Listen to Lucy
- My new motto: Nomina Rutrum Rutrum
- Latin gives oomph, partly because it lends an air of learning but also because most people have to look it up, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Memory doesn’t matter when you have the net
- The only essential things to remember are one’s computer login, pin number and the names of a few workmates, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Clooney won’t do in business
- I can think of three possible explanations why in mainstream corporate life in the UK and the US, the ugly mug rules, says Lucy Kellaway
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- My proven formula for cheerfulness
- The most depressing day of the year is upon us. But Lucy Kellaway says she has found a better way to keep up morale than the motivational gurus
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- Why forecasters should stick to the weather
- Cold air has been blowing out of the Arctic, and hot air has been blowing out of the mouths of business forecasters, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Good year for management guff
- Even in bad times, some can still push the envelope and go the extra mile when it comes to talking bull, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Tomes to make you groan
- There is no shortage of bad business books, but Lucy Kellaway feels that giving them as ironic presents to bankers would be irresponsible
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- Give office idiocy Dada treatment
- I come across a lot of angry people in the course of my work, writes Lucy Kellaway. They take exception to anodyne things written by me.
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- Rebels who look ridiculous
- A bright tie, red socks, a flash of crimson in the lining of a suit – these attempts to stand out in the office smack of desperation, says Lucy Kellaway
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- How to land on your feet when speaking in public
- What Lucy and J-Lo have in common; and how to avoid boring your audience when speaking in public
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- When too much information harms the office
- Staff are responding to overload by not digesting anything. No one reads e-mails any more – except from the boss, writes Lucy Kellaway
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- The return of managerial bone-headedness
- The bear market in bull may be over but the bear market in courage is not. Fear and paranoia are even more a part of corporate life, argues Lucy Kellaway
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- For better or for worse, but not for work
- To allow husbands and wives to co-work has always been a bad idea financially, socially, practically and emotionally, says Lucy Kellaway
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- When a longer working life is good for us all
- Work is a bit like taking exercise. It can be boring and stressful while you are doing it but it is preferable to not working, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Why ‘chillaxing’ isn’t cool
- Chilling is seen by today’s children as the natural order of things. However, taking it easy in the office is not a good idea, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Taboo or not taboo? Some new office guidelines
- A search for the sacrosanct subjects of the workplace was almost fruitless as most of the old strictures at work are on the way out, but there are still some no-go areas, says Lucy Kellaway
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- The perils of opening your medicine cabinet at work
- Gordon Brown’s questioning over whether he takes pills to cope with the pressure reveals the new taboo in the workplace, says Lucy Kellaway
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- How to be a top female boss
- Anna Wintour's longevity in the fashion industry and hard-nosed approach provide a useful model for women executives
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- Drug dealers are perfect gurus in a recession
- With their ruthlessness and brilliance at managing cash flow, hustlers such as the reformed 50 Cent can provide useful lessons to executives, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Letting the office go to the dogs
- Bring your dog to work day may uncover some uncomfortable office truths, says Lucy Kellaway
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- Wash away management’s verbal germs
- In my book, cleanliness is not next to godliness. Necessary up to a point, but quite dull, and not something that deserves a place in management literature.
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