“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?" George Eliot
Meet Laurie Cameron, ACC
I’m passionate about helping owners and hiring managers set new leaders up for success from day one.
You already know that hiring the right leader is important. But hiring the right leader is only the beginning.
Too many promising leaders step into a new role with little more than a job description, a few introductions, and a long list of expectations. They are expected to build trust quickly, lead confidently, and deliver results immediately.
Unfortunately, leadership success doesn’t happen because someone receives a title.
It happens because leaders and their teams learn how to communicate, collaborate, and grow together.
When a new leader joins your organization, they bring their own experiences, assumptions, communication style, strengths, fears, and habits. Their team members bring their own as well.
Without intentional support, misunderstandings develop. Trust takes longer to build. Team performance slows. Engagement drops. And in some cases, talented leaders leave before they ever have the opportunity to succeed.
This is where I come in.
By helping new leaders and their teams learn and master coaching-based communication skills from the very beginning, I help them create a strong foundation of trust, accountability, respect, and true collaboration.
Instead of simply onboarding a new leader, we onboard the entire team into a shared way of communicating and working together.
The result is a leader who feels supported, a team that feels valued, and a workplace culture that grows stronger rather than flounders during times of transition.
More about your Coaching Culture Coach™
- Coach, Mentor, Trainer, Author & Speaker since 1998
- Senior Faculty Member and Mentor Coach since 2002, Coach Training Alliance, where I’ve trained over 1400 professional coaches and 10 CTA trainers
- Former Director of Executive Coach Training, Opposite Strengths, Inc.
- Former Director of Singles Programs, Relationship Coaching Institute
- Designed and led relationship skills classes at Women’s Bean Project
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and approved Mentor Coach, International Coaching Federation
- Certified Coach, Coach Training Alliance
- Master Certified Executive Coach, Opposite Strengths, Inc.
- Master Certified Relationship Coach, Relationship Coaching Institute
- Certified AccessMasterMinds Facilitator
- Graduate of CoachU
- Certified Peace Ambassador, Institute for Economics and Peace
Why I do What I do
Throughout my life, I’ve both witnessed and experienced relationships shattered by miscommunication, drama, fear, anger, and assumptions.
My persistent desire for people to “just get along” launched my journey as a professional coach in 1998, then my promise to 130 ninth-graders in 2008 further cemented my own purpose:
The world I want to leave our children is one in which each of us knows how to build relationships that are sustained by mutual trust, kindness, respect, and compassion. It’s only when we feel safe, valued, and connected that we can accomplish meaningful work together.
My unique approach to helping you build a sustainable Coaching Culture from the inside out emerged from my belief that interpersonal communication is shaped primarily by who you’re being on the inside, before you open your mouth.
So my work centers on helping owners and hiring managers create onboarding experiences that do more than just transfer knowledge and explain policies. Together, we create an environment where new leaders and their teams establish trust, shared expectations, and productive communication habits from the very beginning.
Culture isn’t created by what you say your values are. Culture is created by how people communicate with and treat each other every day.
When leaders and teams embody a coaching mindset and heartset, they create workplaces that are more resilient, accountable, collaborative, and productive.
And those workplaces retain great leaders and dedicated team members.
I want what you want
We both want your new leaders to succeed.
We both want their teams to thrive.
We both want your people to feel valued, respected, supported, and connected to meaningful work.
Most importantly, we both want your organization to fulfill its mission without losing talented leaders along the way.
If helping your new leaders and their teams build a strong coaching culture from day one sounds like the kind of future you want to create, I’d love to help you make it happen!
LET’S CONNECT!
When I’m not training, coaching, writing, and mentoring leaders who coach their teams, I’m exploring hiking trails and beaches in the Pacific Northwest, spending quality time with my entirely-too-adorable grandkidlets, having fun and making the world a better place with my fellow Rotarians at the Rotary Club of Poulsbo-North Kitsap, or pondering the mysteries of life with friends over a nice glass of pinot noir.
