Ft Listen To Lucy

Two new trends are emerging in greetings, both bad. Sign-offs are getting worse too, writes Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Few covet the job of middle manager, and who could blame them? says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We sometimes envy the trappings of other people’s jobs. But the work itself? Never, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The chatroom banter of the forex traders shows little has changed in the banking culture, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Work anxiety tends to decline with age, but watch out for the complacency catch, writes Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great ideas can sometimes come from a chat with the unlikeliest of people, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sport does not broaden an executive’s worldview. Virtually everything else does, writes Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's time to flirt with Tinder for a new approach to recruitment, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Employers should specify ‘being conscientious’ as the top skill they are looking for, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hiring events should not turn into hen nights, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

McKinsey's predictions will come to nothing, says Lucy Kellaway  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Taking drugs, getting drunk, smoking roll-ups help at being cool and are still just as bad for you, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Users of electronic calendars can take six times longer to scribble something down says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To exclude a job candidate simply because they have transposed two letters makes no sense, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Elop’s job-loss announcement is a case study in how not to write, think or lead, says Lucy Kellaway.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lucy Kellaway suspects that the vast majority of office apologies, delivered by both sexes, are insincere  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shirking is necessary for survival and is a vital skill, not only in early July, but all year  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A wide cross section brings with it the danger of falling within the narrow confines of groupthink  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ugly words in an Apple job advertisement suggest the group has got too big to hang on to what once made it different  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

All the average employer wants is people who like their job and care about it.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.