by Zena Everett | Jul 3, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
It’s not easy to juggle your own priorities with managing other people. Are you an accidental manager: someone who has been given a team to manage without being shown how to do it? Are you squandering precious time checking that your...
by Zena Everett | Jun 5, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
I’ve been running two leadership programmes recently and the topic of mental health days has come up in both. Participants said that people in their teams routinely take days off when they felt stressed or overwhelmed. The pandemic normalised...
by Zena Everett | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
DARVO (Deny, Attack and Reverse Victim and Offender) is a form of manipulation used by bullies to deflect responsibility onto the person they have abused. Deny – The person accused of the abusive behaviour denies it, throwing doubt on the other person’s account of the...
by Zena Everett | Apr 11, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
Help! I’ve got a lazy colleague who doesn’t pull his weight. The only deadline he’s interested in is 5.30, when he’s out the door, leaving the rest of us to finish the work. He looks busy and is on Teams all day, but he doesn’t do much. This was...
by Zena Everett | Mar 4, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
Help! I’ve got a lazy colleague who doesn’t pull his weight. The only deadline he’s interested in is 5.30, when he’s out the door, leaving the rest of us to finish his work. He seems busy and is on Teams all day, but he doesn’t do much – except maybe...