Lucy Kellaway - FT.com podcast

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, set a 'lousy' example by turning down a pay rise, says Lucy Kellaway. For a ... more

Easily the most satisfying job I've done in two dozen years as a journalist was writing a series of articles describing th... more

Nearly half of the chief executives of Britain's biggest companies have gained awards for their prowess in the field of sp... more

To mark the retirement of Bill Gates, inventor of Windows, Lucy Kellaway decides to turn off her computer and Blackberry, ... more

One might think that the American purposeful complaint is better than pointless bellyaching, but in fact both can prove to... more

I have been out collecting a botanical array of dangerous workplace blooms, words that can spoil our day, our week - or ou... more

I am running a competition in which a chief executive has to woo his customers with a letter. My finalists are Vikram Pand... more

Being in love is like being on drugs. Do we let people who are off their heads on cocaine make important decisions? Of cou... more

The only answer to the growing problem of worker unhappiness is to stop trying to find a solution and get on with what you... more

Even though in offices 1968 did not happen until about 1988, the ideas of the 1960s still affect how we behave and think a... more