Lucy Kellaway - FT.com podcast

Has Lucy been getting it wrong for 600 columns? A US professor in psychology and marketing has explained how some campaign... more

The three things that really make most workers unhappy are actually rather basic - they are the work, the people and the g... more

Going backward: how the phrase 'going forward' has infected business conversation more

This column is about strong language, which explains why it contains some. Swearing can be useful in the office, but there... more

Imagine a brave new world where electronic tagging of employees brings the study of management out of the dark ages. Lucy ... more

A new theory of happiness says the only reliable pleasures in life are the small ones. So what small pleasures can you fin... more

Listening is really easy - any old fool can do it - so it can't therefore be a key skill for CEOs, argues Lucy Kellaway. S... more

The problem with being truthful about missing work is the reason can be embarrassing or implausible. more

The glass ceiling or labyrinth fall short of explaining why women don't make it to the top. Perhaps, argues Lucy Kellaway,... more

Long ago, before e-mail, the return from holiday was a leisurely thing more