How I use #Candor: I believe that candor is the unlock to better relationships and minimizing conflict, when it is coupled with care and curiosity (care for others, care for how I leverage it, curiosity about others and about myself). I use candor to say the hard things and ask the unlock questions.
How I use #Courage: I use courage to lean into seemingly hard conversations, seemingly intractable problems, and to ask the questions that are being avoided. I also use courage to challenge myself and to lean into the uncomfortable.
How I use #Care: Care is the foundation that underpins candor and courage. I use care to check in with people and make sure that we stay in alignment, I use care as a compass to determine what I say and how I show up with others.
Meet Laine Joelson Cohen
Executive Coach & Talent Strategist
Laine Joelson Cohen is an ICF-certified Executive and Team Coach who partners with senior leaders and leadership teams to drive meaningful, lasting change. She is known for helping leaders navigate complexity, lead with greater clarity and confidence, and move forward when they feel stuck or at an inflection point.
Laine serves as a trusted thought partner to leaders facing high-stakes decisions, expanded scope, and organizational transformation. She creates a space that is both supportive and challenging, enabling clients to tackle difficult issues, strengthen their leadership impact, and make progress on the challenges that matter most. Her clients value her ability to listen deeply, draw unexpected connections, and illuminate blind spots to unlock new ways of leading.
Beyond individual coaching, Laine works with intact leadership teams to build alignment, improve team dynamics, and accelerate collective performance. She also designs and facilitates leadership offsites and development experiences that help teams gain clarity on strategy, strengthen trust, and commit to action.
With more than 25 years of experience leading large teams and enterprise-wide initiatives, Laine brings firsthand understanding of the pressures senior leaders face. She previously served as Director of International and Legacy Franchises Learning, the Global Head of Learning for HR at Citi and as North America Head of Leadership and Executive Development. This experience informs her work in areas such as leading through transformation, stepping successfully into larger roles, and building high-performing, aligned leadership teams.
Laine was selected to be a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s prestigious 100 Coaches community. She serves on the Board of GC4W (Global Connections for Women) and is a mentor with iMentor, supporting first-generations students in achieving their educational and career ambitions. She has been featured on The Coaching Habit Podcast, Work and Life Podcast, and in Inc Magazine.
Laine’s biggest sources of pride are her two daughters. Laine, her daughters, and her husband enjoy seeing live music together and are known to travel for certain artists. In her free time, Laine auditions hobbies – currently gardening, pickleball and guitar.