Michael Skapinker

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Tuesday, 19 December, 2023

Working It podcast20 min listen
Has ‘retirement’ had its day?
For some, less work may be better than no work
Monday, 16 October, 2023

Retirement
It’s time we stopped talking about retirement
The number of over-65s working is rising as older people take an active role in the world
Monday, 17 July, 2023

Leadership
Listen and you might learn something
Sometimes staying quiet is the best way to gather insights and build relationships
Wednesday, 7 June, 2023

House & Home
Ally Pally at 150: celebrating London’s ‘people’s palace’
Gutted by fire twice and often near financial ruin, Alexandra Palace is a monument to Victorian ambition
Tuesday, 4 April, 2023

Working It podcast16 min listen
How to plan for the next crisis
Managers put companies at risk when they don’t plan for the worst-case scenario
Monday, 3 April, 2023

ReviewNon-Fiction
A Brilliant Commodity — shining a light on the Jewish diamond connection
A flawed history of the tricontinental diamond trade focuses on Amsterdam’s Jodenbuurt
Sunday, 19 March, 2023

Leadership
From SVB to the BBC: why did no one see the crisis coming?
Managers can put organisations at risk when they fail to plan for the worst-case scenario
Sunday, 18 September, 2022

FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
Refugee Council’s Enver Solomon: ‘Leadership is something you’re constantly trying to improve’
The chief executive talks about his route to the top and running the charity during an ‘extraordinary’ time
Monday, 15 August, 2022

Management
Generation game: managing age cohorts requires subtlety
At work the tensions within each group are as great as those between them
Friday, 22 July, 2022

ReviewNon-Fiction
How Minds Change by David McRaney — the power of persuasion
If you really want to shift long-held beliefs, you have to listen, reveals a new book on the science of opinion
Wednesday, 6 July, 2022

Working It
Make your next meeting ‘tactical’
Plus, how hybrid work affects women and the limited success of skills boot camps
Monday, 6 June, 2022

Management
How to be a good middle manager
They are a vital bridge between a company’s bosses and its staff — and the best ones are now needed more than ever
Monday, 25 April, 2022

Leadership
How to handle a narcissist in the workplace
The behaviour of the late publishing magnate Robert Maxwell provides an object lesson in the psychology of extreme power
Monday, 4 April, 2022

Management
Why are a leader’s first hundred days so important?
Preparation for the job should start well before the new boss even takes the helm, and they should continue to learn once there, experts say
Sunday, 13 March, 2022

FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
Oxfam GB chief: ‘Doing good can’t be an excuse for tolerating harm’
Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah took on the challenge of changing the culture at the scandal-hit organisation
Monday, 10 January, 2022

Management
Why nobody thinks to thank their boss
Your team think your job as a manager is to solve their problems. They are not there to solve yours
Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

ReviewNon-Fiction
The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing — what have we learnt?
A compelling account of the events that led to two plane crashes indicts an entire era of business practices
Monday, 6 December, 2021

Leadership
Confidence matters for new managers
It can be daunting to deal with senior clients outside our area of expertise but fears can be overcome
Saturday, 10 April, 2021

Life & Arts
My later-in-life rediscovery of Jane Austen
Her six completed novels shed light on England’s language and history
Monday, 22 March, 2021

Business travel
What we lose if we stop travelling on business
In a final dispatch, our columnist looks back at the benefits of hitting the road
Thursday, 18 March, 2021

UK services sector
Britain’s professional services grapple with life after Brexit
Business leaders are bewildered by visa and work permit restrictions imposed by UK-EU trade agreement
Friday, 5 March, 2021

Lunch with the FT
The CEO whisperer: ‘Every leader needs a fool’
Management thinker Manfred Kets de Vries on the secrets of staying grounded at the top
Monday, 1 March, 2021

Business travel
Private jets can cut health risks — but add reputational ones
Demand during the pandemic has remained strong, but companies will be keen to keep private flying under the radar
Monday, 15 February, 2021

Business travel
Are planes as Covid-safe as the airlines say?
Modern air filters are highly effective but studies suggest on board transmission can still happen
Monday, 1 February, 2021

Business travel
Facing up to the demands of post-Brexit business travel
Working trips between the EU and UK will still be possible — but with more planning and paperwork