Ranked #1
Why the most successful people just say no
Why the most successful people just say no
The main difference between yes and no is that one is easy and the other hard, says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on Acast. See ... Read more
15 Jun 2017
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Ranked #2
Beware the wild management consultants
Beware the wild management consultants
The story of Bain and the buffalo makes one question business travel says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p... Read more
23 May 2012
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Ranked #3
Office propositions are no clear-cut issue
Office propositions are no clear-cut issue
Now is the time to break my silence and tell my story of being sexually harassed at work, says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on A... Read more
5 Mar 2013
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Ranked #4
Wake up! Time for a good night’s sleep
Wake up! Time for a good night’s sleep
Sleeplessness is the biggest reason for me turning up crabby and inefficient in the mornings Hosted on Acast. See acast.... Read more
12 Jun 2013
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Ranked #5
Think you work hard? Bet you don’t.
Think you work hard? Bet you don’t.
The disease of overwork is partly in our minds and it has a bearing on how stressed we feel Hosted on Acast. See acast.c... Read more
30 Mar 2014
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Ranked #6
McKinsey’s manicures are a tacky way to nail recruits
McKinsey’s manicures are a tacky way to nail recruits
Hiring events should not turn into hen nights, says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform... Read more
7 Oct 2014
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Ranked #7
I am a difficult person at work and proud of it
I am a difficult person at work and proud of it
In the workplace and in life, being troublesome can be useful, says Lucy Kellaway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac... Read more
2 Feb 2017
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Ranked #8
To say older workers lack energy is ageist and wrong
To say older workers lack energy is ageist and wrong
Modern fiftysomethings are perky, well-rested and free from domestic ties, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic... Read more
17 May 2017
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Ranked #9
Why it is very clever to pretend to be stupid
Why it is very clever to pretend to be stupid
Disarm others, make them forget you are scarily powerful and lull them into liking you, says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on Aca... Read more
12 Nov 2013
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Ranked #10
In search of the missing office minority — the over-fifties
In search of the missing office minority — the over-fifties
HR departments will soon laugh at the fuss they made over keeping spoilt millennials happy, says Lucy Kellaway. Hosted o... Read more
1 Jun 2016
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Ranked #11
I’m leaving to become a teacher and I want you to join me
I’m leaving to become a teacher and I want you to join me
After 31 years at the Financial Times, Lucy Kellaway is leaving to set up Now Teach Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva... Read more
22 Nov 2016
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4mins
Ranked #12
The sham democracy of chief executives on Twitter
The sham democracy of chief executives on Twitter
A champion tweeter and receiver of thousands of likes may be the opposite of prolific, says Lucy Kellaway Hosted on Acas... Read more
7 Jun 2016
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Ranked #13
Skip the empathy, Mr Schultz, and focus on the coffee
Skip the empathy, Mr Schultz, and focus on the coffee
Starbucks boss has no business sending a missive to staff to tell them how to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy... Read more
15 Nov 2016
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Ranked #14
Big Brother can watch me work any day
Big Brother can watch me work any day
So long as everyone knows they are being monitored and why, it is not such a bad idea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri... Read more
24 Feb 2014
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Ranked #15
The fine art of penning your own ‘brief bio’
The fine art of penning your own ‘brief bio’
Lucy Kellaway on her eight rules for this trickiest of literary genres Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i... Read more
27 Feb 2012
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Ranked #16
Goldman boss’s marathon memo starts well but runs off course
Goldman boss’s marathon memo starts well but runs off course
What the banker was trying to tell demoralised junior colleagues is that careers are a long game, says Lucy Kellaway Hos... Read more
8 Mar 2016
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Ranked #17
It is better to be a cokehead than a blockhead
It is better to be a cokehead than a blockhead
Lucy Kellaway says to eradicate those truly unsuited to office we need random checks on their level of knowledge Hosted ... Read more
26 Nov 2013
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Ranked #18
A good employer offers more than Botox
A good employer offers more than Botox
Last week, Fortune magazine published its latest survey of the 100 best companies to work for in the US. As I have never... Read more
1 Feb 2011
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Ranked #19
Unrequited love and corporate idiocy
Unrequited love and corporate idiocy
When the new head of Tesco in the UK said he wanted staff to love customers, I followed up by visiting my local store, s... Read more
1 Aug 2011
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