Katherine Palmer Gordon

Enigma
DISC Type : cdi

Lead, Communications and Media at Nanwakolas Council

Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada

Overview

Katherine Palmer Gordon is a professional negotiator, facilitator, and strategic advisor with extensive experience in legal and non-profit sectors. As Lead of Communications for the Nanwakolas Council and an accomplished author, she specializes in Indigenous governance, policy, and environmental law, holding an LLB (Hons) from Canterbury University.

Outside of her legal and policy work, Katherine is a celebrated non-fiction author who has written eight award-winning books about British Columbian history, culture, and people. She is passionate about sharing stories of Indigenous leadership, resilience, and connection to their homelands, often speaking on the topic.

She served as the Crown Chief Negotiator for a settlement that granted legal personhood to the Taranaki Maunga.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Indigenous Governance
Her career is dedicated to working with First Nations, including treaty negotiations for Te Arawhiti and strategic communications for the Nanwakolas Council.
Environmental Law
A key focus of her work includes establishing legal personhood and rights for nature, particularly through the Taranaki Maunga settlement.
B. C. History & Culture
She is the author of eight award-winning, best-selling literary non-fiction books focusing on the people and history of British Columbia.

Media Appearances

Katherine has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
Lead, Communications and Media at Nanwakolas Council
1-2004
Consultant at Self-employed
9-2002
Literary non-fiction writer at Author
5-2023 - 3-2025
Chair, Sustainability Advisory Panel at Entain Australia & New Zealand
2-2015 - 3-2025
Crown Chief Negotiator at Te Arawhiti

Education

1981 - 1984
LLB (Hons) from Canterbury University
1985 - 1985
Bachelor's Degree from Victoria University of Wellington

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Insights For Selling To Katherine

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Katherine is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Katherine

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Katherine move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Katherine take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Katherine

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