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‘Boundary-setting’ is a fancy way to just say no — but it works
- 10 Jan 2023
A boundary used to mean the fence around your garden. A personal boundary, meanwhile, was the sizeable gap you deliberately left between your chair and that of the office creep at the drunken team meal.
Greater employee ownership can make work fairer
- 15 Nov 2022
My story used to be a familiar one. I’m a first-generation college graduate from a hardworking, blue-collar family.
The age taboo in workplaces means we miss out on talent
- 11 Oct 2022
Would you apply for a job which requires you to be “dynamic” or a “digital native”? If you’re over 40, it might not be worth bothering.
Where have all the older workers gone and will they ever come back?
- 20 Sep 2022
Not that long ago I found myself at a lunch in the middle of London where a well known British business figure said something unexpected about the menace of rising inflation.
The perils of overlooking women of a certain age
- 6 Sep 2022
Around this time last year, a British woman named Nicky Clark was getting ready to do something that middle-aged women did in droves during the pandemic: quit.
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Sibling rivalries, spousal squabbles — it’s great to be back in the office
- 30 Aug 2022
After almost two years of working at home with my family, it’s good to finally spend quality time with my office relatives.
The worry of what to wear to work is shifting
- 7 Jun 2022
If you were about to head off to your first in-person business conference in two years, what would you want to know?
Nearly Two Thirds of Professionals Feel Connected to Remote Colleagues, Despite Isolation
- 29 May 2020
COVID-19 pandemic will spur attitudinal shift towards remote working, empowering employees to request flexible arrangements
Take long lunches, go home at four: tips for the modern boss
- 8 Apr 2020
Simon Kuper on how a new generation of CEOs has a different approach to life at the top
Would making salaries public help end disparities?
- 8 Apr 2020
Advocates for pay transparency say it would close the gender pay gap
Coronavirus may create lasting workplace change
- 1 Apr 2020
Business leaders are thinking creatively to adapt to the evolving crisis
‘Intrapreneurs’ are the people driving corporate change
- 12 Feb 2020
Wise companies are encouraging creative staff to generate new and profitable ideas
UK boardroom diversity improves but top jobs remain elusive
- 8 Nov 2019
With only five female chief executives in the FTSE 100, Britain lags behind France
Boss-less business is no workers’ paradise
- 24 Oct 2019
Greater autonomy is a good thing but how well do truly democratic workplaces function?
Too much loyalty does neither the company nor the employee much good
- 17 Oct 2019
Firms should reward fairness and not fidelity to get the best out of their staff
Can a genderless language change the way we think?
- 9 Oct 2019
Turkish, with its gender neutral pronouns, encourages more inclusive thought.
Smart people understand why it pays to swear at work
- 24 Sep 2019
Researchers say people who swear can seem more honest, credible and persuasive
The perils and promise of appraisal by smartphone
- 22 Aug 2019
Ways of assessing how we work are still worryingly subjective
The consumerisation of recruitment is happening now
- 7 Jun 2019
Latest research from Resource Solutions gives us an idea of how this is evolving.
The robot-proof skills that give women an edge in the age of AI
- 7 May 2019
Men are in danger of being left behind as future well-paid jobs may involve emotional intelligence
