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Valerie Patrick, PhD
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Increase your impact, grow your contribution, improve your organization. Empowerment Facilitator, Consultant, Speaker & Author. PhD in Chemical Engineering
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Learn about how to navigate the disempowering behaviors of a narcissistic boss to support your career goals here: fulcrumconnection.com/2025/09/how-... #narcissism #careerdevelopment #personaldevelopment #leadership #power
"It helps to understand what to expect from different types of leaders so you can best navigate to meet your career goals." Valerie Patrick, PhD
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Learn everything you need to know to master leadership of virtual meetings in my new course on Thinkific here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"Meeting leaders look bad when they have not done the planning needed to deliver a positive return on investment for the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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When the pandemic forced my facilitation business on-line, I learned that my training translated to a virtual environment. Learn how to design and deliver a virtual meeting that participants will love in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p....
"The success of a virtual meeting depends more on the preparation for that meeting than what the meeting leader does during the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Well-being is a foundational aspect of fulfillment. Learn how to improve the well-being aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u... #fulfillment #leadership
The most effective craftsmen sharpen their saw before they need it like the most effective people take care of their well-being to be at their best.
July 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Response-able means you exercise good thinking before responding. Good thinking is a key aspect of fulfillment. Learn how to improve the cognitive aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u...
"Top performers exercise good thinking between a negative stimulus and a response." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Craft and have a plan to enact a set of norms to improve results from an upcoming virtual meeting you lead in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"Cameras on in a virtual meeting to reduce the cognitive load of ascertaining what others are doing or thinking during the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Communication is more difficult in a remote environment because of the lack of body language, energy, and immediate feedback compared to a co-located meeting. Learn the skills to improve remote communication in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p....
"Communication takes more effort and more time in a remote environment than in a co-located one." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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The emotional aspects of fulfillment include being in harmony, gratitude, contentment, and free of regret. Learn how to improve the emotional aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u...
"So many feelings so little time but the feeling that matters the most to a good life is fulfillment." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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If you’re interested in creativity, then take my survey for a new course on creativity: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVZ2ZVZ. In exchange for your input, I’ll email you Five Ways to Improve Creativity for Innovation and I’ll provide free access to the new course for a limited time once done.
"A great technique to identify problems worth pursuing that trigger creative thinking is strategic thinking." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Learn the three keys and the top barriers to effective remote meeting leadership in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"They may not be able to see you sweat in a virtual meeting, but you probably should be sweating because you need to be at the top of your leadership game to be effective in the remote world." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Satisfaction and fulfillment come from our relationship to what is happening which is under our control. Learn how to improve your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u... #fulfillment
“Satisfaction is in the eyes of the satisfied and fulfillment is too.” Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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If you’re interested in creativity, then take this 4-minute creativity survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVZ2ZVZ. In exchange for your input, I’ll email you Five Ways to Improve Creativity for Innovation and I’ll provide free access to the new course for a limited time once done.
"Climate or how it feels to work at an organization is a powerful way to promote or detract from employee’s creative expression in the workplace." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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An effective way to overcome distraction in a virtual meeting is to lead a structured, interactive process that accomplishes clear goals. Learn the 3 keys to effective planning for virtual meetings in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p... #leadership
"A virtual meeting might be easier to schedule than a co-located meeting but this does not mean less planning is needed for a virtual meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Are you fulfilled? No idea or you think so? No problem! You can take a free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale including recommendations to improve fulfillment here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u...
“You will love what you do when what you do is meaningful to you.” Valerie Patrick, PHD
July 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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If you're interested in unleashing creativity at work, then take my marketing survey for a new creativity course: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVZ2ZVZ. In exchange, you'll get Five Ways to Improve Creativity for Innovation and free access to the new course for a limited time once done.
"Neuroscience shows that everyone has the brain hardware to be creative so optimizing creativity takes optimizing the software or how to harness brain hardware to be creative." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Learn everything you need to know to master leadership of virtual meetings in my new course on Thinkific here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"Meeting leaders look bad when they have not done the planning needed to deliver a positive return on investment for the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Well-being is a foundational aspect of fulfillment. Learn how to improve the well-being aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u... #fulfillment #leadership
The most effective craftsmen sharpen their saw before they need it like the most effective people take care of their well-being to be at their best.
July 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Response-able means you exercise good thinking before responding. Good thinking is a key aspect of fulfillment. Learn how to improve the cognitive aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u...
"Top performers exercise good thinking between a negative stimulus and a response." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
valeriepatrick.bsky.social
When the pandemic forced my facilitation business on-line, I learned that my training translated to a virtual environment. Learn how to design and deliver a virtual meeting that participants will love in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p....
"The success of a virtual meeting depends more on the preparation for that meeting than what the meeting leader does during the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Craft and have a plan to enact a set of norms to improve results from an upcoming virtual meeting you lead in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"Cameras on in a virtual meeting to reduce the cognitive load of ascertaining what others are doing or thinking during the meeting." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
valeriepatrick.bsky.social
Communication is more difficult in a remote environment because of the lack of body language, energy, and immediate feedback compared to a co-located meeting. Learn the skills to improve remote communication in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p....
"Communication takes more effort and more time in a remote environment than in a co-located one." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The emotional aspects of fulfillment include being in harmony, gratitude, contentment, and free of regret. Learn how to improve the emotional aspects of your fulfillment with this free fulfillment assessment based on the Fulfilled Life Scale here: fulcrumconnection.com/wp-content/u...
"So many feelings so little time but the feeling that matters the most to a good life is fulfillment." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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If you’re interested in creativity, then take my survey for a new course on creativity: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVZ2ZVZ. In exchange for your input, I’ll email you Five Ways to Improve Creativity for Innovation and I’ll provide free access to the new course for a limited time once done.
"A great technique to identify problems worth pursuing that trigger creative thinking is strategic thinking." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Explore why I have concluded that the practice of creativity leads to fulfillment: fulcrumconnection.com/2025/07/does... #creativity #fulfillment #leadership #personaldevelopment #careerdevelopment
"Curiosity is a core habit of the most creative people and curiosity of the self provides a foundation for fulfillment." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Learn the three keys and the top barriers to effective remote meeting leadership in my new Thinkific course here: valerie-s-site-68ec.thinkific.com/courses/ai-p.... #leadership #remotemeetings #virtualmeetings #remoteteams #virtualteams #teams
"They may not be able to see you sweat in a virtual meeting, but you probably should be sweating because you need to be at the top of your leadership game to be effective in the remote world." Valerie Patrick, PhD
July 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM