by Zena Everett | Feb 28, 2020 | Zena Everett's Blog
What did you really want to do this week and what’s got in the way so far? Has your time been hijacked by corridor kidnappers, distractions, meetings, routine admin, curveballs and (the bane of most...
by Zena Everett | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
Like me, you probably learnt of the term snowplough (plow) parent when news of the US college admission scandals broke last spring. Snowplough parents clear the path in front of their children, removing obstacles that could impede their success. They...
by Zena Everett | Dec 9, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
Do you need to be a little more selfish for your own sanity? Life is tough but some of us make our lives even tougher because we don’t stand up for ourselves. Do you: Do your own job and someone else’s work as wellTake on extra, unpaid responsibilities and get...
by Zena Everett | Nov 19, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
For years, leadership teams have been convinced that creating fun, collegiate, open plan cultures was the key to employee satisfaction and therefore productivity. Most days I visit offices with sport/music/news playing in the background, with endless distractions and...
by Zena Everett | Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
GEORGE CLOONEY, UP IN THE AIR, Business travel was once seen as a perk that only executives with generous expense accounts got to enjoy. Nowadays we’re all packing our wheelie bags and breaking out of the daily grind. Are we really living the...