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This Expert's name is Palena Neale, PhD, ACC

This Expert's occupation is Founder, Managing Director, unabridged leadership
This Expert's location is France
This Expert's nationality is Canadian

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Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English, French

Countries of Work

Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Moldova, Senegal, South Africa, Vietnam

Areas of Expertise

  • Coaching
  • Curriculum development
  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Remote Coaching
  • Staff motivation and retention
  • Research
Women's Leadership Development

Professional Experience

  • Unabridged Leadership

    May 2013 - Present
    Provide leadership coaching, mentoring, and training services to global development organizations.

    ▪ Design and deliver executive learning interventions: ‘Cross-Cultural Communication’, ‘Communicating for Impact’, ‘Introduction to Coaching,’ ‘An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence' for the UNSSC Executive Management and Emerging Leaders Programs.
    ▪ Executive and leadership coaching services to global development organizations – UNSSC Women’s Leadership Program, ILO, WHO, WFP, Palladium Group, FP2020, Save the Children, Abt.
    ▪ Launched Women’s Leadership Coaching – For Women in Global Development – a leadership coaching program focused on building leadership skills.

  • UNAIDS

    Sep 2006 - Jun 2015
    Responsible for supporting for government-wide business reengineering process in Ethiopia and change initiatives at HQ.

    ▪ Worked with Senior Management Team to review and inform HAPCO’s Business Process Reengineering (BPR) findings, identifying relevant international best practices, country experiences and lessons in multi-sectoral responses to HIV and AIDS, effective HIV/AIDS architecture, and gender mainstreaming.
    ▪ Supported organization-wide restructuring exercise: led the Change Management Working Group (CMWG) composed of Division Managers and Country Representatives to design and deliver capacity building events in the context of an organization-wide restructuring.

  • UNESCO

    May 2009 - Aug 2010
    Coordinated the Inter-Agency Task Team for educational response to HIV and AIDS.

    ▪ Coordinated Task Team to support the education response to HIV and AIDS – organized and led strategic planning, work planning and communication; coordinated the planning and organization of two international IATT meetings.
    ▪ Developed learning aids to assist national partners, UNESCO staff, and development partners to implement a comprehensive education sector response to HIV and AIDS at the country level.

Education

  • Grenoble Ecole de Management

    Graduated 2015
    Post-Doctorate Diplome - Employee Engagement in Mission-Based Organzations

  • University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth

    Graduated 1998
    PhD - Gender and International Politics

  • University of Hull

    Graduated 1994
    MA - Gender and International Relations

  • University of Manitoba

    Graduated 1989
    Bachelor of Commerce (Honors), Business Administration

Publications

  • Leadership Is Dynamic: It Takes Many Shapes And Forms

    Published Jan 2021 View publication

  • Emotional Intelligence: Why We Need It Now, More Than Ever

    Published Dec 2020 View publication

  • “Serious” Leaders Need Self-Care, Too

    Published Oct 2020 View publication

  • 4 Questions to Help Women Navigate the Second Half of Their Careers

    Published Sep 2020 View publication

  • Mentoring Exchanges Handbook- Guidelines for Getting the Best out of your Mentoring Experience

    Published Jan 2018 View publication

Affiliations

International Coaches Federation

Areas of Expertise

  • Coaching
  • Curriculum development
  • Process facilitation
  • Training
  • Remote Coaching
  • Staff motivation and retention
  • Research
Women's Leadership Development

Affiliations

International Coaches Federation