Laura Mears

Laura Mears is brought in when growing organizations want high performance without wrecking their culture. Through Salmon Leadership, she works with SMEs of roughly 150 to 450 people in education, IT, nonprofit, marketing, insurance, and law that are past the startup scramble and now wrestling with scale. These are environments where expectations are rising, managers are stretched, and the cost of fuzzy leadership shows up in rework, churn, and stalled initiatives. While many teams push harder on targets and hope people keep up, Laura sees the real issue as a lack of clear leadership standards and healthy, sustainable ways of working.

Her work sits at the intersection of executive consultancy, high performance, and culture that actually supports delivery. Laura uses sharp diagnostics, candid conversations, and practical tools to expose where leadership behaviors and management practices are out of sync with the results the business wants. She then designs focused management training and leadership development that gives people concrete language, simple rhythms, and reliable frameworks they can use in the day to day. Clients experience tighter execution, more consistent decision making, and teams that know how to perform at a high level without burning out or breaking trust.

When pressure builds and there is no room for confusion at the top, Laura brings a clear, steady presence that keeps leaders locked on reality and outcomes. She cuts through vague aspirations, forces alignment on what “good” looks like, and equips managers with tools they can apply on the next call, meeting, or project. Leaders who partner with her feel more confident in their bench, see smoother collaboration across functions, and watch their culture start to reinforce performance instead of fighting it. If you want a healthier organization that still hits ambitious goals, Laura is the partner you want in the room.