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Isabel Berwick

Host and Editor, 'Working It' Podcast and Newsletter

Isabel Berwick is the host of the FT's Working It podcast about the workplace and writes the weekly Working It newsletter. She is the editorial lead for the FT Women in Business Forum, moderates and hosts FT and external events about the workplace and beyond, and is writing a book about how to thrive at work.

Isabel joined the FT in 1999 from the Independent on Sunday, where she was the business editor. She held senior editing roles on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk before becoming Work & Careers editor in 2018, overseeing the FT's management, leadership and workplace content. She left that role early in 2023 to focus full-time on the Working It brand.

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  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    News in-depthWorking It16 min
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    CEO turnover is at an all-time high. So why aren’t some businesses putting plans in place?

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  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
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    Lean on me: why leaders need more support

    Coaching, mentoring and peer groups are easy, effective ways to help leaders thrive. Why aren’t more organisations into it?

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  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
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    How to get ahead (without getting promoted)

    Take initiative, rather than waiting on others’ approval

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
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    Best of: How to survive the office Christmas party

    … and how to recover if you’ve already embarrassed yourself

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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    Don’t mess with the women of a certain age

    We are now a tribe, turbo-charged by friendship — and a lot of righteous anger

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Working It
    Women of a certain age: can they solve the talent shortage?

    Helping women get back into work is still an under-the-radar recruitment win

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Working It20 min listen
    How can middle-aged women get the most out of work?

    Boredom and a lack of flexibility push many out

  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
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    AI is transforming the world of work, are we ready for it? | FT Working It

    Generative AI is set to reshape the workplace. Are companies ready for the change?

    FT Working It- AI in the workplace
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
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    How to fix charitable giving (in time for Christmas?)

    Making fundraising events fun, and maybe even competitive, may be one way to revive giving at work

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
    Working It18 min listen
    Luck makes careers. Here’s how to get more of it.

    Some luck is about birth, but some we make ourselves

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Working It
    Time to make learning fun again?

    Chief learning officers face a huge challenge: rolling out AI skills for the world’s workers

    Woman sitting at a desk
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Working It18 min listen
    How to get the long-term sick back to work

    Poor mental health, especially among young workers, is a challenge

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Working It21 min listen
    What I wish I’d known when I started my career

    Isabel and colleagues share workplace advice they wish they’d known earlier

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    Working It
    The decline of corporate giving

    Best practice is to give 1% of profits to good causes — and it helps staff engagement, too

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Working It18 min listen
    How to be a kind manager – without being a pushover

    Empathy does not mean your teams always get what they want

  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    Employment16 min
    How to retain your workforce | FT Working It

    Businesses are fighting to keep employees happy, productive and on the payroll

    Retaining your talent
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
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    How to be a calm leader in an angry world

    Workforces may be dividing into political ‘tribes’, but it’s possible to keep everyone focused on the job

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  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
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    Best of: Has ‘retirement’ had its day?

    For some, less work may be better than no work

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
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    Want happy staff? Coach them

    Why career development packages may become the big new employee benefit

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
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    How to network without being inauthentic

    Bonding over genuine shared interests makes networking so much easier

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
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    Managers’ new duty to prevent sexual harassment at work

    A law coming into force this month will put the onus on employers to protect staff from abusers

  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
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    How to survive a corporate shake-up

    The first thing to remember: work isn’t your life

  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2024
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    The brewing giant’s architectural and cultural legacy is unmissable in the Danish capital — especially in the district where its story began

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  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
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    Recruitment is broken, what are businesses doing to fix it? | FT Working It

    Two massive shifts are happening at once, leaving businesses struggling to find the right candidates

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