Mike Beck

This article is an on-site version of our Working It newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every WednesdayMany people who identify themselves as introverts — or even “ambiverts” — found that working at…
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Promising items from this list include:• A bleach- and phosphate-free wine-removing spray that actually gets rid of red wine stays, both old and fresh.• Bio-Oil: a botanical and vitamin-infused skin oil that’s become a favorite for reducing…
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Etc Venues, one of the UK’s largest conferencing and events providers, has been acquired by the US rival Convene as part of a strategy to exploit the move by companies to cut back on traditional office space.The deal, which is worth…
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Before last week, few people outside of McDonald’s corporate headquarters near Chicago would have been familiar with the name David Fairhurst.But a court decision involving the former “global chief people officer” at the fast-food…
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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 ambitious, anxious introvert Morra…
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After business executive Louise McCabe won a high-profile employment tribunal case for age discrimination and whistleblowing she found herself being contacted by people from all over the world sharing similar stories.McCabe, 57, was awarded…
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The writer is chief executive of the New America think-tank and an FT contributing editorIt is time to retire the idea of “having it all”. The phrase, popularised by Cosmopolitan’s Helen Gurley Brown, captured the goal to which many…
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Losing a job is already one of life’s most difficult events, but losing it while on parental leave creates an added level of stress for new and expecting parents during what is meant to be a joyous transition.“Firing someone while they are…
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Goldman Sachs paid chief executive David Solomon $25mn for his work in 2022, down almost 30 per cent during a year in which the Wall Street bank reported a 50 per cent drop in profits, cut jobs and slashed employee bonuses. In a…
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Following record-breaking payouts last year, many investment bankers will be glad just to hang on to their jobs this bonus season as incentive pay takes a nosedive. The prospect of recession and a sharp drop in global dealmaking has…
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