Start with please and thank you, then spoon on the flattery, says Lucy Kellaway. Image by Chris Tosic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to ask for what you want — and get it every time

Financial Times management columnist Lucy Kellaway pokes fun at management fads and jargon, and celebrates the ups and downs of office life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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FT readers, I will miss you most of all

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How I lost my 25-year battle against corporate claptrap

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Apple's new grandiose office is for grown -ups

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Don't listen to prigs: profanity is glorious

Interruptions help cut short boring discussions. So instead of making men interrupt less, women should be made to do it more, argues Lucy Kellaway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to ask for what you want — and get it every time

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