How to turn around a toxic workplace culture
How difficult is it to fix a workplace that’s gone wrong? It’s a question being asked in the UK following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment at the country’s leading business lobby organi...
18 Apr 202318min
What’s stopping women from reaching the top?
In the UK, more women are being appointed to boards, but not so often to other leadership roles in large companies. Meanwhile, wage growth for women in the US appears to have stalled and progress on c...
11 Apr 202318min
How to plan for the next crisis
We’re living in a time of multiple crises — from bank collapses to business failures. So what are the best practices when it comes to anticipating the worst-case scenario and dealing with risk? Isabel...
4 Apr 202316min
Neurodiversity at work: ‘I had to kick doors down to be heard’
Rising numbers of adults are choosing to reveal a diagnosis of neurodiversity at work and companies have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for them. But what’s the best way to do that? Isabe...
28 Mars 202314min
The unintended consequences of mass lay-offs
When companies lay off thousands of workers at a time, how much do they think about those left behind? Sudden job cuts can sever the bond of trust between employers and their remaining workers. Host I...
21 Mars 202317min
You’re fired: is there a better way to make lay-offs?
Lay-offs in some sectors of the US economy have reached levels not seen since the height of the pandemic. Tech and banking sectors have been hit hard and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is bringin...
14 Mars 202313min
‘Overboarding’: the perils of sitting on too many boards
There's shareholder pressure not to allow directors to take on too many board seats at once, something that’s been called ‘overboarding’. Non-executive directors can now find themselves voted off a bo...
7 Mars 202315min
Should you know how much your colleagues earn?
Experts say more and more countries are inching towards greater pay transparency as a tool to address unfairness and inequity, such as the gender pay gap. Host Isabel Berwick hears from the FT’s Nordi...
14 Feb 202318min
