by Zena Everett | Aug 27, 2026 | Zena Everett's Blog
Dolly Parton’s 1980 movie Working 9 to 5 is a glorious lesson in toxic workplaces and gender inequality (way before these were even a thing). Three women are stuck with a boss who is lazy, controlling and spectacularly good at taking credit for...
by Zena Everett | Jul 21, 2026 | Zena Everett's Blog
The best careers are built in the quiet moments. How will you show up in September? August gives us something that’s in desperately short supply for the rest of the year: space to think. By September, we will be back-to-back again. New projects will...
by Zena Everett | Apr 22, 2025 | Zena Everett's Blog
I’ve written about some bad bosses in my new book, but former England rugby coach Eddie Jones takes the biscuit. In his autobiography scrum-half Danny Care said that under Jones’s leadership, players felt like characters in a dystopian novel. Jones...
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...
by Zena Everett | Jan 11, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
Do the people around you raise you up or bring you down? Nurture an inspiring group of people around you, their influence is monumental Relationships have a big impact on the goals we set and whether we achieve them. Reflect on the people you spend the most...
