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Working It Live: How to future-proof your career

May 7, 2024

Author of The Future-Proof Career, Isabel Berwick, discusses future-proofing your career with FT's consumer editor. They cover workplace success secrets, AI in brainstorming, management challenges, evolving ambitions, AI impact on job sectors, importance of expertise in management, intergenerational dynamics, and addressing workplace bullying.

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Quick takeaways

Lack of management training impacts organizational performance and employee satisfaction.

Book focuses on providing practical advice for a broad audience seeking career enhancement.

Deep dives

The Importance of Management Training in Organizations

Organizations often overlook the importance of investing in management training, leading to issues where managers lack essential skills. Research shows that a significant percentage of managers, especially in the UK, have received no management training. This lack of training creates challenges within organizations, affecting employee performance, satisfaction, and overall productivity.

Introduction

2min

Navigating Management Challenges and Evolving Ambitions in the Workplace

17min

The Impact of AI on Job Sectors and Training

5min

Cult of the Amateur in Management Roles

4min

Exploring Managerial Growth, Intergenerational Dynamics, and Communication Skills in the Workplace

3min

Addressing Employee Well-being and Dealing with Workplace Bullying

4min

Isabel Berwick has spent the last year writing The Future-Proof Career, a book about how to thrive at work, now and in the future. Last month, she held a launch event at Daunt Books, where she spoke to her friend and colleague Claer Barrett, the FT’s consumer editor, about what she learned in the process.

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Credits:

Presented by Isabel Berwick, produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, mixed by Simon Panayi. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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