Podcast appearances and mentions of Lucy Kellaway

The term ‘sticky floor' refers to the difficulties women face in progressing to higher-paid and higher-powered job roles whilst balancing the demands of their careers with personal, unpaid responsibilities. They can get stuck at lower levels, leaving the most senior positions to be occupied by, predominantly, men. Nuala McGovern discusses some of the reasons and solutions with Claire Reindorp, CEO of Young Women's Trust, and Lucy Kellaway, former journalist, now economics teacher and co-founder of Now Teach.A Lancashire jury has found Ryan Wellings not guilty of the manslaughter of 23-year-old Kiena Dawes. Wellings, who was Kiena's boyfriend, was found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour and assault between January 2020 and July 2022. He had denied all the charges against him, and will be sentenced at a later date. During the trial, the jury heard that Kiena had left a note claiming she was murdered and that Wellings had killed her before she took her own life. Joining Nuala to discuss this case are BBC reporter Yunus Mulla, Crown Prosecution Service domestic abuse lead Kate Brown and Director of the Centre for Women's Justice Harriet Wistrich.Hermine Braunsteiner was the first person to be extradited from the US for Nazi war crimes. She was one of a few thousand women who had worked as a concentration camp guard and was nicknamed ‘the Mare' by prisoners because of her cruelty; she kicked people to death. In 1964, Hermine's past was unknown: She was living a quiet existence as an adoring suburban housewife in Queens, New York when she was tracked down by a reporter from The New York Times who exposed her past. Angharad Hampshire, a Research Fellow at York St John University, joins Nuala to talk about The Mare, her novel based on Hermine's life.Known as Badass Gran to her Instagram followers, Celia Duff is a double world Hyrox champion after taking up the races at 68. After retiring from her career as a doctor in public health medicine, the 70 year old dedicates her time to an impressive fitness regime that includes yoga, pilates, running, strength and conditioning, Olympic weightlifting six times a week, and now she's fitter and stronger than ever.

In most workplaces, expressing ambition is non-negotiable. We're all meant to strive, to want more, and to summit ever more impressive professional peaks; but only a handful ever reach the top. Besides, does ambition really make us happy? In this episode, Isabel Berwick speaks to Stefan Stern, author of ‘Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition.'. They discuss why even the highest achievers can never accomplish enough.' Later, Isabel speaks to teacher and former FT journalist Lucy Kellaway, who explains why tempering your ambition can be the difference between satisfaction and sadness.Want more? Free links:Necessary but corrosive: Lucy Kellaway on ambitionIs the age of ambition over?Why ‘post-ambition' is the secret to career enlightenmentTo take part in the FT audience survey and be in with a chance to win a pair of Bose wireless headphones, please click here. For the survey's terms and conditions, please click herePresented 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.comRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Bill Walton Show, my conversation is with Amy Chua,  a provocative and original thinker about culture, world politics, and political tribes. Our main topic is her latest book, The Golden Gate, is a novel set in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s and 1940s.   Best known for her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a memoir about her parenting journey using strict Confucianist child rearing techniques, she is a highly accomplished professor at Yale Law School, and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, The Atlantic's “Brave Thinkers” and Foreign Policy's “Global Thinkers.” The Golden Gate is compelling historical thriller that paints a portrait of a California from another era beset by the crosswinds of a world at war and an American society about to undergo massive changes in how race and class define the essence of power, sex, and justice. It's also filled with fascinating details, like groundbreaking forensic advances, the story of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and the presence of China's Madame Chiang Kai-shek in Berkeley in the 1940's Amy brings to this book - and our conversation - her depth of understanding about class structures, culture and ethnic divisions seen in her non-fiction writings.  Her first book, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, explored the ethnic conflict caused in many societies by "market dominant minorities.” In her Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall examined seven major empires and the theory that their success depended on their tolerance of minorities. Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations, examined how group loyalty often outweighs any other ideological considerations and argues that the failure to recognize the place of group loyalty has played a major role in the failure of US foreign policy. The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America was called by the Financial Times' Lucy Kellaway, “the best universal theory of success I've seen." This is a wide ranging and fun conversation. Highly enjoyable. Listen in. 

This weekend, we discuss Industry on HBO with chief features writer Henry Mance. The show is part of a trend: like Succession and Euphoria, it depicts a pretty harsh version of the world we live in. So why do we keep getting sucked in? Then you'll hear a conversation between star psychologist Esther Perel and FT contributing editor Lucy Kellaway from the FT Weekend Festival. They discuss how remote work might change us, whether TikTok is teaching kids to be anxious, and more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at ft.com/ftweekendpodcast.-------Here's the link to leave us a message for our listener callout: https://sayhi.chat/6gci2What's a topic people would find boring, but you think we could make interesting on the podcast? Challenge us!-------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links and mentions from the episode:– The entire Esther Perel and Lucy Kellaway conversation is here: https://youtu.be/BjdvwbJyyxo– Henry on Industry Season 1: Has TV finally captured the reality of the City in BBC series Industry? https://on.ft.com/3yn8MPu – Henry writing about being on Industry: https://on.ft.com/3ypgl8n – Lucy Kellaway writes about her conversation with Esther: https://on.ft.com/3ynuGlM – Esther's podcasts are called Where Should We Begin? And How's Work?– Henry is on Twitter @henrymance. Lucy is on Twitter @lucykellaway. Esther is on Instagram and Twitter @estherperelofficial and @estherperel-------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast-------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weekend, we discuss Industry on HBO with chief features writer Henry Mance. The show is part of a trend: like Succession and Euphoria, it depicts a pretty harsh version of the world we live in. So why do we keep getting sucked in? Then you'll hear a conversation between star psychologist Esther Perel and FT contributing editor Lucy Kellaway from the FT Weekend Festival. They discuss how remote work might change us, whether TikTok is teaching kids to be anxious, and more. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at ft.com/ftweekendpodcast.-------Here's the link to leave us a message for our listener callout: https://sayhi.chat/6gci2What's a topic people would find boring, but you think we could make interesting on the podcast? Challenge us!-------Want to stay in touch? We love hearing from you. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.-------Links and mentions from the episode:– The entire Esther Perel and Lucy Kellaway conversation is here: https://youtu.be/BjdvwbJyyxo– Henry on Industry Season 1: Has TV finally captured the reality of the City in BBC series Industry? https://on.ft.com/3yn8MPu – Henry writing about being on Industry: https://on.ft.com/3ypgl8n – Lucy Kellaway writes about her conversation with Esther: https://on.ft.com/3ynuGlM – Esther's podcasts are called Where Should We Begin? And How's Work?– Henry is on Twitter @henrymance. Lucy is on Twitter @lucykellaway. Esther is on Instagram and Twitter @estherperelofficial and @estherperel-------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial, can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast-------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parents, teachers, students and experts alike say that the UK's education system desperately needs reform. The Times Education Commission has spent the past year trying to figure out how to fix it. Today, we take a look at the recommendations in its report from a more robust focus on children's wellbeing and mental health to a broadening of the curriculum.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests:Rachel Sylvester, Times columnist and chair of the Times Education Committee. Lucy Kellaway, teacher and commissioner. Nicola Noble, co-head teacher at Surrey Square Primary School. The pupils at Surrey Square Primary School. Host: Manveen Rana.Clips: Times Education Commission, Evening Standard, Children's Commissioner for England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brilliant to be joined again by Naren Senthil Nathan this time to talk about Lucy Kellaway's wonderful story of " how I changed by job, my home, my husband and my hair".  We talk about life stages, expectations, the power of education and the fact that retiring at 60 does not work well with the life expectancy and lifestyles of the 21 century.As a GP trainer I found the ideas around "unlearning" old career habits before being able to learn new skills a really powerful concept.

Katie Waldegrave MBE is co-founder of Now Teach, an organisation aiming to encourage more experienced people into teaching. She met ex-finance journalist, Lucy Kellaway six years ago who was considering shifting career to become a teacher. Given life is getting longer and our career patterns are changing, many people no longer expect – or want to – completely retire in their sixties. In the face of a teacher recruitment crisis, Katie believes that Now Teach can be part of the solution. The charity aims to bring older people into classrooms - and keep them there long term. To the children they bring wisdom, experience of the world, perspective and careers advice. To the system they bring knowledge of other sectors, fresh ideas and status. Experienced teacher and author Katie explains how Now Teach trains and supports career changers as they take the leap of faith into teaching as a second career. We chat about what makes an ideal teacher and the challenges and benefits of becoming a teacher in later life. If you are considering a change of career, then this episode is for you. Katie is also the founder of First Story, a charity that helps young people discover what it means to have a voice, while developing the skills and confidence to thrive in education and in life through writing.

In this episode, we talk to Katie Waldegrave MBE. Katie is the co-founder and director of the career change charity Now Teach. Previous to Now Teach she co-founded First Story, an education charity helping children to learn to write stories and was Head of History at Cranford Community College. Her first book - The Poets' Daughters was published in 2013. She graduated from Oxford in 2003 and lives in London with her husband and three children.  Katie received an MBE in 2021 for her outstanding contribution to the community. We were so thrilled to bring Katie on the show. We have talked about the concept of transformation and re-invention in the age of longevity and when we heard about Now Teach we realised this is a brilliant way to facilitate that transformation.   Katie tells us about the inspiration that led her and Lucy Kellaway to set up Now Teach. We talked about the circular benefits, to children, schools, individual teachers and the community. We chat about the aspects of ageism that exist in us all and the vital role that Now Teach plays in breaking those down across all generations. We have talked about role models for longevity in earlier episodes, in Now Teach role modelling works in two directions, with younger teachers reverse-mentoring the older teachers. And how this leads to broader, societal and community impact. It is a fascinating and inspiring conversation, once again demonstrating the beauty and power in our hands as we continue to reinvent what it means to age. Links from the show:  Links Check out Now Teach and find out more about what they do: https://nowteach.org.uk/ The book Katie mentions that inspired her to start the charity. https://www.100yearlife.com/the-book/      

In 2016, aged 57, Lucy Kellaway quit her prestigious, full-time job as a journalist at The Financial Times to become a trainee teacher.Around the same time, she also left her husband of 25 years, with whom she'd had four children, moved house and stopped dyeing her hair. Lucy wrote about her experiences in her book, “Re-educated: How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair,” and co-founded the charity Now Teach to encourage older professionals to step into the classroom and change their lives in the same way hers was transformed.

On this week's episode of #Leadership - What's on your mind? I speak to Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist. Kitty joined the Institute of Directors as Chief Economist in September 2021. She is a UK macroeconomist and public policy research professional, and was most recently Chief Economic Advisor at the cross-party think-tank Demos. A former MP for Burnley, her government experience includes serving as Economic Secretary to the Treasury during the early phase of the financial crisis (2007-08) and also as a junior minister at the Department for Work and Pensions (2008-09). Previously she was a special adviser at the Department for Trade and Industry, and a local government councillor in Lambeth. Since stepping back from active politics in 2010, she has devised and delivered public policy thought leadership research projects both through Demos and her own company Tooley Street Research. From 2017-19 she undertook a sabbatical teaching maths in inner-city schools on the Now Teach scheme established by the FT journalist Lucy Kellaway. She holds a degree in Politics and Economics (PPE) from Balliol College Oxford and an MSc in Economics from Birkbeck College London. In her early career she worked as a macroeconomic forecaster at the Economist Intelligence Unit. Find Kitty's socials below: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kittyussher/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kittyussher Find Stuart's socials below: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/STARDevelopm... LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwaddington/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stuart_waddington/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x388h9BiwofjDJbXfz_hg Spotify - #Leadership – What's on your mind? MAKE SURE TO HIT SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ENJOYED AND THANKS FOR WATCHING. see you next week...

Co-founder of The Longevity Forum, Andrew J Scott interviews Lucy Kellaway, the co-founder of NowTeach.  Lucy explains how her life has changes and she has found an exciting new chapter in retirement. From buying a new house to starting a fresh career as a teacher, Lucy discusses how we can look at retirement as an opportunity for a new profession which can benefit society. The intergenerational benefits have also been outstanding when looking at older educators.  https://www.thelongevityforum.com

For years Lucy Kellaway's life was the model of success- a columnist at the Financial Times, married to the same husband for decades, she appeared happy with an outwardly enviable life. But she began to realise that the life she had built for herself no longer suited her. Her book, Re-educated: How I changed my job, my home, my husband and my hair is a celebration of education's power to transform lives, an exploration of our schools today, and a reminder that there can be new beginnings at any age. 'Everyone over 50 needs to read this bracing and inspirational book' - Nigella Lawson. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Nihal Arthanayake, a rapper turned broadcaster who knows a thing or two about shaking things up. Born to Buddhist parents of Sri Lankan origin in Essex, Nihal performed for five years as an MC before turning his hand to promotion and freelance music journalism. After years championing Asian and Desi bests in dark club basements, he eventually found a home at the BBC hosting award-winning shows on Radio One and BBC Asian Network, before moving to 5 Live, where he now interrogates an eclectic and often starry guest list - from political heavyweights and famous musicians, to unmissable stories and important debates. In this interview Nihal describes how he's 'floated through life', but we don't think that's entirely true. Guided by curiosity, and unshakable self-belief, it's clear Nihal has carved his own route to the top. But now, having just turned 50, is he slowing down? Will he ever 'grow out' of his Air Force 1s? And is music the key to staying young at heart? You'll have to listen to find out, but you'll also hear from author and founder Lucy Kellaway, who at 57, left a high-powered role at the Financial Times to retrain as a maths teacher, and has never looked back. 

The writer Dan Brotzel discusses Lucy Kellaway's Who Moved My Blackberry™? and his own work with me.

Ever wanted to chuck it all in? I mean ALL of it? My guest today did just that - baby, bathwater AND bath. For 30 years, journalist Lucy Kellaway was a columnist on the Financial Times. Then, in the space of just a couple of years she ditched not only that but her home of 15 years, her husband of 25 years - and even her hair! (Not in that order.) In her new book, Re-educated, she talks about the overwhelming urge to remake our lives that often hits women in our 40s and 50s and why she decided to upend her life, chucking in her enviable - and some might say cushy! - highly paid job to retrain for one that er, isn't… teaching in an inner London secondary school. Over the next 40 minutes Lucy tells me about her newfound freedom, why fear is one of the most important emotions, how her house became a physical symbol of a marriage that no longer worked for her and why going grey was possibly the biggest shift of all. (And don't get her started on the inequities of internet dating…) You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including Re-educated by Lucy Kellaway and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too by me! The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Having separated from her husband, Lucy Kellaway quit her full-time, high-status job as a journalist at the Financial Times to become a trainee teacher at a secondary school. In Re-educated, Lucy shows that age is no barrier to ripping up and starting again. Her charity, Now Teach encourages experienced people to step into the classroom to help plug the colossal teacher shortage and bring freshness to the system.

Lucy Kellaway, co-founder of Now Teach, speaks to Tes about her ideal staffroom, the teachers who inspired her and why teacher retention helps pupils.

Julie Brown makes a living in her dream career. The contemporary artist trained at Huddersfield University two decades ago and has returned to her full-time art practice after working as an illustrator and designer.Julia is part of a new, major group exhibition at The Sculpture Lounge in the Holme Valley where she is a resident studio holder.In the interview (0-34:00) we discuss:Julia's work, how she expresses our relationship with place, and a new body of work about wind turbinesHow to get your name out there as an artistIt's easier to market yourself when you're passionate about what you doChoosing an agent who will support you and how to avoid some scams and trapdoors common in the art worldTips and advice about submitting your work to exhibitions and awardsGetting representation at galleriesHow a safety net can turn into a cage, but there's never the "perfect" time to follow your passion.Why "every decision you make needs to relate to where you want to go."Check out Julia's website here and The Sculpture Lounge.Also in the show:34:00 Funding opportunities i) the Young Innovators Awards from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, details. ii) the Fiserv UK 2021 Back2Business Grant: £10,000 grants available, details. 37:58 Forthcoming events: webinars about selling online, sustainability and SMEs and more from the Business  & IP Centre Sheffield. Plus Cliffhanger – Sheffield's "inner city event celebrating outdoor adventure," the British Bouldering Championships, and Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.39:35 If you run an online businesses selling to consumers living within the EU, you need to know about changes to E-commerce VAT. 41:09 Interesting new research about renewable energy, income inequality and energy poverty42:39 A couple of new books: Lucy Kellaway on education and teaching and Michael Pollan on coffee44:16 And I've been reading the new issue of Positive News magazine.

In this episode we talk to Dr Simon Roberts, business anthropologist and Partner at Stripe Partners, a strategy and innovation consultancy based in London. He's also the author of The Power of Not Thinking. Simon was a keynote at our inaugural summit. And Stripe Partners sponsored both the 2019 and 2020 events.During our conversation, Simon shares how he started out as a business anthropologist. We talk about his 2018 article, The UX-ification of Research in which he decried the fact that research is being squeezed into a new temporal rhythm — being thoughtful is out, speed is in — and how optimistic he feels now, at a time of economic crisis, when budgets are being squeezed.We also talk about the office, now that working from home is a reality for most of us for the foreseeable future, and how do we utilise offices to do what they do best.We discuss his article, The Age of the Ear, in which he calls for a deep understanding of how people experience the aural dimensions of life. Which leads us to think about embodiment, the subject of his book, and embodied computing more generally.Lastly, Simon shares a couple of his favourite reads from 2020.We hope you enjoy the show.Mentioned in our conversation:‘The Big Shift': Internal Facebook Memo Tells Employees to Do Better on PrivacyWe will miss the office if it dies. Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times, May 15 2020.The rise and fall of the office, Henry Mance, Financial Times, May 15 2020.James Rebanks: nature is my office, come rain or shine, Financial Times, December 29 2020.If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore; Caste by Isabel Wilkerson; These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore; India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha; Unchartered: How to Map the Future by Margaret Hefferman; and Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. 

This week's episode features actor Laurence Fox on the pitfalls of wrongthink; teacher Lucy Kellaway on the true cost to students of classroom closures; and Toby Young on what happened when he tested negative for antibodies. The Spectator is partnering with private bank Julius Baer to find the UK's brightest entrepreneurs for our Economic Innovator of the Year Awards. If you run a business that brings radical positive change and is capable of achieving national or international impact, we want to hear from you. Apply by 1 July at http://www.spectator.co.uk/innovator.

Schools have been closed for almost three months - what is the true cost of these closures on pupils (1:00)? Plus, have Brexit negotiations started looking up (13:15)? And last, are the statue-topplers of Rhodes Must Fall going about their mission the wrong way (22:45)?With teacher Lucy Kellaway; the IFS's Paul Johnson; the Spectator's political editor James Forsyth; the FT's public policy editor Peter Foster; journalists Tanjil Rashid and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt.Presented by Cindy Yu.Produced by Cindy Yu and Gus Carter.Click here to try 12 weeks of the Spectator for £12 and get a free £20 Amazon gift voucher.

Schools have been closed for almost three months - what is the true cost of these closures on pupils (1:00)? Plus, have Brexit negotiations started looking up (13:15)? And last, are the statue-topplers of Rhodes Must Fall going about their mission the wrong way (22:45)? With teacher Lucy Kellaway; the IFS's Paul Johnson; the Spectator's political editor James Forsyth; the FT's public policy editor Peter Foster; journalists Tanjil Rashid and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt. Presented by Cindy Yu. Produced by Cindy Yu and Gus Carter. Click here (https://subscription.spectator.co.uk/?prom=A521B&pkgcode=03) to try 12 weeks of the Spectator for £12 and get a free £20 Amazon gift voucher.

This week, we turn to Esther Perel, psychotherapist and host of the hit podcast Where Should We Begin?, to help put our fears and emotions around coronavirus in context. She also gives us useful strategies for living in lockdown. There are insights in this episode that we think will help listeners in any circumstance, so we've decided to drop it early.We hope you enjoy the episode, and would love to hear your thoughts. Email us at culturecall@ft.com or tweet us at @FTCultureCall. We're also still collecting your cultural recommendations under quarantine: what are you watching, reading and doing at home? Fill out our short form at ft.com/culturecallout, or record a short voice note on your phone and email it to us. We'll use a selection in upcoming episodes.Links:–Our last episode with Esther, on surviving (and thriving) at work: https://www.ft.com/content/e271eac4-e41a-4577-b6e3-6c24e4e01c75 –Esther Perel's podcast, Where Should We Begin? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-should-we-begin-with-esther-perel/id1237931798 –Roxane Gay on the value of giving people money to help them get through Covid-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8XQpOrAgWs –A great article on ways to help during this pandemic (US focus): https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/4/14/21212199/donate-masks-blood-coronavirus-stimulus-checks –Another resource with ways to help (UK focus): https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/27/coronavirus-and-volunteering-how-can-i-help-in-the-uk –Lucy Kellaway's piece, "Is it okay to be happy in lockdown?" (paywall) https://www.ft.com/content/2203813e-797e-11ea-9840-1b8019d9a987 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever thought about changing your career? With people living longer and job security decreasing, sticking with the same career for the whole of your working life is becoming a thing of the past. Edwin Lane speaks to John McAvoy, an armed robber turned record breaking rower, about his career in crime, and when he realised it was time for a change. And Business Daily regular Lucy Kellaway talks about her decision to give up her career in journalism and become a teacher, while labour market economist John Philpott discusses the challenges facing mid-life career switchers. Plus Freakanomics professor Steven Levitt on deciding to make big changes. Repeat (Picture: Businessman tearing off his jacket and shirt; Credit: bowie15/Thinkstock)

Lord Mark Price speaks to Lucy Kellaway, former Financial Times journalist turned teacher about her career at the Financial Times and why she decided to change her career so drastically at age 58 and her teaching charity, Now Teach.

Lucy Kellaway had a long and illustrious career as a leading journalist at the FT but in September of 2017 she packed it all in to become a maths teacher in an inner city London school. Recorded just after she started out in the classroom she tells the audience at 5x15 why she did it and about the highs- and some of the lows - of going back to school. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: http://5x15stories.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5x15stories

After 32 years, you are still an enigma, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The exponential rise of guff in business shows no sign of abating, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple's $5bn headquarters is the world’s most expensive office and Steve Jobs' last posthumous hurrah, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shock over swear words exposes some misplaced prudery, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Interruptions help cut short boring discussions. So instead of making men interrupt less, women should be made to do it more, argues Lucy Kellaway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The main difference between yes and no is that one is easy and the other hard, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To celebrate the FT’s Business Book of the Year Award, our star columnists recommend top reads to bring solace and advice in turbulent times. In the fifth episode of our second series, Isabel Berwick, Lucy Kellaway and Andrew Hill discuss ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ by Winifred Watson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was wrong to punish someone who tried to get his colleagues to write text that people might conceivably want to read, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The tables are turning on Ikea and the fashion for Skandi tat, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Discussing what skills today’s employees should possess to survive a career that is likely to span more than 40 years, Lucy Kellaway hosts Chris Hirst, chief executive of Havas UK and Europe, Keely Woodley, a Grant Thornton partner who leads its human capital practice, and Andrew Mullinger, the co-founder of Funding Circle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Voice bot Experimental Amy might represent serious competition if what she produced was halfway decent, but it isn't, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Modern fiftysomethings are perky, well-rested and free from domestic ties, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Abbott’s difficulty with a simple sum is evidence of a troubling assumption, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‘Breakthrough’ is so stale it makes me almost feel sorry for the author, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Military tensions between the United States and North Korea seem to rise on an almost daily basis. But how important are economic factors in putting pressure on the North Korean state? Could China, with its close trading relationship, choose to shut down North Korea - putting pressure on the leadership there? The BBC's Danny Vincent travels to the border between China and North Korea to look at some of the trade passing between the two nations. And Ed Butler talks to Korea Expert Aidan Foster-Carter and asks him whether China could shut down North Korea if it chose to do so?Also, our veteran commentator Lucy Kellaway admits that she does not always learn from experience.(Picture: A North Korean man standing at a border fence next to the Yalu river, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong. Credit: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

Good intentions led to a tour de force of clangers, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Expensive ‘holistic’ leadership programmes do not solve anything, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Puffed-up nonsense has been deemed worthy of academic study, says Lucy Kellaway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A secret recording that implicates the Bank of England in Libor rigging has been uncovered by the BBC . The 2008 recording adds to evidence the central bank repeatedly pressured commercial banks during the financial crisis to push their Libor rates down. Libor is the rate at which banks lend to each other, setting a benchmark for mortgages and loans for ordinary customers. The Bank of England said Libor was not regulated in the UK at the time. Ed Butler hears more from the BBC's economics correspondent, Andy Verity.Also in the programme, we hear from our Business editor, Simon Jack, about evidence the BBC has seen that top executives at the oil company, Shell, knew money paid to the Nigerian government for a vast oil field would be passed to a convicted money-launderer. The deal was concluded while Shell was operating under a probation order for a separate corruption case in Nigeria. Shell said it did not believe its employees acted illegally. And finally, our regular commentator Lucy Kellaway disapproves of the advice given publicly by one US corporate boss to her growing children.(Picture: The Bank of England in central London, England. Credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Everyone will tell you they are too busy to talk — but it is not true, says Lucy Kellaway. Image credit: Chris Tosic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Like most humans, I am not naturally drawn to small print, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Viral video of domestic mishap shows the artificiality of the professional self, says Lucy Kellaway See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unlike Angela Ahrendts, I am not ‘on 24/7’, say Lucy Kellaway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.