<p>Running a business is rewarding in plenty of ways – not least in terms of salary. But it can also be extremely lonely. Having friends at work becomes complicated (or even impossible), and you can’t be sure if people <em>like</em> you, or if they’re just saying what they think you want to hear. If you’re the boss, how can you learn to live with those downsides? To find out, Isabel Berwick speaks to Allan Barton (former MD of the waste disposal firm Shanks), and Tiffany Gaskell, co-CEO at the coaching consultancy Performance Consultants International.</p><br><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=62039b7ea31d6577a31f70df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Working It Newsletter here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Want more? Free links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4hiytWd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lonely bosses seek opportunity in a crisis of disconnection</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3E1j51v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It feels lonelier at the top with everyone working from home</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54b7fa49-38cf-4ecb-817b-187d8939243b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Financial Times

Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

JAN 21, 202515 MIN
Working It

Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

JAN 21, 202515 MIN

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<p>Running a business is rewarding in plenty of ways – not least in terms of salary. But it can also be extremely lonely. Having friends at work becomes complicated (or even impossible), and you can’t be sure if people <em>like</em> you, or if they’re just saying what they think you want to hear. If you’re the boss, how can you learn to live with those downsides? To find out, Isabel Berwick speaks to Allan Barton (former MD of the waste disposal firm Shanks), and Tiffany Gaskell, co-CEO at the coaching consultancy Performance Consultants International.</p><br><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/subscribe?newsletterIds=62039b7ea31d6577a31f70df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Working It Newsletter here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Want more? Free links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4hiytWd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lonely bosses seek opportunity in a crisis of disconnection</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3E1j51v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It feels lonelier at the top with everyone working from home</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54b7fa49-38cf-4ecb-817b-187d8939243b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>