by Zena Everett | Aug 27, 2026 | Zena Everett's Blog
Dolly Parton’s 1980 movie Working 9 to 5 is a glorious lesson in toxic workplaces and gender inequality (way before these were even a thing). Three women are stuck with a boss who is lazy, controlling and spectacularly good at taking credit for...
by Zena Everett | Jan 9, 2025 | Zena Everett's Blog
Hi Zena, Members of my team have been shouted at by angry customers recently. It’s nothing they’ve done wrong; these people just seem to think they can take out their bad mood on us. We are well trained, but some people have been upset over...
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 | Jul 3, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
It’s not easy to juggle your own priorities with managing other people. Are you an accidental manager: someone who has been given a team to manage without being shown how to do it? Are you squandering precious time checking that your...
by Zena Everett | Apr 11, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
Help! I’ve got a lazy colleague who doesn’t pull his weight. The only deadline he’s interested in is 5.30, when he’s out the door, leaving the rest of us to finish the work. He looks busy and is on Teams all day, but he doesn’t do much. This was...
