Patrick McWard · Speaker · Facilitator · Executive Coach
Patrick McWard helps leaders and teams become more grounded, honest and connected—creating the conditions for trust, courageous conversation and meaningful change.
The human side of leadership
Technical expertise may earn greater responsibility. But truly leading people requires something deeper: knowing who you are, understanding how you affect others, reading the emotional information around you and responding consciously—especially under pressure and through change.
For 30 years, Patrick McWard has helped leaders strengthen that human side of leadership. His work helps people align their actions with their values, communicate with greater honesty, and create cultures where empathy and accountability reinforce one another.
Patrick’s presentations are practical, engaging and highly interactive. He creates an environment where everyone has something to learn—and everyone has something to teach.
Trusted across sectors
The Authenticity Assessment
Discover where your values and behavior are aligned—and where you may have room to grow.
Twenty thoughtful questions explore five dimensions of authenticity: self-awareness, values and integrity, courage and vulnerability, authentic relationships, and growth and congruence.
Experience that travels
Across 2,850 audiences, Patrick has helped people move beyond information and into the honest, human conversations that change how they lead.
Explore Patrick’s speaking →Work with Patrick
Whether Patrick is speaking to an entire organization, working intensively with a leadership team or coaching one executive, the purpose is the same: helping people become more self-aware, more emotionally intelligent and more effective in how they lead.
Keynotes and conference sessions
Patrick brings warmth, humor, practical wisdom and genuine audience participation to every engagement. His presentations help leaders see themselves and others differently—and begin the conversations meaningful change requires.
Explore speaking →Interactive learning for real workplaces
Patrick’s workshops turn insight into action. Participants strengthen emotional intelligence, improve communication, navigate difficult conversations and learn how to create greater trust and psychological safety during change.
Explore workshops →Selective, personally designed coaching
Patrick works with accomplished leaders who want to strengthen the human side of leadership, navigate a significant transition, or build a career and life that fit who they truly are.
Explore coaching →A question worth asking
We spend enormous energy deciding what we need to do. Patrick invites leaders to begin with the question that changes how they lead, relate and choose what truly deserves their time.
Who do you want to be?
The Radical Attraction Process™
Radical Attraction is not about wishing for a different life. It is a practical process for listening deeply, aligning your inner and outer life, and taking the right actions from a place of authenticity.
The process begins within—but it becomes real through how you lead, relate and act.
From Crain’s Chicago Business
Patrick’s path was not simply a climb up the corporate ladder. After achieving success in business, he stepped away for a six-month sabbatical—including time in Costa Rica—to ask a more fundamental question: What kind of work and life genuinely fit who I am?
That turning point led Patrick to build his speaking and coaching practice. It continues to shape his work today: helping accomplished people move beyond someone else’s definition of success and lead from a deeper understanding of who they truly are.
“I have nothing to prove and everything to share.”Read the Crain’s story →
Client perspectives
“Patrick was my favorite speaker of them all! Poise, knowledge, empathy—Patrick is off the charts. He brought out the best in the participants. What a wonderful leader! Patrick McWard is a tremendous asset.”
“Patrick taught me that leadership is not a position, but ‘who I am.’ He worked with me on building my personal power, and my confidence soared. All of this led to results. But what meant the most to me—he cares.”
“Patrick’s talk was an experience all in itself. He was genuine, engaging and insightful. At the end of the session, Patrick’s book was flying off the shelf.”
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Every organization is different. Patrick begins by listening—learning about your people, your challenges and the change you want to create.
Whether you are considering a keynote, an interactive workshop or selective executive coaching, tell Patrick a little about what is happening in your organization.
A thoughtful conversation. A clear next step.
Choose the path closest to what you are considering. Patrick will read your note personally and respond directly.
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