by Zena Everett | Jan 29, 2019 | Zena Everett's Blog
Successful individual contributors can derail when they manage other people. Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen to your career: Congratulations, you’ve hit your targets, your influencing skills have been recognised and you have been rewarded with...
by Zena Everett | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized, Zena Everett's Blog
Do you already feel overwhelmed, with too much work to do and not enough time to do it in? How do you cope when you are asked to do even MORE? The first step is to weigh up the value of the extra work. Is it career-enhancing: giving you extra skills, networks or...
by Zena Everett | Jul 12, 2017 | Zena Everett's Blog
“My team would be great, if it wasn’t for the people in it’ said a frazzled manager recently, ‘why can’t they just get on with the job, like I did when I joined the business?’ Getting people’s performance on track can be a huge headache. You can manage...
by Emma Fletcher | Nov 3, 2014 | Zena Everett's Blog
It’s coming up for annual review season again. You and your direct reports are probably as keen as each other to get it over with, so you can get back to ‘proper’ work. Your team may have been with you for so long that you feel embarrassed to do...