Patricia Wellenbach, Please Touch Museum: Persistence and Leadership Skills

Teaching children to be persistent begin with retraining adult behaviors. Patricia Wellenbach shares how the Please Touch Museum is giving children space to try and fail while teaching parents patience and perseverance. Listen in as Laura and Patricia discuss connecting with children and adults through learning, leading by getting out of your team’s way, and understanding the interests of your audience. Patricia also discusses how to take messages and reframe them for deeper understanding, as well as the key traits she looks for in new leadership.

Patricia D. Wellenbach is President and CEO of Please Touch Museum and the first female Board Chair of Thomas Jefferson University. Throughout her career, Trish has led complex health care, education, and non-profit organizations through transformational change. Her commitment to growth and long-term sustainability is recognized across the Philadelphia region.

You can connect with Patricia via the museum website: https://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/

To learn more about Dr. Laura Sicola and how mastering influence can impact your success go to https://www.speakingtoinfluence.com/quickstart and download the quick start guide for mastering the three C’s of influence.

You can connect with Laura in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola

LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWri2F_hhGQpMcD97DctJwA

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Twitter: @Laura Sicola 

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Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions

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