Pat Esslinger is a Washington DC based independent facilitator, trainer, and management consultant whose client list features public sector and business managers with focus on organizational change, team success, and leadership development. Drawing on her experience as a senior manager in the Federal government, Pat’s approach is experiential, pragmatic, and real world. Her foundational expertise was gained in her fast-track career with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management as a human resources professional, including a senior executive position directing operations of the Federal government retirement system. Pat’s approach is to focus on the client’s unique needs, take as much of the load off them as possible, and call as little attention as possible to herself and her technology in order to avoid distracting the group from their task. She provides extraordinary value through• in-depth knowledge of managing Federal employees, • meticulous advance planning, complete consultation with clients combined with full appreciation of the value of their time, • ability to identify and synthesize key concepts as they develop in group sessions, and• unusual proficiency and expert judgment in applying such tools as virtual training platforms, collaborative meeting technology, the MBTI, DISC and the SII.Pat is particularly pleased that several consulting companies that she has subbed to have been so impressed with the results she achieved for their clients that they then engaged her to facilitate internal strategic planning sessions for their own organizations.Although Pat’s clients are pleased with the results she gets in meetings on any topic, she does have special expertise in public management, with experience as a Federal manager and in Federal human resources management. She has been granted a security clearances at the secret level.Specialties: Leadership, management, communications, Federal HR. Focus group facilitation with XLeap collaboration technology. Virtual training on Zoom, Adobe Connect, Webex, MS Teams. Room design and producing in Adobe Connect. Instructional design. Certified to administer & interpret MBTI, DISC, and SII,