Laurence Paquette
@laurencepaq.bsky.social
Neurodivergent leader. Queer mom. 15 years at the world’s largest wind company. Now: doing it my way.
✍️ Lead Anyway — out Fall 2026 🇨🇦🇩🇰🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/LaurencePaq
http://www.youtube.com/@laurencepaq
✍️ Lead Anyway — out Fall 2026 🇨🇦🇩🇰🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/LaurencePaq
http://www.youtube.com/@laurencepaq
I spent 15 years in corporate and thought that if I ever worked for myself, I’d hate having to sell myself.
Plot twist: I actually like it.
Turns out what I imagined as “selling” is mostly talking to people, getting curious about their problems and then talking about things I know a lot about
Plot twist: I actually like it.
Turns out what I imagined as “selling” is mostly talking to people, getting curious about their problems and then talking about things I know a lot about
September 1, 2026 at 6:21 AM
I spent 15 years in corporate and thought that if I ever worked for myself, I’d hate having to sell myself.
Plot twist: I actually like it.
Turns out what I imagined as “selling” is mostly talking to people, getting curious about their problems and then talking about things I know a lot about
Plot twist: I actually like it.
Turns out what I imagined as “selling” is mostly talking to people, getting curious about their problems and then talking about things I know a lot about
Office politics has a bad reputation, mostly because people confuse it with manipulation. So a lot of people pretend they don’t participate in it at all. But the truth is, everyone navigates power, influence, relationships, and perception at work to some extent.
youtu.be/XtH4Hty-bUM
youtu.be/XtH4Hty-bUM
The One Thing You're Getting Wrong About Office Politics
YouTube video by Laurence Paquette
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August 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Office politics has a bad reputation, mostly because people confuse it with manipulation. So a lot of people pretend they don’t participate in it at all. But the truth is, everyone navigates power, influence, relationships, and perception at work to some extent.
youtu.be/XtH4Hty-bUM
youtu.be/XtH4Hty-bUM
If money and what people think didn't matter, what would you do?
I asked this question inside the community I created last week where we discuss career, business, transition and starting something new. In the first week, 43 people joined! 😆
I asked this question inside the community I created last week where we discuss career, business, transition and starting something new. In the first week, 43 people joined! 😆
August 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
If money and what people think didn't matter, what would you do?
I asked this question inside the community I created last week where we discuss career, business, transition and starting something new. In the first week, 43 people joined! 😆
I asked this question inside the community I created last week where we discuss career, business, transition and starting something new. In the first week, 43 people joined! 😆
Modern dating and corporate networking are officially the same thing. 🍷💼
Think about it:
✨ Curated profiles (Tinder vs. LinkedIn)
🤫 Strategic vulnerability
📱 Those awkward “checking in” follow-up texts
🎭 Pretending to be “effortlessly interesting” while optimizing your position
Think about it:
✨ Curated profiles (Tinder vs. LinkedIn)
🤫 Strategic vulnerability
📱 Those awkward “checking in” follow-up texts
🎭 Pretending to be “effortlessly interesting” while optimizing your position
May 31, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Modern dating and corporate networking are officially the same thing. 🍷💼
Think about it:
✨ Curated profiles (Tinder vs. LinkedIn)
🤫 Strategic vulnerability
📱 Those awkward “checking in” follow-up texts
🎭 Pretending to be “effortlessly interesting” while optimizing your position
Think about it:
✨ Curated profiles (Tinder vs. LinkedIn)
🤫 Strategic vulnerability
📱 Those awkward “checking in” follow-up texts
🎭 Pretending to be “effortlessly interesting” while optimizing your position
Anyone else been living abroad so long you use your second or third language more than your first… and now you blank on the simplest words in your own language?
May 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Anyone else been living abroad so long you use your second or third language more than your first… and now you blank on the simplest words in your own language?
Met an acquaintance today who 3 years ago was starting as a solo entrepreneur and 3 years later he is thriving! Seeing him struggle to making it work is a gift and the best boost of energy I could ask for! Anyone else looking back smiling at your own succes?
May 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Met an acquaintance today who 3 years ago was starting as a solo entrepreneur and 3 years later he is thriving! Seeing him struggle to making it work is a gift and the best boost of energy I could ask for! Anyone else looking back smiling at your own succes?
If you are leaving corporate to bet on yourself, let’s connect as Iwant to follow your journey. I’m starting this journey and leaving my job end of May to start something new doing fractional CMO work and comm coaching.
May 4, 2026 at 4:48 AM
If you are leaving corporate to bet on yourself, let’s connect as Iwant to follow your journey. I’m starting this journey and leaving my job end of May to start something new doing fractional CMO work and comm coaching.
Anyone else misses social distancing and quarantine?
May 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Anyone else misses social distancing and quarantine?
I’m leaving my corporate job in 30 days. I’m so excited and I’m also completely terrified! But I haven’t felt this alive in a long time. #leavingcorporate #newbeginnings #transition
May 3, 2026 at 7:43 AM
I’m leaving my corporate job in 30 days. I’m so excited and I’m also completely terrified! But I haven’t felt this alive in a long time. #leavingcorporate #newbeginnings #transition
Genuinely asking… for consultancy work, how do you price yourself. I’ve done my research and I know what u should charge but I’d like some advice, especially as I start.
May 3, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Genuinely asking… for consultancy work, how do you price yourself. I’ve done my research and I know what u should charge but I’d like some advice, especially as I start.
For those of you who started a business with a partner, how did you figure out who does what? My girlfriend and I are building this together and we're learning as we go. Curious whether other people had a framework for it or whether you just worked it out over time. #startup
May 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
For those of you who started a business with a partner, how did you figure out who does what? My girlfriend and I are building this together and we're learning as we go. Curious whether other people had a framework for it or whether you just worked it out over time. #startup
Asking all ex-corporate now entrepreneurs, what’s your best 3 tips for taking the leap and quitting my corporate job?
May 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Asking all ex-corporate now entrepreneurs, what’s your best 3 tips for taking the leap and quitting my corporate job?
For all of you who transitioned or are transitioning out of corporate, any resources you recommend? Communities, websites, etc?? #leavingcorporate #transition
May 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
For all of you who transitioned or are transitioning out of corporate, any resources you recommend? Communities, websites, etc?? #leavingcorporate #transition
I’m leaving corporate in one month to start my own thing and do what I never dared to do: work for myself. I’m terrified and excited all at once. Anyone else on this journey after years in corporate?
April 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I’m leaving corporate in one month to start my own thing and do what I never dared to do: work for myself. I’m terrified and excited all at once. Anyone else on this journey after years in corporate?
As a neurodivergent exec I see three signals, not deficits: sensory overload in meetings, masking during reviews, and misread cues. Small changes and tips can help —want simple steps? Book me for coaching! wix.to/fch9pcX #InclusiveLeadership
Laurence Paquette | Fractional CMO · Keynote Speaker · Executive Coach | Author, Lead Anyway.
Fractional CMO, keynote speaker, executive coach and forthcoming author based in Copenhagen. 15 years leading marketing and brand at Vestas, the world's largest wind energy company. Available for consulting, speaking and coaching engagements globally.
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April 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
As a neurodivergent exec I see three signals, not deficits: sensory overload in meetings, masking during reviews, and misread cues. Small changes and tips can help —want simple steps? Book me for coaching! wix.to/fch9pcX #InclusiveLeadership
I just launched a newsletter: The Real Brief
Issue 1: Personal brands are replacing company brands
And in many cases, the company is the thing holding them back because anything real gets filtered out before it ever gets said. Full piece + subscribe: laurencepaquette.substack.com/p/personal-b...
Issue 1: Personal brands are replacing company brands
And in many cases, the company is the thing holding them back because anything real gets filtered out before it ever gets said. Full piece + subscribe: laurencepaquette.substack.com/p/personal-b...
Personal brands are replacing company brands. And leaders aren’t ready.
The Take
laurencepaquette.substack.com
April 6, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I just launched a newsletter: The Real Brief
Issue 1: Personal brands are replacing company brands
And in many cases, the company is the thing holding them back because anything real gets filtered out before it ever gets said. Full piece + subscribe: laurencepaquette.substack.com/p/personal-b...
Issue 1: Personal brands are replacing company brands
And in many cases, the company is the thing holding them back because anything real gets filtered out before it ever gets said. Full piece + subscribe: laurencepaquette.substack.com/p/personal-b...
April 5, 2026 at 6:31 AM
My daughter is 9 and my son is 7. I love them both equally, but the world won’t treat them the same. Not because of talent or ambition. Simply because of gender. Here’s what the data says about her future.
March 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
My daughter is 9 and my son is 7. I love them both equally, but the world won’t treat them the same. Not because of talent or ambition. Simply because of gender. Here’s what the data says about her future.
Most men believe the problem is “a few bad men.”
Reality is a spectrum.
Silence. Excuses. Laughing along. Looking away.
Predatory behavior rarely survives on monsters alone. It survives on indifference.
What do you tolerate?
Image by @coinswallow (Instagram)
#InternationalWomensDay
Reality is a spectrum.
Silence. Excuses. Laughing along. Looking away.
Predatory behavior rarely survives on monsters alone. It survives on indifference.
What do you tolerate?
Image by @coinswallow (Instagram)
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Most men believe the problem is “a few bad men.”
Reality is a spectrum.
Silence. Excuses. Laughing along. Looking away.
Predatory behavior rarely survives on monsters alone. It survives on indifference.
What do you tolerate?
Image by @coinswallow (Instagram)
#InternationalWomensDay
Reality is a spectrum.
Silence. Excuses. Laughing along. Looking away.
Predatory behavior rarely survives on monsters alone. It survives on indifference.
What do you tolerate?
Image by @coinswallow (Instagram)
#InternationalWomensDay
Women are landing triple axels while on their period.
We celebrate the medal.
We ignore the pain.
Half the population bleeds every month.
Saying it’s hard shouldn’t be controversial.
Showing up anyway isn’t weakness.
It’s strength.
We celebrate the medal.
We ignore the pain.
Half the population bleeds every month.
Saying it’s hard shouldn’t be controversial.
Showing up anyway isn’t weakness.
It’s strength.
February 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Women are landing triple axels while on their period.
We celebrate the medal.
We ignore the pain.
Half the population bleeds every month.
Saying it’s hard shouldn’t be controversial.
Showing up anyway isn’t weakness.
It’s strength.
We celebrate the medal.
We ignore the pain.
Half the population bleeds every month.
Saying it’s hard shouldn’t be controversial.
Showing up anyway isn’t weakness.
It’s strength.
Asking the right question beats having the right answer.
February 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Asking the right question beats having the right answer.
In corporate, you can’t always take words at face value. Here’s a small Corporate Translation Guide 😉
“𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚” Often means no
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚” This is awkward
“𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” I disagree, but I’m polite
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣” I want you to agree with me
“𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠” You ignored what I said earlier
“𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚” Often means no
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚” This is awkward
“𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” I disagree, but I’m polite
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣” I want you to agree with me
“𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠” You ignored what I said earlier
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
In corporate, you can’t always take words at face value. Here’s a small Corporate Translation Guide 😉
“𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚” Often means no
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚” This is awkward
“𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” I disagree, but I’m polite
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣” I want you to agree with me
“𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠” You ignored what I said earlier
“𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚” Often means no
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚” This is awkward
“𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜” I disagree, but I’m polite
“𝙇𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣” I want you to agree with me
“𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠” You ignored what I said earlier
I never felt like I fit the corporate mold… so I’m writing a book about leading when you don’t fit in.
#nonfiction #writingabook #leadership
#nonfiction #writingabook #leadership
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I never felt like I fit the corporate mold… so I’m writing a book about leading when you don’t fit in.
#nonfiction #writingabook #leadership
#nonfiction #writingabook #leadership
My brain needs one song on repeat to write and stay focused.
Found my new hyperfixation.
Aperture - Harry Styles
Found my new hyperfixation.
Aperture - Harry Styles
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
My brain needs one song on repeat to write and stay focused.
Found my new hyperfixation.
Aperture - Harry Styles
Found my new hyperfixation.
Aperture - Harry Styles
A stranger questioned my credibility on a video today.
Not by engaging with the ideas.
But by assuming I had none.
Not by engaging with the ideas.
But by assuming I had none.
January 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM
A stranger questioned my credibility on a video today.
Not by engaging with the ideas.
But by assuming I had none.
Not by engaging with the ideas.
But by assuming I had none.