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Monday, 3 August, 2020

Strategy
How the zombie apocalypse can help prepare us for real crises
Fictional doomsday scenarios can offer guidance on how to handle a second wave of coronavirus
Monday, 3 August, 2020

Work Tribes
‘We’re sharing childcare: I’ve colour-coded each parent according to risk profile’
Listen in on the conversations of the office workers as they endure the long summer break
Tuesday, 28 July, 2020

Permira Holdings Ltd
Permira buys majority stake in EF’s China schools business
Buyout group says company is positioned for a ‘hybrid learning world’ as pandemic accelerates online learning
Monday, 27 July, 2020

Coronavirus economic impact
Lay-offs are the worst of the bleak options facing recession-hit companies
Some groups are becoming more creative, offering short-time working rather than redundancies
Monday, 20 July, 2020

Management
Masks add to the burden of a nation of shopkeepers
Even applied with a light touch, this new responsibility is bound to take its toll on retail staff
Monday, 20 July, 2020

Work Tribes
‘Welcome to the flatus hiatus: take a few minutes to feel at one with your insides’
Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper
Monday, 6 July, 2020

Management
Why crisis marks end of the road for longstanding business lines
The pandemic should sever executives’ emotional ties to underperforming projects and products
Sunday, 5 July, 2020

Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
‘I can’t do much about the camera angle, but I will trim my nose-hair’
Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper
Thursday, 2 July, 2020

Business education
FT business books: July edition
From achieving business success now and in the future to understanding bad decisions — here are this month’s top titles
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Thursday, 2 July, 2020

Gender politics
The pandemic and economic downturn are ‘hitting women hardest’
The same pattern is playing out in both developed and developing nations, but Linda Scott remains optimistic
Monday, 29 June, 2020

Q&AWork & Careers
Q&A: What is your experience of being furloughed?
Emma Jacobs and Andrew Hill respond to your stories and questions
Monday, 29 June, 2020

Corporate culture
It is too soon to declare the pandemic has put paid to purpose
Corporate commitment to long-term social and environmental goals is needed now more than ever
Wednesday, 24 June, 2020

FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
Arms-length managers must channel inner coach
Support and trust will help empower home workers to do their best work autonomously
Monday, 22 June, 2020

FT SeriesSummer Books 2020
Summer books of 2020: Business
Andrew Hill selects his best mid-year reads
Monday, 22 June, 2020

Work & Careers
Opportunity knocks for those who dislike playing to the crowd
Without the scrutiny of a live audience, some new high-performers may emerge
Sunday, 21 June, 2020

Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
‘This week I will be lip-syncing Jay Powell’s predictions on the US economy, yay!’
Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper
Monday, 15 June, 2020

Mental health
‘Worker’s block’ and the hidden risks of life after lockdown
Managers face new challenges as the collective will to tackle the crisis fades
Monday, 8 June, 2020

Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
‘Like all of you, I’ve certainly had my hands full in lockdown’
Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as some of them return to Thrust
Monday, 8 June, 2020

Management
Big hairy audacious goals ⁠— be careful what you wish for
From public health to business, clumsy target-setting can distort behaviour and undermine good outcomes
Friday, 5 June, 2020

ReviewBusiness books
FT business books: April to June edition
After a short hiatus due to the coronavirus crisis, FT journalists return with their top titles
Tuesday, 26 May, 2020

FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
What Covid-19 teaches company boards for future crises
The pandemic has placed a premium on ‘busy directors’ and a display of humanity
Monday, 25 May, 2020

Work TribesWork Tribes 2020: A New Era
‘We went straight to furlough for most staff. We’re calling them the zomb-ployees’
Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown
Monday, 25 May, 2020

Work & Careers
We need casual talk at work to help our ideas flow
The ‘water cooler’ conversation among teams and colleagues is impossible to replicate online
Monday, 18 May, 2020

Work & Careers
Beware bad habits and mad ideas rushed through under pressure
Some ill-advised practices and structures will linger post-Covid turning the ad hoc into ‘bad hoc’
Friday, 15 May, 2020

House & Home
The secrets buried in my antique desk
Posting the heirloom’s contents on Instagram became Andrew Hill’s lockdown project