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Emma Jacobs

Work & Careers Columnist

Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. 

Prior to that she worked on FT.com's companies, markets and world desks.

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  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    Oscars 2020
    Greta Gerwig, making her own way in the world

    ‘Little Women’ completes the transformation of this actor turned director

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT business books of the month: January edition

    The case for harnessing passion and mastering the ‘squiggly’ career — this month’s top titles

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Entrepreneurship
    LVMH’s ‘hacks’ for luxury innovation

    As the consumer landscape continues to shift, the group taps staff for cutting edge ideas

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Being a mumpreneur has been a wild ride’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  • Sunday, 5 January, 2020
    Personal development
    Let’s rebrand a bit of time-wasting as healthy living

    End the misery-making tyranny of productivity hacks and self-improvement

  • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    New Year, New You! The boom in executive coaching

    Having a coach was once a sign of weakness in business. But now it is like an athlete using a trainer

  • Wednesday, 25 December, 2019
    World
    The year in #MeToo: emboldened victims and chastened employers

    But 2019 shows that progress towards gender equality is far from inexorable

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    “Co-workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your paper chains”

    It’s Christmas party time for some of our favourite office characters

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    InterviewWork & Careers
    How to handle social media: highs and lows

    High-profile users talk about their experience over more than a decade online

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    Work & Careers
    Money, trolls, timewasting: the impact of social media on work

    Online forums can help or hinder professionals and should be utilised with care

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘Relationships will be noted in our corporate love register’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘I shall point you to pumpkin-flavoured, gluten-free cupcakes’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    Person in the News
    Jennifer Lee, the woman bringing diversity to Disney

    The studio head who made her name with ‘Frozen’ is poised to repeat that success

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Biography and memoir
    Gritty professional memoirs are the hot trend

    Adam Kay and other medics and lawyers top the bestseller lists with tell-all books

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Person in the News
    Olivia Colman, Britain’s queen of the silver screen

    A talent for self-deprecation has turned the actor into a national treasure

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    ReviewBusiness books
    FT business books of the month: November edition

    The CEO communication essentials and how to maximise influence — this month’s top titles

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘If you dream big, the universe will arrange itself around you’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Office life
    Forbidden love: the changing attitudes to office romance

    McDonald’s fired its chief executive but Google still tolerates affairs

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
    Special ReportHow we will live in 2050
    Ancient and active: are older workers the future?

    Employers have to beware of biases and aim for life-long training

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    Work & Careers
    ‘Most of us want to try to lead as normal a life as possible’

    A business leader living with cancer aims to demystify the condition — at work and in our lives

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    House & Home
    The lucrative business of haunted houses

    Halloween is prime time for owners of country piles to cash in

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘The golden age of long-haul has gone hippy’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    A guide for male sponsors of women after #MeToo

    Sylvia Ann Hewlett: use common sense to banish fears of gossip

  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Work TribesMeet the work tribes
    ‘I’ll have you know my hands have been all over these dishes’

    Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Managing yourself
    Secrets of the successful dual-career couples

    How keeping your focus on long-term goals helps relationships thrive over decades

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