April fool alert: Some important rules about practical jokes at workPilita Clark: You can get away with a prank if the victim is a pal or a more senior colleagueMon Apr 01 2019 - 07:01
Why being funny is no joke for womenPilita Clark: in a presentation female humour seems to be seen as more disruptive and male more helpfulMon Mar 25 2019 - 06:59
Brexit has made me join the ranks of doomsday preppersPilita Clark: Office colleagues who have long feared the worst now look savvierSun Mar 17 2019 - 13:03
Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to bePilita Clark: Is mindfulness demotivating? Professor bravely takes aim at a sacred cowMon Mar 11 2019 - 05:30
Weight Watchers needs to shed the baffling marketing guffPilita Clark: ‘We were anniversary-ing what was truly a Freestyle phenomenon.’ Anyone?Mon Mar 04 2019 - 06:30
Pilita Clark: ‘Women must insist on right to be as useless as men’Constantly being urged to celebrate an inspiring or spectacular woman is exhaustingMon Feb 25 2019 - 05:09
Why a little office rudeness is not necessarily a bad thingTendency to confuse direct words with unacceptable behaviour does us no favoursSun Feb 17 2019 - 13:39
We are in more of a muddle than ever about office romanceIt’s years since I heard anyone in the office come close to trying to make a flirty jokeMon Feb 11 2019 - 06:39
It is better to watch what billionaires do and not simply listen to what they sayMa is an admirable man, but the idea one’s career should start gliding into oblivion after 50 is foolish when people need to work longerMon Feb 04 2019 - 05:59
Workplace perks have gone berserk – but do we care?Office workers have always seemed pampered compared with what others endureSun Jan 27 2019 - 13:33
Courtesy is not a sign of weakness, despite what Silicon Valley thinksPilita Clark: Ultimately, saying thank you is a vastly underrated activityMon Jan 21 2019 - 05:30
Help wanted: a holiday roster that everyone can live withThe office festive leave rota generates a huge amount of resentment and angerSun Dec 23 2018 - 15:02
The job interview of the future is already hereMcKinsey added an island game to its interviewing hurdles to unearth suitable candidatesMon Dec 17 2018 - 05:58
Climate change is firing up middle-class activismPilita Clark: Employers are having to think about how to deal with staff who set out to be arrestedSun Dec 09 2018 - 16:35
Personal assistants are a delightful luxury few bosses needYngve Slyngstad is the head of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund but has no secretaryMon Dec 03 2018 - 05:05
Pilita Clark: Please do not bring your ‘whole self’ to workThe people who find it easiest to be themselves at work are the ones who run the showMon Nov 26 2018 - 05:45
How do you handle friendly rivals at work?The Brownlee brothers impressed Theresa May but we could all learn something from themMon Nov 19 2018 - 06:00
Pilita Clark: When sticking to the status quo is stupidThe bias towards the status quo explains everything from ordering the same pizza each week to sticking with the same power company for yearsMon Nov 12 2018 - 06:00
Pilita Clark: Annoying self-promoters are not welcome in my inboxIt is one thing for millennials to foam about themselves all over Instagram and YouTube but not by emailMon Nov 05 2018 - 05:00
Why the shoe business is stupid to ignore a growing trendBig feet? Well, women’s are getting bigger but larger shoes are still difficult to findMon Oct 29 2018 - 05:30
Workplace inequality: its days are numberedWhile unconscious bias training can raise awareness there is little evidence it changes behaviourSun Oct 21 2018 - 19:02
Pilita Clark: Fiddle with your corporate identity at your perilEvidence suggests rebranding does little for companies, especially those abandoning long-standing names or logosMon Oct 15 2018 - 05:30
Get ready for the end of the reception deskInvestec is the latest London company to ditch the traditional reception desk at its officeMon Oct 08 2018 - 05:01
Would advertising board jobs open the door to more women?Pilita Clark: It couldn’t hurt – relying on a private headhunter’s list perpetuates gender imbalanceSun Sept 30 2018 - 16:45
Cadging a cigarette a sure way to find out what is going on at workPilita Clark: Rising interest in effect of random office chat on productivity growth ratesMon Sept 24 2018 - 05:28
Back off, millennials: baby boomers still belong at workBeing old does not mean you are past it and being young does not make you cluelessMon Sept 17 2018 - 05:50
The office farewell is more than just cake and snifflesPilita Clark: some leave without a word, others to tears of laughterMon Sept 10 2018 - 07:18
Men paying for the sins of their fathers in the workplace‘The only people who should worry about the push for gender equality are dopey men’Mon Sept 03 2018 - 05:36
Pilita Clark: Is it a cheap shot to criticise employee engagement?A company can do as many surveys as it likes, but if it irks workers with doltish managers, idiotic dress codes, petty rules on attendance and worse, it should expect to be treated in kindMon Aug 27 2018 - 08:21
Sacking staff is difficult but let’s be adult about itThere are many ways to fire people but it always helps to be upfront and honestSun Aug 19 2018 - 13:45
How to cope when your stand-in smashes itThe anxiety of being upstaged is one of the great unspoken fears of working lifeMon Aug 13 2018 - 05:00
Pilita Clark: We got to the moon so one day we will also know how to packThe wardrobe of a former foreign correspondent for a three-week trip to Uganda included just three pairs of underpantsSun Jul 15 2018 - 16:14
Why there will always be a place for the office jerkPilita Clark: There is a good deal of evidence that disagreeable people are more successful at work and paid moreMon Jul 09 2018 - 05:30
Ghosting has glided into the workplaceAn abrupt and permanent silence from a candidate, even after accepting a job, is not unusual nowMon Jul 02 2018 - 05:55
There’s fear in boardrooms so why are British CEOs silent on Brexit?If companies feel at risk from an unworkable Brexit, their bosses should speak out nowMon Jun 25 2018 - 05:00
The digital future is female – but not in a good wayIt’s depressing to realise that gorgeous, subservient fembots are on the marchMon Jun 18 2018 - 03:15
Don’t complain. Don’t name-drop. Take care at any event involving drinkPilita Clark: Advice for interns that we could all heedMon Jun 11 2018 - 05:51
Pilita Clark: Wise business leaders test their own productsIt is astonishing American Airlines’ CEO Doug Parker has not flown in one of the new aircraft that so many complain aboutMon Jun 04 2018 - 05:11
Pilita Clark: When drinking at work is a good thingA US experiment backed up the idea that being mildly sloshed makes one more creativeMon May 28 2018 - 06:38
Embrace the power of negative thinkingPessimism and chronic unease help us avoid mistakes and can make good business senseMon May 21 2018 - 02:00
Want to be a good boss? Then don’t ‘manswer’A 10-year-old knows if someone asks you a question, it is polite to respond to themMon May 14 2018 - 06:01
Pilita Clark: Why can’t we all work a five-hour day?An Australian company has made the switch to shorter hours. Business is boomingMon May 07 2018 - 05:30
Pilita Clark: Why I refuse to follow the law while cyclingFor cyclists, ignoring the rules of the road can be a matter of survivalMon Apr 30 2018 - 05:30
Pilita Clark: Corporate wellbeing is no substitute for good managementMantras and meditation do not remove the stress of long hours and lay-offsSun Apr 22 2018 - 15:35
Pilita Clark: Why don’t more deputies get a shot at the top job?I never want another job with the word ‘deputy’ in the titleMon Apr 16 2018 - 06:00
Pilita Clark: A tale of two hotel roomsHigh-tech luxury executive travel is all very well until you can’t even find the light switchMon Apr 09 2018 - 06:00
Are we seeing the end of the workplace dress code?Pilita Clark: It is now impossible for workers to know if they are dressing for the occasionMon Apr 02 2018 - 05:00
A radical solution to the tedium of email spamThe responsibility should lie with the sender and I like the idea of charging to sendSun Mar 25 2018 - 13:47
Move over millennials, you are just not that special anymorePilita Clark: The ‘futr’ belongs to everyone, thanks to the ‘millennial mindset’Mon Mar 19 2018 - 09:21
Pilita Clark: what is truly likely to become a reality in one’s lifetime?Our working life could change if even a fraction of the technologies they are working on take offMon Mar 12 2018 - 05:55
