Laura Smith

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Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Laura Smith is the Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, focusing on transforming mental health services. Her career includes extensive experience in strategic commissioning for children and young peoples services at local councils. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Manchester.

Laura is deeply committed to community and charity work, particularly in mental health advocacy. She actively raises funds for the Combined Charity by participating in demanding physical challenges, such as long-distance walks, to support mental wellbeing and various local causes, including those for veterans.

She recently participated in a 28. 8-mile sponsored walk to mark World Mental Health Day.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Friendly Yet Blunt

Challenger

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  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

Topics They Care About

Mental Health Advocacy
Actively raises funds and awareness for mental health by participating in and promoting events like the "Let's Move for Mental Health" campaign and long-distance charity walks.
Healthcare Transformation
Involved in developing and presenting strategies for transforming mental health inpatient services across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System.
Charity Fundraising
A prominent fundraiser for the North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare's "Combined Charity, " successfully raising significant funds through personal challenges like sponsored walks.

Media Appearances

Laura has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2024
Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
12-2023 - 5-2024
Associate Director of Transformation at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
2-2018 - 11-2023
Service Manager Children and Young People Commissioning at Dudley Council
6-2016 - 2-2018
Strategic Commissioning Manager - Children and Young People at Dudley Council
11-2015 - 6-2016
Development Officer Families & Communities Directorate at Staffordshire County Council

Education

2003 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from The University of Manchester
1997 - 2003
Education details unavailable from Blessed William Howard High School

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Exp : 16 Location : Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
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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
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked

DONT's

  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred

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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