Building Brilliant R&D Careers, One Conversation at a Time
Coaching
Empathetic, strengths-based workplace/career coaching from a veteran R&D leader who's been through the same stressful career transitions you're experiencing. You can thrive, I promise!
Mentoring
If you struggle with getting your ideas across, you're not alone. Universities rarely teach proposal development, presentation design, or plain-language technical writing. Let's build your skills.
Consulting
Need to take your team's pulse? I've been doing qualitative research for over 30 years. I can teach you how to gather the data you need, or I can do the work for you.
Hello! My name is Laura McNamara and I'm an organizational anthropologist who spent 28 years leading and managing interdisciplinary R&D teams at both Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. You can read more about me, my coaching philosophy, and my practice here.
Coaching for Career Transitions
- Early Career R&D Professionals trying to find secure footing in an R&D workplace
- Emerging R&D Leaders who want to assemble and motivate high-performing teams
- New Managers navigating the shift from individual contribution to group leadership
- Mid-Career R&D Professionals taking stock of career progress and considering new challenges
Ready to explore what's next?
If you'd like to talk about a workplace challenge, a career decision, or a potential project, reach out — I'll get back to you by the next workday.