Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I 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 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Office 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-bUMyoutu.beThe One Thing You're Getting Wrong About Office PoliticsYouTube video by Laurence Paquette 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 02/08/2026If 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! 😆 100
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Modern 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 200
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Anyone 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? 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Met 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? 230
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 04/05/2026If 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. 110
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Anyone else misses social distancing and quarantine? 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026I’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 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Genuinely 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. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 02/05/2026For 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 100
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Asking all ex-corporate now entrepreneurs, what’s your best 3 tips for taking the leap and quitting my corporate job? 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 02/05/2026For all of you who transitioned or are transitioning out of corporate, any resources you recommend? Communities, websites, etc?? #leavingcorporate #transition 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I’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? 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 10/04/2026As 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 #InclusiveLeadershipwix.toLaurence 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. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I 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...laurencepaquette.substack.comPersonal brands are replacing company brands. And leaders aren’t ready.The Take 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Everything is pushing you forward #momentum #fate 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 11/03/2026My 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. 110
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Most 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 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Women 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. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Asking the right question beats having the right answer. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 13/02/2026In 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 200
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I 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 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026My brain needs one song on repeat to write and stay focused. Found my new hyperfixation. Aperture - Harry Styles 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026A stranger questioned my credibility on a video today. Not by engaging with the ideas. But by assuming I had none. 020
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I’m over 100 pages into writing a nonfiction book and I’ve hit a wall. Not writing, remembering what I already wrote. Outlines help, but not enough. If you’ve written nonfiction, how do you keep a clear overview and avoid repeating yourself? #nonfictionwriting #writerlife #writingprocess 020
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Open offices are a mistake. #work #officedesign #fail 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026If you can handle conflicts on the playground, you can definitely manage a team at work. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 20/01/2026When work is framed as competition or endurance, it quietly rewards pain tolerance. Not everyone experiences work as a sport. Some of us are not trying to win. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Why success is always paid in advance and overnight success isn’t real. 100
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 19/01/2026How can overthinking be a good thing? Let’s talk about it 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Men are discouraged from showing emotion. Women are expected to manage everyone else’s. Different roles. Same emotional tax. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 18/01/2026You don’t build habits by trying harder. You build them by deciding who you are. Habits don’t stick because of motivation. They stick because of identity. Runners run. Writers write. Who are you becoming? 100
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 17/01/2026No one asked for my opinion, but I’ll say it anyway. A country that cannot guarantee healthcare or address poverty for millions of its own citizens should not be talking about taking someone else’s land. Colonization is still colonization. Consent matters. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Masking is often praised as professionalism. Being adaptable, agreeable, and always composed is rewarded, even when it comes at a significant personal cost. 020
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 13/01/2026He just put himself next to my pillow to sleep for the night. I had no say. How could I ever resist this kitten. 170
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 13/01/2026It’s okay to be content. Not chasing more doesn’t mean lacking ambition. 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 12/01/2026We often reward visibility at work, not value. Being seen is easier than being useful. That doesn’t make it right. #corporatelife #work #value 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 11/01/2026As a dual citizen of Denmark and Canada, I am watching the Greenland discourse closely. Reducing a real place and people to hot takes erases history. Supporting a takeover without Greenlanders’ consent is not neutral. It is invasion and colonization 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Living abroad does not just change your address. It changes who you become. 20 years in, I can confirm. #livingabroad 010
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 08/01/2026We still treat 8h as the default definition of productivity. That model comes from the industrial revolution and it was built for repetitive labor. Some days, 4h focused create real impact. Other days, 8h just looks productive on paper. Yet time spent is still rewarded more than outcomes. 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Whoever created the concept of an open office was an extrovert. I’m sure of it. #extrovert #office #openoffice 110
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Dear algorithm, please connect me with: - leftists ⬅️ - anti-patriarchy folks ❌ - neurodivergents and high masking people 🧠 - aspiring authors 📚 - LGBTQIA 🏳️🌈 - music lovers 🎶 - anyone in corporate life who wonders what they are doing there?! 🏢 - women who are tired of being told to be less 🤦♀️ 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Just genuinely curious Do you walk to think? 000
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 06/01/2026How to build presence without charisma. See full version here: 🚀 Lead Powerfully Without Charisma! 🚀 Build Authentic Presence as a Leader youtu.be/FxSFEcj9u- 011
Laurence Paquette @laurencepaq.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I have learned nothing and I regret nothing! #strangerthings #conformitygate #reptv #ibeleive 010