Laura Hallam

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Director / Coach at The Parent Shift

United Kingdom

Overview

Laura Hallam is a Director and Coach at The Parent Shift, where she specializes in leadership and identity psychology. She supports director-level women returning from maternity leave, leveraging her background in coaching psychology from Birkbeck, University of London, to help them maintain career momentum during this significant life transition.


Laura made a distinct career change, moving from roles like Scrum Master and Technical Program Manager in the tech industry to becoming a certified coach focused on the psychological aspects of parenthood.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Hard To Convince

Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Parental Transitions
Her coaching practice, The Parent Shift, is dedicated to helping parents, particularly ambitious women, navigate the return to work after parental leave without losing professional momentum.
Leadership & Identity
Focuses on the complex psychological shifts and identity reorganization that leaders, especially new mothers, experience, applying principles from coaching psychology.
Supporting Female Leaders
Her work is specifically aimed at ambitious women at the Director level and above, helping them protect and build upon their established careers post-maternity leave.

Media Appearances

Laura has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Director / Coach at The Parent Shift
11-2023 - 1-2026
Founder / Director at COSA Scrubs
11-2021 - 1-2024
Scrum Master at Feeld
2-2021 - 10-2021
Scrum Master at Deko
9-2018 - 8-2020
Technical Program Manager / Scrum Master at Alpha FX Group plc

Education

2020 - 2022
Coaching Psychology from Birkbeck, University of London
2017 - 2017
Coding Bootcamp from Le Wagon

More Information

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Exp : 6 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director / Coach at The Parent Shift
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Insights For Selling To Laura

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Laura is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Laura

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Laura move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Laura take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Laura

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