Best of Working It: ‘Flight shame’ and the return of business travel
Given the climate crisis, can we still justify those quick jaunts to sit in airless conference rooms and sip bad cocktails with strangers? Isabel Berwick, Working It host and the FT’s Work and Careers...
6 Sep 202216min
How trade unions got their mojo back
Taylor Nicole Rogers, the FT’s US labour and equality correspondent, stands in for regular host Isabel Berwick in this episode to ask what the resurgence of trade union activity in both the US and UK ...
30 Aug 202219min
Managing introverts in your team: quiet voices in a loud world
Host Isabel Berwick describes herself as an extrovert but she has introverts in her team. So what should she bear in mind to ensure they perform at their best? Isabel gets advice from self-described a...
23 Aug 202216min
Best of Working It: Is it time to be open about pay?
In this repeat of one of Working It’s most popular episodes, host Isabel Berwick tries to work out why people are so secretive about their pay. She talks to Joel Gascoigne, chief executive of social m...
16 Aug 202217min
How to break up with your employer
With the quit rate in the US higher than it was before the Covid 19 pandemic, host Isabel Berwick looks at the do’s and don’ts of leaving an employer. Listeners and FT readers share their experiences,...
9 Aug 202215min
How big a pay rise do you need right now?
Host Isabel Berwick talks to FT workplace experts Delphine Strauss, FT economics correspondent, and Emma Jacobs, FT features writer and Working It regular, about the cost of living crisis. Delphine ex...
2 Aug 202229min
The great return to office standoff: bosses vs staff
An epic post-pandemic workplace culture clash is hotting up this summer, pitting bosses who want everyone back in the office against workers who have embraced autonomy and flexibility. Even if leaders...
26 Jul 202223min
Sport’s leadership lessons: Machismo or real skills?
Host Isabel Berwick is on a quest to find out whether she - a middle-aged journalist who can just about manage a 5 kilometre run - can improve her performance and productivity by thinking like a sport...
19 Jul 202219min
