by Zena Everett | Jul 4, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
Napping or thinking?Productivity is a systemic problem, not a personal one To some of us, increasing productivity means being more efficient so we can clock off earlier and recharge our batteries. Shareholders will be much more interested in how...
by Zena Everett | May 31, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
The unsavoury Phillip Schofield affair is more than celebrity gossip. It has some useful lessons for all of us. We really do need to be nice on the way up, or there’ll be plenty of ex-colleagues crawling out of the woodwork to give us a good kicking on the...
by Zena Everett | May 2, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
The UK’s deputy prime minister and justice secretary, Dominic Raab, stepped down last month after an independent inquiry concluded that his ‘consistently abrasive behaviour’ had in some cases amounted to bullying. Civil servants were so petrified of disagreeing...
by Zena Everett | Apr 16, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
Imposter syndrome, as if you didn’t know, is when you doubt your abilities and feel like you are going to be rumbled as a fraud. For most of us, it’s a short-lived experience when we feel out of our depth in new situations or roles.It...
by Zena Everett | Mar 3, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
Rescuers are bad managers with kind intentions. The stereotypical bad boss is an insensitive bully. Word soon gets round about them. Harder to spot is another bad boss, the Rescuer. These are compassionate people with a burning desire to help...
by Zena Everett | Feb 13, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
‘Find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life’. Is this true for you?In previous generations most people just did their jobs. It was a lucky bonus if they enjoyed their work, probably reflecting their social...
