What is worse than a blatant boast? The thirdpartybrag
The thirdpartybrag is a sort of boasting that needs exposing even more than the humblebrag as it...
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Podcasts de lucy
Why ‘lean in’ if laziness can be just as effective?
Hard work is harming not only sleepless executives but the companies that employ them too, writes...
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It is better to fire a wrong hire as fast as you can
If a mismatch is fundamental, there is no such thing as too quick, says Lucy Kellaway.
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Wells Fargo’s happy:grumpy ratio is no way to audit staff
There are better ways to gauge employee contentment than just asking, says Lucy Kellaway
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My solution to the anguish of unanswered emails
Not responding is a sane response to inbox overload but it breeds insanity on the other side,...
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How insecurity and preening kill corporate common sense
The fear of being found out is just one reason why the rot sets in but entrepreneurs offer hope,...
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Golden Flannel of the year award
Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple succumbed to drivel, says Lucy Kellaway
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Scheduling time at work to 'think' is a brainless idea
AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong’s directive — to spend one-tenth of each working week thinking...
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Only judge a fulsome eulogy to a boss in the fullness of time
The Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger’s exit shows how our aversion to brown-nosing has got lost...
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Can coffee with strangers make you 10 per cent better?
Great ideas can sometimes come from a chat with the unlikeliest of people, says Lucy Kellaway.
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The CEO fad for extreme exercise has gone too far
Sport does not broaden an executive’s worldview. Virtually everything else does, writes Lucy...
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It's time to flirt with Tinder for a new approach to recruitment, says Lucy Kellaway
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Wanted: employees who are good at getting things done
Employers should specify ‘being conscientious’ as the top skill they are looking for, says Lucy...
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McKinsey’s manicures are a tacky way to nail recruits
Hiring events should not turn into hen nights, says Lucy Kellaway
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A fixed holiday entitlement tells us it's OK to take a break - even though our work is far from...
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Descent into drivel is a sign of Apple’s fall
The ugly words in an Apple job advertisement suggest the group has got too big to hang on to what...
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Divorce is a risk when she earns more than him
Lucy Kellaway says these marriages tend to work when there is no need to prop up a male ego
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We need new excuses for not replying to emails
Lucy Kellaway says technology is steadily ruining all the old favourites
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Nine to five: great way to make a living
Only a strict routine can stop our jobs silting up our lives, says Lucy Kellaway
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My future as a middle-aged grad trainee
If I changed career now I would put my back into it like never before, says Lucy Kellaway
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