Learn About Dr. Handley

Dr. Patrick Handley is a successful author, speaker, and licensed psychologist. His best known product, the INSIGHT Inventory- a strengths-based personality assessment, now celebrates it's 24th Anniversary and has been used by over a million people and translated into seven languages.

Dr. Handley is a highly sought after speaker, management consultant, and team coach. He conducts powerful and enlightening EDUTAINMENT sessions underscored by his belief, "If they aren’t laughing, they aren’t learning!” Audiences appreciate Dr. Handley’s ability to present complex material in humorous, down to earth, and entertaining ways with practical “how to’s”.

A professional speaker and trainer for 25 years, Dr. Handley has facilitated sessions across the globe to audiences from 50 to 500. He can speak to and hold the interest of audiences ranging from entry level employees, blue collar hourly staff, top level executives, and the toughest of all, other trainers.

Patrick has incorporated his INSIGHT Inventory into program topics popular to general audiences. These have included “Leadership Lessons from the Apprentice” with finalists in the TV series, The Apprentice, and “Parenting Insights” with Dr. Frank Lawlis, content director for the Dr. Phil show.

Although he speaks on a variety of topics, he is often asked back by organizations to present the same program time and again. It is not unusual for the booking personnel representative to add specific requests such as: “be sure and tell the story about”... or “don’t leave out the example of” ... “and finish up with your poem about ...” Audiences remember and love his presentations.

Dr. Handley's Background

• completed Ph.D. in counseling psychology in 1980 from the University of Missouri
• focused primary areas of study on: personality assessment, career management, and organizational development.
• held faculty appointments at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Missouri
• knows organizational needs, he worked internally in large companies in such roles as:
  • career development specialist,
  • performance consultant
  • leadership and training educator
  • training director
• consulted and trained for organizations including:

The center of Patrick’s personal universe is his wife Melanie and their two children, Lauren (age 10) and Shea (age 7). Time permitting, he is an accomplished oil painter and raises and trains Andalusian horses