235. How to make work work for you, with Isabel Berwick, best-selling author of The Future-Proof Career

25/09/2025 47 min Episodio 235
235. How to make work work for you, with Isabel Berwick, best-selling author of The Future-Proof Career

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning podcast where behavioral science meets workplace culture.

Hosted by Chartered Occupational Psychologist Leanne Elliott and business owner Al Elliott, this episode celebrates friend of the show Isabel Berwick and the paperback release of her bestselling book "The Future-Proof Career."



Episode Summary

We're thrilled to welcome back Isabel Berwick, the Financial Times' work and careers editor and host of the "Working It" podcast. With her bestselling book "The Future-Proof Career" now available in paperback, Isabel shares her insights on making working work for you in our post-pandemic world.

This conversation covers everything from the characteristics that make managers truly effective to emerging workplace trends like "greedy jobs" and workplace polarisation. Isabel also tackles some of our toughest listener questions about managing difficult relationships, career development for younger workers, and finding balance in an increasingly demanding work environment.



What We Cover



The Accidental Manager Crisis


How people end up in management roles without proper training or preparation


Social Media's Workplace Impact


The way platforms like TikTok are influencing professional expectations and behaviors


What Makes Managers Actually Effective


Why listening, empathy, and trust matter more than traditional leadership traits


2024's Biggest Workplace Trends


From workplace polarization to "greedy jobs" and the ongoing quiet quitting conversation


Career Advice for Younger Workers


Strategies for getting heard and developing your career in today's workplace


The Power of Reverse Mentoring


How cross-generational learning benefits both mentors and mentees


Managing People You Don't Like


Practical tips for navigating difficult professional relationships


Listener Q&A


Isabel tackles real questions about work-life balance and career progression




Resources

Follow Isabel on X: https://twitter.com/isabelberwick


Connect with Isabel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-berwick-8b4922167


Listen to Working It podcast: https://www.ft.com/working-it


Subscribe to Isabel's newsletter: https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=62039b7ea31d6577a31f70df


Get "The Future-Proof Career" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0008607729?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_75RYWXR355NMVKX71SCC




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