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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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  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Work Watch
    Workers are ‘friction-maxxing’ to resist AI

    Real-life meetings, in-person hiring and learning skills from scratch: the future may be intentionally inconvenient

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  • Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
    Working It
    The quiet crisis facing men at work

    Plus, it’s time to retire ‘hybrid’ work and embrace flexibility

    Picture of a man sitting at a table looking concerned
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    Working It
    Shame, bitterness and loss: why CEO exits are hard

    Plus, are the robots finally coming to take our jobs?

  • Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
    Working It
    Future-proof your career and get a blue-collar job

    Plus, what to do when a popular boss moves on

  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    Working It
    How to get ahead at work in 2026

    Future of work experts outline the trends we need to know now

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  • Monday, 29 December, 2025
    Working It17 min
    The blue-collar jobs revival: The skills the world needs now | FT Working It

    The massive investments being made in infrastructure, particularly for the digital future, have created a huge demand for skilled tradespeople

    The blue-collar jobs revival
  • Saturday, 13 December, 2025
    Social Media
    LinkedIn and the great gender swap

    It’s becoming clear that women face extra barriers to visibility on social media

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  • Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
    Working It
    Have you hit the silver ceiling at work?

    A new study demonstrates that older high-achievers may be passed over for promotion

  • Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
    Working It
    Get ready to overshare at work

    AI can capture our knowledge, skills and institutional memory, bringing fresh connections and ideas

  • Wednesday, 26 November, 2025
    Working It
    Coffee, terraces and trees: how offices are sprucing up

    Upscale developers are focused on bringing nature indoors — so-called ‘biophilia’

    Woman with a laptop surrounded by flowers
  • Monday, 24 November, 2025
    Work & Careers17 min
    The CEO Crisis: how to survive the pressure | FT Working It

    Leaders are burning out faster than ever before and are looking for ways to help them become stronger and more resilient

    The CEO Crisis
  • Thursday, 20 November, 2025
    Q&AAsk an Expert
    How to land a job after graduation - You asked, we answered

    The FT’s Working It newsletter editor replied to reader questions

  • Wednesday, 19 November, 2025
    Working It
    Is it time to lean into business jargon?

    Lessons for us all from workplace comedy superstars

  • Wednesday, 5 November, 2025
    Working It
    The future of work is still human

    Why we may be investing too much importance in the role of technology

  • Wednesday, 29 October, 2025
    Working It
    Are we surrounded by narcissists?

    Toxic co-workers are not the same as true narcissists — here’s how to spot the difference

  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    News in-depthWorking It
    The AI rollout is here - and it’s messy | FT Working It

    Businesses are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI for the workplace. But getting employees to use the tools to their full potential is a huge task.

  • Monday, 27 October, 2025
    News in-depthWorking It16 min
    The AI rollout is here - and it's messy | FT Working It

    Businesses are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI for the workplace. But getting employees to use the tools to their full potential is a huge task.

    AI hype VS worplace reality
  • Wednesday, 22 October, 2025
    Working It
    How to revive your team — and your tech rollout

    Look to sales operations staff for the skills and mindset to boost the rest of the business

  • Monday, 20 October, 2025
    Work & Careers
    Is your workplace a theatre of the absurd?

    Acknowledging the strange nature of work, and injecting some humour, can make us feel better

    Illustration of a desk worker with clocks for eyes sat at a laptop and taking a book off a shelf behind her
  • Wednesday, 8 October, 2025
    Working It
    Are you a lost leader?

    Lack of agency ruins careers — but we can all regain a bit of control

  • Wednesday, 1 October, 2025
    Working It
    Graduate recruitment: how bad is it?

    Underlying data is offering a mixed picture of what’s really going on

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  • Tuesday, 30 September, 2025
    ReviewBusiness books
    Business books: what to read this month

    Finding courage, embracing your dark side, and coming out top in a digital age

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  • Monday, 29 September, 2025
    News in-depthWorking It
    The graduate ‘jobpocalypse’: Where have all the entry-level jobs gone? | FT Working It

    The promise of AI’s workplace abilities amid economic uncertainties have caused many companies to take pause

  • Monday, 29 September, 2025
    News in-depthWorking It14 min
    The graduate 'jobpocalypse': Where have all the entry-level jobs gone?

    The promise of AI’s workplace abilities amid economic uncertainties have caused many companies to take pause

    The graduate 'jobpocalypse'
  • Wednesday, 24 September, 2025
    Working It
    The ‘quarter life crisis’ looks different for Gen Z

    Being adrift in your 20s is nothing new, but a tight jobs market adds pressure

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