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Isabel Berwick

Working It Editor

Isabel Berwick leads the FT's Working It brand, covering the workplace, management and the future of work. She writes the weekly Working It newsletter for FT subscribers, makes videos and podcasts and frequently appears as a moderator and speaker for FT and external events. Her book, The Future-Proof Career, was published in 2024.

Isabel joined the FT in 1999 from the Independent on Sunday, where she was the business editor. She won the Wincott Award for her personal finance reporting before moving into senior editing roles on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk. In 2018 she became Work & Careers editor, 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. Follow Isabel on Linkedin and BlueSky​.

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  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
    Working It
    Are your team ‘playing you’?

    Leaders may not notice when staff flatter them, or take up the same hobbies, to gain advantage

    Woman in a blindfold, with a colleague looking on
  • Wednesday, 9 April, 2025
    Working It
    What the ancients can teach us about success at work

    Stoicism has lessons for all of us — ambitious or otherwise

  • Saturday, 5 April, 2025
    ReviewFT Books Essay
    Women, work and why we’re getting it all wrong

    Cordelia Fine, Charlie Colenutt and Emily Callaci dive into the often unfair and random ways we value labour

  • Monday, 24 March, 2025
    Style
    How I became a fan of fashion in my fifties

    After years of drab, unflattering clothes, Isabel Berwick opens up her eyes — and wardrobe — to style

  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Working It
    Video makes the CEO a star

    Getting in front of the camera is the next big trend for leaders — but are they ready for a ‘one-take’ future?

    A woman holding a phone up in front of a coloured background
  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    Working It
    Can reading poems make you a better leader?

    Making time for a mini-reset in verse could help clarity and mental fitness. Be prepared to cry

    Woman reading from a book in front of a bookcase
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Women in business
    Time for a workplace reset based on respect for colleagues

    Perhaps we can take our collective wisdom and create something new out of this DEI crisis

    Three professionals in an office setting engaged in a friendly discussion, with one holding a coffee cup while smiling
  • Wednesday, 5 March, 2025
    Work & Careers
    Women need less empowerment blather and more childcare

    Cheaper childcare provision is transformative for women’s prospects at work

    Woman facing a chart
  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2025
    Working It
    How to give yourself some time back

    Expert tips to block overwhelm, help you perform better — and gatekeep your diary

  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2025
    Office life
    No one likes a robo-gatecrasher in the meeting

    Notetakers and summarising bots are the new must-have for managers — but what is the etiquette around using such tools?

    Computer with a graphic of a robot on the screen
  • Wednesday, 12 February, 2025
    Working It
    How many AI agents does it take to change your job?

    Some lessons from early agentic adopters; plus DEI crisis latest and a book giveaway

    Man sitting at a desk on a mobile phone drinking coffee. He has a laptop open in front of him.
  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2025
    Working It
    How to process endings at work (and get to the next thing)

    When an exit is forced, take steps to protect yourself and time to reflect

    An illustration of a woman scratching her head and looking at three doors
  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2025
    Working It
    Bosses need to go ‘back to basics’ with digital skills training

    Too many staff can’t cope with tech transitions at work (and we don’t just mean AI)

    Illustration of female worker behind a robot
  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2025
    Working It26 min listen
    Finale: How work has changed since we started this show

    Even after the pandemic, workplaces are still about people

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
    Working It15 min listen
    Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

    The top job comes with perks, but friendship isn’t one of them

  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
    Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast60 min listen
    Our final episode: thank you

    For our last ever episode, Lilah answers listener questions with our top FT critics, columnists and experts about music, cooking, careers and more

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2025
    Working It
    How to become a ‘superworker’

    AI is more than an assistant, it’s a superpower. Plus new weekly US workplace insights as Trump returns to power

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2025
    Working It18 min listen
    The science of better workplace conversations

    Changing someone’s view rarely happens all at once

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Working It
    The 2025 work trends to watch

    Experts give their tips on what AI excellence will look like this year, challenges for leaders and the spread of ‘involution’

  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
    Working It18 min listen
    Why are some bosses infuriating (and others inspiring)?

    Good news for leaders: you can move from one camp to the other

  • Monday, 30 December, 2024
    News in-depthWorking It16 min
    How to fix the CEO succession problem | FT Working It

    CEO turnover is at an all-time high. So why aren’t some businesses putting plans in place?

    FT Working It - The succession problem
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Working It
    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?

    A man and a woman looking at a laptop
  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    Working It16 min listen
    How to get ahead (without getting promoted)

    Take initiative, rather than waiting on others’ approval

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Working It19 min listen
    Best of: How to survive the office Christmas party

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

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Life & Arts
    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

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