Manual work holds the key to spiritual bliss
Upholstery has shown Lucy Kellaway that losing yourself is a far better idea than finding yourself
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Office tittle-tattle makes having a job a pleasure
The thing that is killing the finest sort of gossip is the internet: email, Facebook and Twitter.
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Social networks upend office etiquette
What is acceptable and what is shameless? The answer is that no one has the foggiest – we are all...
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Money’s too tight to mention if you have lots of it
It is surprisingly hard to be good at having money – harder than acquiring it in the first place....
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A guide to life in the fast cycle lane
Thinking strategically about your life isn’t necessarily such a great idea, says Lucy Kellaway
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Stick to the rules and abusing your colleagues is OK
So long as top people in the City are continuing to behave in an uncivilised fashion, the world...
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Copying, the mother of the best inventions
No one seems interested in teaching us how to get better at mimicry, despite it being the key to...
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Forget doing the ‘math’ and stick to proper English
All sorts of things are just plain wrong when translated from maths to business talk, says Lucy...
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Pretenders to power are the most dangerous
Power may corrupt, but absolute power corrupts much less than partial power – as too many lower...
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Power posing and flattery beat an MBA any day
To make it, you simply have to fake it, according to Lucy Kellaway
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It was miraculous what the volcano did to conferences, meetings and business trips.
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‘Wrong skillset’ excuse masks a coup at the top of Barclays
Never was there a more naked display of cunning in a Regulatory News Service announcement
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The removal of Antony Jenkins at Barclays, Greek banks and JPMorgan results
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the removal of Antony Jenkins as chief executive of Barclays,...
Greek banks, the UK Budget and bankers' pay
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss whether Greek banks can survive the current turmoil, what's in...
Greek default, Deutschebank and Credit Suisse
Martin Arnold and guests discuss the potential impact of a Greek default , the German regulator's...
Greek banks, RBS privatisation and Goldman Sachs's direct lending
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss rising tensions in Greece, Royal Bank of Scotland's...
Greek banks, liquidity rules and bank rebranding
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss whether bank rebranding works as HSBC considers reviving its...
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and the UK's financial regulation review
Martin Arnold and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's announcement that it is changing chief...
China moves into European banks, Lloyds share sale, and non-banks in the US mortgage market
Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss China's incursion into financial services in Europe, the UK...
Record fine for Keydata, the debate over ringfencing, and Monte dei Paschi rights issue
Deputy head of Lex Oliver Ralph and guests discuss the £75m fine for Keydata over mis-selling of...
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