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Emma Jacobs

Work & Careers Columnist

Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. Previously, at the FT she has edited features, UK news, as well as working on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Sunday, 16 January, 2022
    Corporate culture
    It is the workplace, not women’s confidence, that needs to be fixed

    A new book suggests corporate change is better than asking female staff to work on their own self-belief

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    Flexible working
    Why modern managers are reviving old-school staff handbooks

    Corporate leaders are rewriting the rules of the workplace in response to the challenges of remote working

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Emotional by Leonard Mlodinow — more than a feeling

    The physicist’s latest book illuminates how the shadowy unconscious shapes our everyday ‘rational’ behaviour

  • Saturday, 1 January, 2022
    InterviewManaging yourself
    How the science of motivation helps with New Year’s resolutions

    Ayelet Fishbach, a professor of behavioural science, discusses the best way to set goals — and stick to them

  • Monday, 20 December, 2021
    Work Tribes
    Work Tribes: reflections on a challenging year

    As another Covid-hit Christmas looms, the ex-Thrust workers look back on 2021

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Working It podcast14 min listen
    Getting personal on LinkedIn

    LinkedIn is becoming a space for sharing intimate stories, not just job moves

  • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
    Flexible working
    Family-friendly leave policies are key to staff retention

    Employers who support paternity breaks and promote flexible working are likely to stand out in a competitive labour market

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    FT Books Essay
    The future of work

    WFH, presenteeism, the ‘Big Resignation’ — one novel and two searching non-fiction books shine a spotlight on dramatic changes in working culture

  • Sunday, 28 November, 2021
    Managing yourself
    How to spot the chancers who are ‘winging it’ at work

    We are bad at assessing others’ skills and performance but true slackers will always slip up

  • Promoted Content
  • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT business books: November and December edition

    From the politicisation of the workplace to implementing strategy in difficult times — here are the top titles from this month and next

  • Friday, 26 November, 2021
    House of Commons UK
    Multitasking MPs must be allowed proper maternity cover

    Constant juggling between home and work life is dreadful, but occasional flexibility is necessary

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Special ReportDiversity Leaders
    Can social class hold back your career?

    Employer efforts to reduce pay and promotion disparities are hindered by staff reluctance to share data

  • Sunday, 14 November, 2021
    FT SeriesThe new workplace
    Return to the office: FT readers discuss camaraderie, collaboration — and presenteeism

    Survey results show how different genders and generations view the new workplace

  • Sunday, 7 November, 2021
    Social Media
    Scroll through TikTok to see the real stars of the workplace

    Social media is rewriting the rules of engagement between employers and staff — and workers are not holding back

  • Friday, 29 October, 2021
    Arts
    Is it too soon or too late for culture to tackle Covid?

    Finding the right time to tell stories of the pandemic is a thorny issue for the creative industries

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
    Diversity efforts for lawyers switch from hiring to keeping

    Moves aim to address the uneven experience of different ethnic minorities

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    Business school
    Tangled up in the name change culture wars

    Organisations face dissent as they rebrand to disassociate themselves from a past tainted by racism and slavery

  • Monday, 11 October, 2021
    Future of work
    Arup’s seven-day week: is this the future of work?

    The engineering group’s flexible working practice allows employees to control their hours

  • Monday, 4 October, 2021
    Work & Careers
    LinkedIn: how the professional networking site got personal

    Newly blurred boundaries between work and home life create a trend for honest posts

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    Person in the News
    Phoebe Waller-Bridge: the writer making James Bond ‘a little bit twisted’

    Award-winning creator of ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Killing Eve’ is the latest UK creative talent to be lured to Hollywood

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    Future of work
    Coping with the chaos that is hybrid working

    ‘Back to the office is not a return to an old schedule — and no one really knows how to do it yet’

  • Monday, 20 September, 2021
    Leadership
    The evolution of the chief diversity officer

    It is the newest senior leadership function in many organisations but the role can be hard to navigate

  • Sunday, 29 August, 2021
    Future of work
    The battle over the future of work is about autonomy

    While the debate around offices reopening pits the workplace against the home, the real issue is control

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    Personal development
    BetterUp rides the mental health tech boom

    Alexi Robichaux, co-founder of the coaching platform, sets ambition to democratise leadership and motivational training

  • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
    Beer and spirits
    Lockdowns have allowed us to reappraise our approach to drinking

    The closure of bars and restaurants showed there are different ways to socialise

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