by Zena Everett | Nov 2, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Many organisations over-collaborate in a well-meaning desire to be inclusive: to hear every voice around the table. It’s a noble cause but not every voice has something meaningful or different to add. At a time when businesses need to be at their most nimble, are...
by Zena Everett | Aug 2, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Most of us tread a very fine line between coping with our workload and being over capacity. What happens when your manager isn’t a source of support, but the cause of the problem? Do they make excessive demands on your time: such as calling you early in the...
by Zena Everett | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stepping up from individual contributor to manager is a tricky transition. I’ve seen many new managers make the mistake of stumbling into one of these three traps:1. The Control Freak TrapYou spend a lot of time checking that your team’s work meets your high...
by Zena Everett | Mar 30, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
What adjectives come to mind when you think of a high flier? Confident, whip-smart, ambitious, resilient, hard-working, charming? Golden alphas tick all these boxes. These are your prize-winners, your top talent; you encourage...
by Zena Everett | Mar 8, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Now we have proved we can work from home, why should anyone bother to return to the office? A new ‘hybrid’ culture is predicted – two or three days a week in the office, the rest at home. Some people will slip gratefully into this new rhythm. Others may...
