Zena Everett. Speaker on Leadership, High Performance, Efficiency and Productivity. She is the author of a number of books including the award winning business book The Crazy Busy Cure described as “A productivity book for people with no time for productivity books”.
Zena has a reputation for evidence-based content and practical takeaways delivered in a very entertaining way. She hit at top score of 98.5% satisfaction rate with Ireland’s Executive Network with her popular Crazy Busy session.
Her focus is on replacing bad behaviour and crazy busyness with productive, thriving and resilient team relationships.
Originally a recruitment entrepreneur, Zena Everett sold her business in 2007 and studied an MSc in organisational psychology. She then took further post-graduate qualifications in psychological coaching and leadership with neuroscience (MIT Sloan Business School).
Zena has coached on the Executive MBA Programme at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and is a member of the Associate Faculty at Henley Business School. Also, a regular speaker for the prestigious London Business Forum.
Click here to see Zena Everett’s animation on lessons from Einstein in Time Management and Anxiety.
Keynote Topics:

- Crazy Busy: managing time, focus and energy and saying no to distractions (leaders and all-hands versions)
- Badly Behaved People: difficult conversations, people problems and listening skills, and building accountability and ownership (managers and all-hands versions)
- Trusted Business Partner: building real trust and confidence with your client, the four stages from technical expert to trusted advisor.
- Everyday Emotional Intelligence: managing your mood, staying resilient, balancing logic and emotion in your decisions, working with neurodiverse colleagues, self-care to improve your emotional intelligence).
- Career Strategy: latest careers research, patch of safe ground model. how to differentiate yourself and articulate your strengths confidently.
Other Keynotes:
Productivity Drag: How to increase productivity, efficiency and wellbeing
Brains, Resilience, and High Performance: How to thrive under pressure
Take Charge of Your Career: Take the Fear out of Your Career

