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Laura helps leaders realize the full potential of their organizations through humanistic and analytical practices. She helps leaders redesign their organizations, create strategic plans, and provides organizational development guidance. Laura also teaches leadership at Yale's Drama School, and diversity and team building in the Executive MBA program at Yale's School of Management. Prior to this work, Laura served as Yale's Director of the Organizational Development and Learning Center, which she helped create in 1999. Laura's background includes a BA from UC Berkeley (Philosophy and Political Science) and an MBA from the Yale School of Management and she holds a doctorate in Organizational Systems from Saybrook Institute. Laura has published articles and chapters on organizational development topics, most recently on stereotyping. Her work and career have three major foci:
Prior to joining Yale, Laura founded Good Work Associates, a consulting firm that provided strategic planning and organizational development services to organizations such as People's Bank and the New York Times. Before founding Good Work Associates, she served as Managing Director for the Gesell Institute of Human Development, as Chief Operating Officer for Jobs for the Future, and as Education Coordinator for the International Rescue Committee on the Thai/Cambodian border. She has taught at Yale, University of New Haven, and Central CT State University. She is currently serving on the town of Hamden Charter Revision Commission and has served on numerous other boards. Laura has received leadership awards, runs, writes poetry, and gardens. |
