Points of view

Can I hire you for ... just a bit? You might initially scoff at this offer if you’re a top executive with decades of experience, but fractional employment is a new way of working that gives you flexibility, decent pay and the ability to work across multiple...

Are you as busy as a bee? Do you wear the word ‘busy’ like a badge of honour? Did you grow up hearing “the devil makes work for idle hands”? Is it difficult for you to sit down and do nothing both at work and at home? You’re not alone. Many top professionals are...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is a handy workplace productivity tool, most people don’t consider it a trusted colleague or a strategic senior adviser. Nobody is inviting new hire GenAI out for work drinks or to sing at the staff Christmas party; at least not...

Profile and exposure don’t pay the bills, but that doesn’t stop people from chancing their arm and asking you to work for free. Common “exciting opportunities” include internships, award nominations, speaking at conferences, publishing your first book, having your...

When I started my working life, it was at an investment bank in New York. The firm was housed in a beautiful building in downtown Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River with the Statue of Liberty in the distance. On the executive floors, the mahogany-panelled hallways...

American women have had enough. More than 40 per cent of those aged 15 to 44 want to leave the United States permanently if possible, according to a recent Gallup poll. The figure is four times higher than the 10 per cent who felt this way in 2014. Who can blame them?...

The video starts innocently enough. A young couple are outside chatting with their two little kids. Then a starter gun goes off and we realise they’re on an outdoor running track. The woman gives both of the kids to the man, and she starts running as fast as she can....

Can you be forced to retire at 65? At the moment, the answer seems to be yes, maybe or no, according to the experiences of some of our readers and various court cases. It’s all confusingly grey for the grey-haired and, as more workers need and want to work longer, the...

When you think of retirement, what comes to mind? Popular stereotypes include: a gold watch and a party at age 65, playing golf, travelling and more time with the grandchildren. The reality is that, today, the over 65s are starting companies, running countries,...

What would a chief executive do when confronted with boxes of brightly-coloured plastic bricks, clay, markers, paper and Post-Its? How might their team respond to the question: “Want to play?” It is not a phrase you hear in most boardrooms or workplaces today, but...