Leveraging her past experience to help individuals and teams align their communication through the Power of Listening, Janusik’s background includes 15 years of HR Management in private industry and 20 years of academic experience as a professor and scholar who became a world-recognized expert in teaching and training listening. Her Ph.D. in Communication and her MBA assist her in using research-based information to help people understand and practice effective listening. Laura is a dynamic speaker, trainer, researcher, and business consultant. As a past president of the International Listening Association, she’s well skilled in helping others listen to what is and what is not being said. Her research has been published nationally and internationally, and her research and ideas have been cited in publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and US News and World Report.