by Palena Neale | 7 Aug 2022 | Leadership
Listening – and feeling that we are being heard – are fundamental to any meaningful relationship, whether personal or professional. But how good are you at listening to yourself and hearing what your mind, body, heart, spirit – and the context – are telling you? I’ve...
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 | 24 Mar 2022 | Leadership
It is Women’s History Month and although there have been some positive gains in women’s participation in leadership (global figures put women’s representation in senior and CEO positions at 32%) – there is still much work to do. Just to be clear, leadership and gender...
by Palena Neale | 14 Feb 2022 | Leadership
4 Key Visibility Questions to Ask Yourself Much has been written about the importance of visibility for your career progress, and about ways to achieve it with authenticity and integrity. In fact, I’ve written a lot about these issues myself, both in this website and...
by Palena Neale | 10 Jan 2022 | Leadership
New year isn’t the only time for a clean slate, making resolutions, changing your behavior or achieving a goal. How many times have you heard people say ‘tomorrow is another day’? There is always time for starting anew. Many people use a specific date to set their...
by Palena Neale | 15 Dec 2021 | Leadership
As the holidays start and this year comes to an end, I want to stress the importance of celebrating your accomplishments over the past year and using journaling as your self-reflective process to help with this. At the end of each year, I always write articles like...