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Michael Skapinker

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Michael Skapinker is an FT contributing editor. He was an FT reporter, senior editor and award-winning columnist for 34 years. Among the positions he held were FT Weekend editor and management editor.

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  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    Leadership
    How to handle a narcissist in the workplace

    The behaviour of the late publishing magnate Robert Maxwell provides an object lesson in the psychology of extreme power

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Management
    Why are a leader’s first hundred days so important?

    Preparation for the job should start well before the new boss even takes the helm, and they should continue to learn once there, experts say

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    FT SeriesLeading in a crisis
    Oxfam GB chief: ‘Doing good can’t be an excuse for tolerating harm’

    Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah took on the challenge of changing the culture at the scandal-hit organisation

  • Monday, 10 January, 2022
    Management
    Why nobody thinks to thank their boss

    Your team think your job as a manager is to solve their problems. They are not there to solve yours

  • Tuesday, 14 December, 2021
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing — what have we learnt?

    A compelling account of the events that led to two plane crashes indicts an entire era of business practices

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    Leadership
    Confidence matters for new managers

    It can be daunting to deal with senior clients outside our area of expertise but fears can be overcome

  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    Life & Arts
    My later-in-life rediscovery of Jane Austen

    Her six completed novels shed light on England’s language and history

  • Monday, 22 March, 2021
    Business travel
    What we lose if we stop travelling on business

    In a final dispatch, our columnist looks back at the benefits of hitting the road

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    UK services sector
    Britain’s professional services grapple with life after Brexit

    Business leaders are bewildered by visa and work permit restrictions imposed by UK-EU trade agreement

  • Friday, 5 March, 2021
    Lunch with the FT
    The CEO whisperer: ‘Every leader needs a fool’

    Management thinker Manfred Kets de Vries on the secrets of staying grounded at the top

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Business travel
    Private jets can cut health risks — but add reputational ones

    Demand during the pandemic has remained strong, but companies will be keen to keep private flying under the radar

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Business travel
    Are planes as Covid-safe as the airlines say?

    Modern air filters are highly effective but studies suggest on board transmission can still happen

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    Business travel
    Facing up to the demands of post-Brexit business travel

    Working trips between the EU and UK will still be possible — but with more planning and paperwork

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Business travel
    British business travellers face a bewildering return to the EU

    It’s not just new rules that will cause headaches — but the fact they vary from one member state to the next

  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
    Business travel
    Even post-Covid, frequent flyers face more time on the ground

    Growing environmental pressure will clip the wings of many

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Business travel
    Four lessons from a year of virtual travel

    In a new world of digital business meetings, is your online video platform a Ryanair or a Cathay Pacific?

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
    Business travel
    Taiwan and New Zealand show business travel’s future

    The real boom will be in face-to-face training and sales — as you can’t close deals on Zoom

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    Business travel
    Can Boeing’s 737 Max regain passengers’ trust?

    The findings of an investigation into the plane’s development have shattered faith in the manufacturer and its regulators 

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Business travel
    It’s time for paperless passports

    Our existing systems are not up to the task. The pandemic offers a chance for a rethink

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Business travel
    How frequent-flyer cards protect airlines from their passengers

    Moves to prevent criticism and legal action risk aggravating loyal customers

  • Friday, 16 October, 2020
    Business travel
    Covid nostalgia for the days of taking wing

    Travellers grounded for months by lockdown can now become reacquainted with the airlines

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Business travel
    Test before you board is the only route back to air travel

    Previous generations knew what it took to deal with infectious outbreaks

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    Business travel
    The model plane that might be the future of flying

    The Flying-V raises the prospect of fewer emissions and more space (even though it’s only three metres wide)

  • Monday, 7 September, 2020
    Business travel
    When should we hit the road again?

    If your competitors start travelling, you might be forced to follow

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    ReviewHistory books
    Burning the Books — why memory matters

    In Richard Ovenden’s history when books burn, it is more than just words under attack

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