by Zena Everett | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
Hi Zena. Our Creative Director is notorious for producing high-stakes pitches. They mobilise teams to work all weekend and inevitably blow the clients’ socks off when they present on Monday. They get great glory for producing a rabbit out of...
by Zena Everett | Feb 3, 2025 | Zena Everett's Blog
Pop tarts don’t benefit us in any way, although I’m sure they taste great. There is a work equivalent of pop tarts: low value tasks with no benefit, involving extra layers of touch points and bureaucracy. Is your...
by Zena Everett | Nov 27, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
What will you do differently next year? I was taught that it is trite to start an article with ‘in these volatile, unpredictable and challenging times,’ but in this case, I’ll make an exception. All we can control is where we focus our time and energy, and our...
by Zena Everett | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
Senior candidates at one global tech company have to undergo a thirty stage process before a hiring decision is made. This is a classic example of productivity drag: the sludge in the system that gets in the way of getting things done. It’s...
by Zena Everett | May 17, 2022 | Zena Everett's Blog
Teachers are popping pills to keep up with their excessive workload, a recent UK teachers’ conference was told. The 24/7 culture is driving teachers out of education. School leaders were called out as the biggest culprit, messaging teachers...
