by Zena Everett | Jul 4, 2023 | Zena Everett's Blog
Napping or thinking?Productivity is a systemic problem, not a personal one To some of us, increasing productivity means being more efficient so we can clock off earlier and recharge our batteries. Shareholders will be much more interested in how...
by Zena Everett | Feb 16, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
The end to the latest lockdown is in sight but we aren’t there yet. Here’s how to plough on: Give yourself a break Workers in the UK have increased their hours by more than 25% in the pandemic according to research by NordVPN Teams. You are...
by Zena Everett | Jan 11, 2021 | Zena Everett's Blog
It’s a new year and you are probably full of great intentions, or at least you were until the latest lockdown. Me too. I’m making my own kefir. Let’s see if that’s still happening by February. How can we build our reserves of positive energy so we can cope,...
by Zena Everett | Jul 7, 2020 | Zena Everett's Blog
The way we use emails is chocking our productivity. Email has become an invasive intrusion, binding us to our screens: the japanese knotweed of work. Researchers say we spend about 28 percent of our time actively managing email, that’s over a quarter of...
by Zena Everett | May 6, 2020 | Zena Everett's Blog
Now that we are in the groove of remote working, our challenge is to maintain motivation, focus and connection. What’s working? Here’s a list of home truths from people I’ve canvassed: take a breather to skim through it and share it with your managers:Zoom Zombies...
