Laura BelstenPh.D.
As an executive coach specializing in leadership, communication and management, Dr. Belsten works with CEOs and senior-level executives on negotiating and influencing skills, organizational and political skills, working with difficult people, improving personal power (speaking up, claiming their results) and sharpening their skills in team leadership, conflict management, emotional intelligence, executive presence, building trust, delegating, motivating and coaching others, providing honest and effective feedback, personal and professional resilience, stress management, and time management.
Laura’s focus in coaching is to work with executives and teams so they can better lead their organizations toward strategic performance objectives.
Laura has more than 25 years’ first-hand leadership experience, holding senior executive positions in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Her clients span a variety of industries, from high-tech and telecommunications to financial services, health care, manufacturing, defense and aerospace, and the energy sector. Select clients include: Qwest, Symantec, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Xcel Energy, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, Verizon, T-Mobile, Newmont Mining, First Data Corporation, UBS, Oppenheimer Funds, MWH, Turner Construction Company, CH2M Hill, HealthONE, Kaiser Permanente, The Medical Center of Aurora, Skyridge Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center.
Laura holds a Ph.D. from the University of Denver and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder Since 1990, she has been on the faculty of the University of Denver, teaching graduate courses in leadership and communication.
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