Business Psychology and Leadership Coaching
Based in Hong Kong and specializing in leadership, communication, and emotional wellbeing, Conduit Consultants helps clients navigate complex challenges and show up with greater skill and impact.
About Us
Dr. Laura McHale (PsyD, CPsychol) is an American leadership psychologist, EMCC Accredited Coach, and the author of Neuroscience for Organizational Communication: A Guide for Communicators and Leaders (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). With a passion for psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral linguistics, Laura integrates extensive business experience with a high degree of intellectual rigor. Her approach is warm, witty, and compassionate. She has extensive international experience and has worked with clients at all corporate levels across multiple industries.Laura has given talks at Oxford University and Hong Kong University, and lectured at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her work has been featured in publications such as the South China Morning Post, The Psychologist, and the Korn Ferry Institute, and she's been quoted in the Washington Post, Business Insider, and Financial Times. She is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, a member of the American Psychological Association, and she holds a doctorate in Leadership Psychology from William James College, a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of California, San Diego
Services
Leadership Development
With over two decades of experience in the corporate world and a proven track record of success, Laura brings deep expertise in leadership development, assessments, competency frameworks, and team dynamics. Her work on absentee leadership, the importance of leader presence, and menopause and women's leadership have been widely read and quoted. And clients love that she provides independent advice, helping them objectively vet and evaluate third-party providers and interventions.
Communication Training
No one does communication like Conduit! Laura's innovative approach offers a fusion of her extensive corporate communications experience with the best of neuroscience, psychology, and linguistics. Her goal is to help both individual executives and corporate communications teams shine. And her new communication skills assessment provides a forensic audit to ensure that leadership communication is as effective and impactful as possible.
Executive Coaching
Laura’s coaching focuses on areas such as emotional well-being (building resilience and managing stress), communication (developing effective communication competencies), and leader development (cultivating the skills needed for success). She especially loves working with executives in complex, matrixed organizations and helping her clients get promoted, Known for both her intellectual rigor and personal warmth, Laura offers an experience that outshines traditional coaching.
Certifications
• Certified in Advanced Interpretation of Hogan Assessments
• Certified in Hogan 360
• Licensed practitioner of the Kantor Institute (Structural Dynamics)
• Certified in the Korn Ferry Leadership Architect (KFLA)
• Certified in the Korn Ferry Leadership Solution (KFLS)
• Certified in the Fearless Organization Scan
• Certified in Trauma-Informed Practice (British Psychological Society)
• Accredited Business Communicator (IABC)
Work with Us
Conduit Consultants Limited
9B Cheong Tai Commercial Building
66 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
Hong KongBusiness Registration No. 66681438
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