Palena Neale, PhD, PCC

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Experience

    • France
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder-Managing Director
      • 2013 - Present

      Paris Area, France Executive and leadership development - coaching, 360 and DISC debriefing, mentoring, learning needs assessment, learning solution development for global development organizations – UNSSC Women’s Leadership Program, Executive Management Program and Emerging Leaders Program, WHO Champions for Multisectoral SDG+3 Leadership Program, ILO, WHO, WFP, Palladium Group, FP2020, Save the Children, Abt Associates. Design/delivery of blended executive learning courses for UN (UNSSC, IFAD), private… Show more Executive and leadership development - coaching, 360 and DISC debriefing, mentoring, learning needs assessment, learning solution development for global development organizations – UNSSC Women’s Leadership Program, Executive Management Program and Emerging Leaders Program, WHO Champions for Multisectoral SDG+3 Leadership Program, ILO, WHO, WFP, Palladium Group, FP2020, Save the Children, Abt Associates. Design/delivery of blended executive learning courses for UN (UNSSC, IFAD), private sector (Ingram Cloud, Caterpillar, Abt Associates), INGO (Palladium Group, FP2030, Peak Vision, Save the Children), and private clients. Specialisms: Emotional Intelligence, Communicating with Impact, Mentoring and Coaching for Leaders, Visibility and Networking, Women’s Leadership. Deliver a Women’s Leadership Coaching – For Women in Global Development Program for improving self-awareness, identifying and promoting accomplishments, articulating a leadership brand, building and leveraging networks and resources, driving personal and professional change, and positively influencing others. Designed, launched and deliver a women’s leadership series of online workshops – On Being Visible At Work, Networking: Creating a Meaningful Network, Values-Based Leadership, Managing Your Inner Critic and Leveraging Your Inner Mentor, Leading With Resilience. Design/deliver mentoring programs that match development professionals with executives and academics around the globe (Mentoring Exchanges). Programs run and evaluated in India and 6 francophone countries in Africa. ICF, PCC-accredited coach: 500+ hours of professional coaching conducted to date. Career coaching for 200+ undergraduate and masters students. Regular contributor to publications such as Forbes, Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review. Show less

    • France
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Sep 2014 - Jun 2019

      Paris Responsible for teaching masters level courses – ‘Organizational Behavior’, ‘Organization and Management’, ‘Human Resource Management’, ‘Geopolitics and Business Development’, . Course design and development, development of OB blog, thesis/business plan supervision and evaluation; career coaching for over 200 undergraduate and masters students. Research - leadership, employee engagement, SDGs, gender mainstreaming.

    • Switzerland
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Change Management Officer
      • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

      Région de Genève, Suisse Led the design of an interactive, online training for all staff on ‘Ethics in the Workplace’; worked with HRM to put in place policies and procedures to cultivate an ethical environment. Designed and delivered capacity building events in the context of an organization-wide restructuring exercise, including strategy for creating change champions.

    • France
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Programme Specialist, Section on HIV and AIDS
      • May 2009 - Aug 2010

      Région de Paris, France Developed capacity strengthening tools for national partners, UNESCO staff, and development partners (advocacy, situation analysis, resource mobilization and monitoring and evaluation). Organized an international poster competition for youth as a way to inform and engage them around HIV and AIDS (attracting over 180 entrants from around the world); used the winning poster as UNESCO’s brand for the International AIDS Conference.

    • Switzerland
    • International Affairs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Management and Organizational Development Advisor
      • Nov 2006 - May 2009

      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Conducted research to identify international best practices, country experiences and lessons in multi-sectoral responses to HIV and AIDS, effective HIV/AIDS architecture, and mainstreaming to inform the National AIDS Commission's Business Process Reengineering (BPR) process. Worked with partners to develop and operationalize a comprehensive people development strategy, including capacity assessments, capacity strengthening activities, management and leadership development activities… Show more Conducted research to identify international best practices, country experiences and lessons in multi-sectoral responses to HIV and AIDS, effective HIV/AIDS architecture, and mainstreaming to inform the National AIDS Commission's Business Process Reengineering (BPR) process. Worked with partners to develop and operationalize a comprehensive people development strategy, including capacity assessments, capacity strengthening activities, management and leadership development activities, coaching and mentoring, international exchanges. Raised funds and collaborated with donor partners. Designed and delivered numerous capacity strengthening interventions on management and leadership, negotiation, and partnership building. Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Deputy Director, Technical Services Unit
      • Oct 2003 - Nov 2006

      Watertown, MA Coordinated and managed the annual work plan and budget for the Technical Services Unit, developed annual TA plans for each country office. Developed, facilitated and evaluated numerous capacity strengthening interventions including - ‘Institutional Capacity Building and Monitoring and Evaluation workshop’ for Africa Region partners; ‘Evidence-Based Planning’ for Vietnamese Ministry of Health; 'Monitoring and Evaluation' (Pathfinder Offices worldwide).

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Sustainability Project Coordinator
      • Sep 1998 - Dec 1999

      London, Royaume-Uni Designed, managed, and evaluated a USAID-funded 'Sustainability Initiative' - a three-year, $7 million initiative to improve the management effectiveness of affiliated associations. Partnered with affiliates to develop financially sustainable activities in Ghana, Guyana, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, and South Africa. Provided TA to local staff to translate ideas into business plans as well as to implement plans. Conducted institutional capacity assessments and designed… Show more Designed, managed, and evaluated a USAID-funded 'Sustainability Initiative' - a three-year, $7 million initiative to improve the management effectiveness of affiliated associations. Partnered with affiliates to develop financially sustainable activities in Ghana, Guyana, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, and South Africa. Provided TA to local staff to translate ideas into business plans as well as to implement plans. Conducted institutional capacity assessments and designed Initiative and country-specific capacity strengthening plans including, adapted TA, coaching, mentoring, and a 5-day ‘Executive MBA’ workshop. Show less

    • Canada
    • Rail Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Marketing Representative
      • May 1989 - Aug 1996

      Vancouver, Canada Area Coordinated the development and analysis of Revenue and Business Plans in excess of $53 million for Western Canada; developed a corresponding training program and trained over 100 sales and marketing representatives throughout the region. Served on the first ever gender working group – assisted in developing the first ever gender training.

Education

  • Grenoble Ecole de Management
    Post-Doctorat Certificate, Business
    2013 - 2015
  • University of Wales, Aberystwyth
    Doctorat, International Politics
    1994 - 1998
  • University of Hull
    Master's degree, International Relations
    1993 - 1994
  • University of Manitoba
    Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), General Management
    1984 - 1989

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