by Zena Everett | Jul 23, 2024 | Zena Everett's Blog
Burnout is defined as a ‘state of vital exhaustion’. You feel like you have run a marathon in a wet fur coat. The demands of work, which sometimes seem unreasonable, are compounded by long sedentary days spent in front of screens. Here’s some...
by Zena Everett | Dec 15, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Successful people control their emotions. There’s no excuse for bad behaviour. Emotional intelligence is the ability to tune into your own feelings and the feelings of others. Learning these soft skills is as important as learning the...
by Zena Everett | Sep 8, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Instead of feeling restored from your holidays, are you feeling lethargic, a bit down, struggling to snap back into the swing of things? Jet lag without the jet lag? Feeling the post-holiday blues is a normal psychological response to a well-earned break....
by Zena Everett | Aug 2, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
Most of us tread a very fine line between coping with our workload and being over capacity. What happens when your manager isn’t a source of support, but the cause of the problem? Do they make excessive demands on your time: such as calling you early in the...
by Zena Everett | Mar 18, 2020 | Zena Everett's Blog
For years I’ve asked Crazy Busy delegates what they would do if they had an extra hour a day. Predictably their answers always include sleep, read fiction, read around their own subject, cook a decent meal from scratch, exercise, spend uninterrupted time with their...