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Zena Everett

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I am a Leadership Coach and Speaker and I've written three books. Please visit my website if you want to find out more about how I can help you. I send out an article on career and leadership success every month (once only I promise), so you can sign up on there or send me a message and I'll add you to Mailchimp.

There's only one Zena Everett on LinkedIn (last time I looked anyway) so I'm easy to find on there and it would be great to connect. I'm also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor.

I'd love to hear from you, so get in contact on zena@zenaeverett.com. Respectful feedback and new book ideas are always welcome.

I'm based in London and West Cork and whereever my work takes me. ...more

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Beware the Mama Bear Manager, when protection goes too far

The stereotypical bad boss is an insensitive bully. Word soon gets round about them. Are they a dying breed? You tell me. Harder to spot is another bad boss, the rescuer, or what I call a Mama Bear Manager. These are good people but weak managers.

I coached a Procurement Lead, we’ll call him Kumar, who fell into that trap. He wanted to be the best boss he’d never had himself.

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