Claire Laughlin, M.A.

Consultant & Podcaster: Organizational Transformational Services

Claire Laughlin, MA, is a dynamic and engaging consultant, facilitator and trainer who uses experiential and innovative methods to help teams and organizations build happy and highly productive workplaces. A highly regarded communication and team dynamics expert, Claire has dedicated her career to studying and improving patterns of communication in organizations. She works across various industries, working with Executive Teams to create cohesion, clarity and alignment while supporting excellence across functions and cultural divides.

Claire brings over 25 years of diverse experience to her clients, having worked with hundreds of organizations – public, private, and non-profit—and thousands of participants through in-person consulting and training as well as the professional development courses she offers online. With every client, she seeks to build individual leadership potential, teach positive communication habits, and enhance trust among and between team members.

With a master’s degree in Communication, Claire began her career as a college and university communication instructor, soon finding her niche as an organizational trainer and consultant. Claire’s specialties include organizational strategy, leadership development, facilitation skills to enhance engagement, self-management skills that lead to higher personal effectiveness, executive retreats, change leadership, and teaching trainers. Claire is dedicated to helping clients cultivate practices aimed at making their organizations healthy and highly productive.

Claire is a certified facilitator of the Leadership Challenge and Development Dimensions International, and a Master Facilitator for The Working Genius®. She uses her expertise to deliver transformative training to individuals and organizations seeking to be the best they can be.
Claire’s Innovative Methods/Programs include:

• SIMPLIFY, AMPLIFY and THRIVE – Do the RIGHT Things, and Achieve Success Through Balance
• LX EVOLVE – Foundational Leadership Development for Managers & Supervisors
• BUILDING A HIGH-TRUST WORKPLACE – Strengthen Workplace Relationships for Improved Engagement
• The Six Types of WORKING GENIUS® – Identify Genius Traits for Yourself & Team Members, and Work Smarter
• COACHING FOR EXCELLENCE – Retain and Support Great Employees Through a Coaching Approach to Management
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE REST OF US – Utilize Project Management Skills without the Hassle

Claire is a Santa Cruz native, and in her free time enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons, yoga, cycling, and hiking with her dog, Fiona.