Meet Laura
Laura Soparlo is an organization development consultant and executive coach with her own company in Regina specializing in strategic planning, governance and leadership. After 20 years as a successful intrapreneur, change agent and strategist in a large healthcare organization, she branched out on her own to share her skills with others. She is sought after by many organizations for her expertise and has led over 100 organizations and groups from multiple sectors across Canada through transformational change and organizational growth.
Laura fosters open dialogue through carefully designed processes tailored to the unique needs of her clients, which results in clarity of purpose, goals and measurable outcomes. Depending on the size and scope of the project, Laura co-creates a customized plan with a team of experts to deliver the best process possible.
DEVELOPING LEADERS…
Laura is passionate about developing authentic leaders within our community. She is a sessional lecturer for the Advanced Leadership Certificate with the Business and Professional Development Centre for Continuing Education, University of Regina. She has inspired and coached many individuals and groups through their quest to become dynamic leaders who make a difference.
GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY…
Laura is committed to involvement within her community and has held numerous positions on boards both provincially and nationally such as the United Way, Hospitals of Regina Foundation, Canadian Human Resources Association and the Wascana Racing Canoe Club. In 2012, she was named as one of Saskatchewan’s Women of Influence by Saskatchewan Business Magazine. She continues to volunteer with many nonprofit organizations and is an active philanthropist in the community.
DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE…
Laura is motivated by challenging goals and always strives for excellence. She is a competitive masters canoe/kayaker winning medals at both national and international levels. In April 2009 she ran the Boston Marathon. In August 2010 was named Canadian women masters kayaker of the year. She continues to compete as a successful master athlete all over the world.
FORMAL KNOWLEDGE…
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing BScN
- Masters of Business Administration MBA
- Certified Human Resource Professional CHRP
- Green Belt in Lean Process Improvement
- Certified in Balanced Scorecard Methodology (Norton and Kaplan)
- Certified EQi Assessor and Coach
- Certified in Colour Spectrum Personality Testing
- International Coaching Federation Member
Services… How We Can Help
Laura Soparlo Consulting is dedicated to mobilizing the hidden potential of your organization through continuous learning, strategic thinking and creative solutions. Like human beings, organizations are complex systems that constantly evolve and transform as in response to a changing environment. They need to constantly adapt through continuous learning, growth and improvement.
Laura Soparlo Consulting uses a systems thinking approach to understand your organization as a system and design the right approach for your business or community needs. We integrate concepts of systems design and quality to help you to implement an effective solution building on your core strengths. We believe a proactive integrated approach is the only way to go with all layers of the organization involved in some capacity.