by Palena Neale | 12 Dec 2017 | Learning
I was coaching a senior NGO executive working through the struggles of listening she felt she had. She knew she should be listening better but felt focused on results and getting things done rather than taking the time to listen to what was being said to her. She felt...
by Palena Neale | 18 May 2022 | Leadership
“To say that a person feels listened to means a lot more than just their ideas get heard. It’s a sign of respect. It makes people feel valued.” – Deborah Tannen, author and professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University. I’ve written a lot about listening, because...
by Palena Neale | 17 Jun 2021 | Leadership
In my experience of coaching hundreds of women all over the world, there is a potent tension when it comes to women and networking. On the one hand, from an extensive body of research and practice, we know that networking is very important for career...
by Palena Neale | 9 May 2019 | Leadership, Mentoring
Mentoring lessons learned – a tale Mentoring Exchanges, in collaboration with our partner, Swasti Health Catalyst, have just completed a final review of our mentoring programme and are eager to share our mentoring lessons learned. Before we share our results,...
by Palena Neale | 11 Jun 2018 | Leadership, Learning
“We all need people who will give us feedback: that’s how we improve.” Bill Gates Have you ever given what you believe to be well thought out, developmental feedback with good intent, sensed it to be well delivered and then have had it fall flat, or worse be poorly...