling “value” is most sales rep’s #1 challenge, The ROI Shop’s value calculators make it easy for sellers to have financial discussions with their buyer champions.
Keith keeps busy as a single father of two boys, 12 & 13, and he is also building out his passion project, called “Lifework Integration.” Lifework Integration is a progressive employee development program helping CEOs, Sales and HR leaders, as well as anyone else turn stress into a competitive advantage.
Resources and Connections:
Keith on LinkedIn
Keith online
Talk to Keith
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Flow
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Make Better Hiring Decisions by Understanding Motivation – Destiny Quinn, Director – Talent Acquisition
PodcastFor decades, companies large and small, near and far have been using behavioral-based interviewing processes when seeking to fill positions. The results have been great, good, and sometimes simply awful! Certainly, past behavior is a good indicator of future performance, but it doesn’t answer the question of whether the candidate you’re talking to is actually interested in or motivated to do the work you need done!
Destiny Quinn has been on the hiring end of this equation for many years – doing direct recruiting and working with teams tasked with interviewing and hiring to fill positions. Her insights into how poorly this process is handled most of the time are eye-opening and provide a clear path forward for how to do it better.
Because most companies don’t invest in training internal interviewers how to interview well, and really get to the heart of what’s needed for a particular role, and how to screen for it, interviewers are kind of “winging it.” They want to do it well but aren’t sure how.
In these cases, interviewers tend to ask easy questions and often make hiring decisions because the candidate seems a lot like them. That may seem like a good plan, but you will end up with a team – or organization – filled with people who share skills, approaches, and thought processes, when what would be more powerful is a team of people who share your values, fit in your culture, but have different skill sets and think different thoughts; this builds your ability to do critical thinking, problem solving, innovate, and create.
The bottom line to success: Hire people who are already highly motivated to do the work you need done. Ensure they have the resources and support to do the work. Then get out of their way!
Destiny’s Bio
Destiny is a Talent Acquisition Leader offering strategic top talent acquisition processes, management and organizational development expertise; proven to create employee-oriented, high-performance cultures emphasizing goal attainment, diversity, productivity, and superior workforce optimization. She utilizes a process-oriented approach to improve various organizations in cross-cultural, rapid-growth environments and facilities with leading-edge staff training programs.
Currently leading the Talent Acquisition department at PlanSource, a SaaS organization headquartered in Orlando, FL, Destiny provides situational coaching, managing all aspects of delivery to ensure individual and team goals align with broader HR and overall company strategies and goals. She is committed to delivering continuous improvement based on internal and external best practices, while adhering to standard processes and policies. In addition, working collaboratively with select hiring teams throughout the organization to fill key senior-level positions.
In her downtime, Destiny loves to learn, be with family and friends, and is a huge NY Giants fan (which obviously makes her a bit sad these past few years)!
Resources and Connections:
Destiny on LinkedIn
PlanSource on LinkedIn
Destiny by email
Motivational Based Interviewing Book – Carol Quinn
Exploring Cross-Cultural Influences in Learning and Leadership with Daniela Sebova, EdD, Leadership Consultant and Coach
PodcastOne might imagine significant differences in how people learn across different global cultures. That was the starting point for Laura’s conversation with Daniela Sebova, who completed her doctoral work earlier this year having researched that very question. Interestingly, we share more similarities than we might think.
Daniela set out to discover what it was in a learning experience that actually created a mental shift – a noticeable change in our mental models and mindsets – making the learning both meaningful and memorable. Her research was thorough, involving a global company with locations and employees in North America and Southeast Asia. She conducted interviews, observed training experiences, and tested theories.
Along the way, she was reminded of how we have to get out of our comfort zones in order to learn and grow, willingness to be vulnerable requires a sense of psychological safety, and if we are willing to truly engage in meaningful conversations, we can shift our thinking and come together to connect and create something larger than ourselves.
Listen in to discover what she learned and how you can apply it in your life and work.
Daniela’s Bio
Daniela is the founder of Agilita Global, a leadership consulting company. Agilita Global provides leadership consulting and coaching services to help organizations and individuals assess, develop, and leverage their leadership capacity. AG’s services are based on the concept of Functional Leadership Development™.
Daniela developed the concept of Functional Leadership Development™ based on
extensive research of the leadership construct, leadership development, and transformational learning. By applying a functional approach to leadership development, she helps her clients unlock the leadership capacity in themselves and in their organizations.
Daniela holds BA in Political Science from Purdue University, MSc in International Banking and Financial Studies from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership Studies from Northeastern University. Her doctoral research was focused on understanding the process and the outcomes of leadership development programs in global contexts.
Originally from Slovakia, Daniela has lived, studied and worked internationally and considers herself to be a global citizen. She is passionate about building “bridges” between people in her personal and professional life, understanding that while we are all unique, at the core, we are much the same regardless of where we come from. Daniela loves to travel and explore new places, but one of her favorite places is her home country of Slovakia where all her family still lives.
Connect with Daniela:
Daniela on LinkedIn
Agilita Global
Daniela on Facebook
By phone: (704) 942-5665
By email