by Palena Neale | 19 Mar 2019 | Leadership
Self-reflection and action in leadership – making it happen “Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker In Part 1 of this article, we looked at self-reflection as a process...
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...
by Palena Neale | 29 May 2018 | Mentoring
How to get the best out of your mentoring relationship I’d like to follow up on my previous post Mentoring for a Change – Mentoring Exchanges, and talk about how to get the most out of your mentoring relationship, or to ensure an effective mentoring experience. In...
by Palena Neale | 20 Mar 2018 | Leadership
Harvard Business School professor, Rakesh Khurana, stated that company directors selecting CEOs are impressed by charismatic candidates. And, to an extent, isn’t everyone? Many rock stars and successful actors have charisma – inspiring enthusiastic followers....
by Palena Neale | 31 Oct 2017 | Coaching
Coaching has always supported people to maximize or improve their performance, but in the past decade, its reach has extended to every facet of personal and professional life. There is great potential for global development organizations (donors, nonprofits,...