The powerful effect of being remembered
The more someone can recall small talk at previous meetings, the more you like and trust them,...
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Podcasts de times
Your rudeness in reception may be used against you
How people arrive at and leave an office building provides rewarding insights for companies, says...
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Motherhood is tough and intense but it is not a job
Parenting is hard work that requires well honed management skills, only you do not get paid for...
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Google CFO Pichette’s ‘I quit’ note is a classic in a dodgy genre
His Kilimanjaro-inspired resignation memo mixes work-life epiphany with pitch for job offers,...
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Endless digital feedback will make us needy and unkind
Knowledge of how others rate us can be useful, but too much of it is unhealthy and confusing,...
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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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Losing the fear can be liberating - and dangerous
Work anxiety tends to decline with age, but watch out for the complacency catch, writes Lucy...
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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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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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Jill Abramson's New York Times tattoo points way to wearable CVs
Why bother with introductions when you can tell your story on your forehead - or even your bottom?
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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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Banks should be more like the FT
Lucy Kellaway says there is a need for a new investment bank that would sell itself on low pay
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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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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
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In defence of sycophantic wage slaves
Luke Johnson is wrong. Flattery is crucial to survival in the corporate world and beyond
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My top tip: ignore all other top tips
Lucy Kellaway says pieces of advice are positioning statements that tell the world about the...
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Public speaking and removing my jeans on stage
Your performance is only the half of it. The rest is down to the early dynamic with the audience,...
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Have you heard that gossip is good?
The true value of such morsels has nothing to do with the subject and is all to do with purveyor
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