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Whether it be silence or brevity, the medium is perfect for communicating quiet hostility, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What the banker was trying to tell demoralised junior colleagues is that careers are a long game, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trick-playing Schwab CEO was spot on in one thing at least — inviting job candidates to a restaurant, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Companies wanting a higher purpose should simply produce things and jobs that people want  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Any sign of unhappiness or doubt is taken as tantamount to an admission you are unfit for the job, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meg Whitman’s lieutenant was ‘disappointed’ with what I’d written. Here is my considered response, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The World Economic Forum’s 36 best quotes are almost all dismal. But the idiots are not the speakers, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In elite circles it is becoming vulgar to flaunt workaholism and that view may be spreading  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After reading Punit Renjen's new year memo, anyone in possession of even a normal IQ would wonder why they were working there, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My generation couldn’t resist a spoof email but millennials can, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many entries in the 2015 Golden Flannel Awards made the flesh creep as well as offending eye and ear, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucy Kellaway unveils a repository for the worst jargon she's seen over the years — and appeals for fresh examples submitted by readers  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The fad for presenting your career or company as a ‘story’ has gone too far, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just when designers are building better work spaces, people are losing the habit of working in them, writes Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One problem of getting older is that your self-knowledge goes up but so does your complacency, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Yahoo chief’s move to make staff vow to stay is smart, just like ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress-up idea for management, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When executives fall for an employee and overpromote them, they ensure disaster, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jes Staley’s email to underlings starts well but fails on its use of the ‘v-word’, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When you have lost some financial security, every pay cheque becomes a cause of celebration, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It is disingenuous to refer to staff with the term because most people are merely average, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.