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Por Lucy Kellaway
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How insecurity and preening kill corporate common sense

The fear of being found out is just one reason why the rot sets in but entrepreneurs offer hope,...

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Facebook and the ‘daily average people’ formerly known as users

The company’s creation of a dedicated ‘empathy team’ does not amount to an emotional awakening,...

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Golden Flannel of the year award

Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple succumbed to drivel, says Lucy Kellaway

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Scheduling time at work to 'think' is a brainless idea

AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong’s directive — to spend one-tenth of each working week thinking...

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Only judge a fulsome eulogy to a boss in the fullness of time

The Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger’s exit shows how our aversion to brown-nosing has got lost...

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After 15 years of practice, why are we still so awful at email?

Two new trends are emerging in greetings, both bad. Sign-offs are getting worse too, writes Lucy...

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Overworked and uninspired – the misery of the middle manager

Few covet the job of middle manager, and who could blame them? says Lucy Kellaway

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White collar eavesdropping will cure your itchy feet

We sometimes envy the trappings of other people’s jobs. But the work itself? Never, says Lucy...

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City bullyboys are as boorish as ever

The chatroom banter of the forex traders shows little has changed in the banking culture, says...

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Losing the fear can be liberating - and dangerous

Work anxiety tends to decline with age, but watch out for the complacency catch, writes Lucy...

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Can coffee with strangers make you 10 per cent better?

Great ideas can sometimes come from a chat with the unlikeliest of people, says Lucy Kellaway.

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The CEO fad for extreme exercise has gone too far

Sport does not broaden an executive’s worldview. Virtually everything else does, writes Lucy...

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Flirting for jobs

It's time to flirt with Tinder for a new approach to recruitment, says Lucy Kellaway

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Wanted: employees who are good at getting things done

Employers should specify ‘being conscientious’ as the top skill they are looking for, says Lucy...

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McKinsey’s manicures are a tacky way to nail recruits

Hiring events should not turn into hen nights, says Lucy Kellaway

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Branson's big holiday offer

A fixed holiday entitlement tells us it's OK to take a break - even though our work is far from...

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Why graduate trainees are often a company’s biggest brains

Years of drudgery have a way of taking the shine off brilliance, says Lucy Kellaway

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Looking into the future

McKinsey's predictions will come to nothing, says Lucy Kellaway

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Cool students are more toxic than rich ones

Taking drugs, getting drunk, smoking roll-ups help at being cool and are still just as bad for...

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Digital diaries are no match for our paper past

Users of electronic calendars can take six times longer to scribble something down says Lucy...

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