by Palena Neale | 20 Oct 2020 | Leadership
As a leader, you need to manage your staff’s performance – which often involves having difficult conversations. Enter Covid – plus working and leading remotely – and this just got a whole lot more complicated. Knowing how to provide development feedback is an...
by Palena Neale | 17 Jun 2020 | Leadership
A leader needs to build and maintain positive working relationships, guide their employees, and give – and receive – feedback. ‘Radical candor’ is a recognised leadership skill that has been achieving a lot of traction since 2017, with the publication of Kim Scott’s...
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...