by Zena Everett | Apr 4, 2022 | Zena Everett's Blog
Do you need people to share more ideas, challenge the status quo, point out opportunities and generally speak up more? This is a common challenge I’m encountering now: employees need to be coming up with suggestions but seem to have become...
by Zena Everett | Mar 2, 2022 | Zena Everett's Blog
Would you obey an order that felt wrong? Why good people commit evil deeds. It feels wrong to write my usual article on career success or productivity at such a distressing time. Instead, let’s see what we can learn from a famous...
by Zena Everett | Feb 4, 2022 | Zena Everett's Blog
I frequently give Crazy Busy masterclasses at corporate wellbeing events. Cash is spaffed on yoga, massages, kombucha, vegan buffets and of course mindfulness. These definitely make us feel a bit better. But their impact is wiped out if you spend the rest of the week...
by Zena Everett | Jan 5, 2022 | Zena Everett's Blog
Stop validating your Sally Show-Offs and start supporting your Steady Eddies I’ve observed a Crazy Busy character popping up in organisations. Sally Show-Off is motivated by promotion, praise, followers, likes, drama. She’s all about ‘look at me’...
by Zena Everett | Dec 15, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Successful people control their emotions. There’s no excuse for bad behaviour. Emotional intelligence is the ability to tune into your own feelings and the feelings of others. Learning these soft skills is as important as learning the...
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...
