by Palena Neale | 20 Sep 2020 | Learning
By now, most of us have settled into ‘the new normal’ of ‘pandemic life’ – so, it could be a good time to take stock of where you are, and what you have accomplished within the current context. And time to celebrate getting through, thus far. After a period of...
by Palena Neale | 20 Dec 2018 | Learning
A great time to reflect, celebrate and plan It’s been a roller coaster of a year with events echoing around the world – continuing political unrest, natural disasters from wildfires in the USA to earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, and the devastating sadness of the...
by Palena Neale | 27 Nov 2018 | Learning
‘A crisp elevator pitch isn’t useful just for times when you’re job hunting. There are often opportunities to shape the way you are perceived by others, but most people miss them.’ Dorie Clark Like it or not self-promotion seems to be a necessity in our hyper...
by Palena Neale | 13 Nov 2018 | Learning
Kindness at work It’s World Kindness Day today. However, wouldn’t it be great if there was kindness every day, in all spheres of life?/! In Harvard Business Review (Jan 02, 2018) Make Civility the Norm on Your Team, Christine Porath says, “Unfortunately, my...
by Palena Neale | 31 Jul 2018 | Coaching, Learning
19% of Americans are bullied, another 19% witness it 61% of Americans are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace 60.4 million Americans are affected by it 70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women 61% of bullies are bosses, the majority (63%) operate...
by Palena Neale | 10 Jul 2018 | Learning
Most of us have struggled with assertiveness at some time or another in our personal and/or professional roles. If you are introverted, or female, or from certain self-effacing cultures, there is a higher possibility of you being perceived as unassertive – which can...