by Zena Everett | Apr 22, 2025 | Zena Everett's Blog
I’ve written about some bad bosses in my new book, but former England rugby coach Eddie Jones takes the biscuit. In his autobiography scrum-half Danny Care said that under Jones’s leadership, players felt like characters in a dystopian novel. Jones...
by Zena Everett | Feb 20, 2025 | Zena Everett's Blog
It’s easy to get stuck in our own story, perceiving conflict when none exists. Even when we try to keep a professional lid on our behaviour, our subconscious mind is still tick, tick, ticking, often making irrational guesstimates, and reacting to others from lopsided...
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 | Sep 10, 2024 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
These characteristics were identified at a highly entertaining brainstorm. It’s not so entertaining if you are working for one of these people and relying on them for your career development. They see ‘people stuff’ as an annoying distraction. Enlighten...
by Zena Everett | Jan 31, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
The ‘golden generation’ of English football players has failed to make it as managers. What can we learn from them?Wayne Rooney was sacked by Birmingham City football club after 83 days in charge. His team had won just two games in 15 matches. He joins...