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 | 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 Emma Fletcher | Jul 31, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
I’m focusing on elimination with my clients this summer. Not elimination as in a nasty high-fibre elimination bikini diet. I mean eliminating tasks that they shouldn’t be doing because they are too low level to meet their objectives, skillset and pay grade....
by Zena Everett | Jun 17, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
Confident employees have higher self-esteem, are more productive, cope better with change and achieve more aspirational goals. How can you encourage your team to think more confidently? Confidence is a crucial building block of personal and professional...
by Zena Everett | Feb 15, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
Deal with the elephant in the room, lead from the front, have some fun, distract with good news, create some heroes: ideas for managers to keep their teams on track. Twelve years ago, a grumpy organisational psychology professor told my class that he would...
