Features and Longer Reads

Looking for a deeper dive into a particular subject? Check out our longer articles for a more extensive read.

What you’ll find here

When you’ve got a bit more time on your hands, check out CMI’s features and longer reads.

Still full of practical advice and cutting edge insight, these pieces are a little more detailed and will allow you to immerse yourself in one particular topic or theme.

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Topic: Apprenticeships

CMI Student of the Year: “I found the course incredible”

University project manager Ellie Pickering jumped at the idea to do a management apprenticeship

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Topic: Productivity

The upside-down leader: How James Timpson drives success

Radical equality and the Happy Index – inside retail stalwart Timpson

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Topic: Personal Development

The “massive shock” of being named Chartered Manager of the Year

How one CMgr responded when work life was undermining her health

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Time to switch off? Smartphones in the office – You decide

Should personal smartphone use be limited in the office? The CMI community weighs in

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Topic: Personal Development

Leading in adult education: “Chartered status helped me verify my skills”

The principal of an adult education institute on “doing more with less” and how CMI membership has helped him

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Topic: Hybrid Working

The great office stand-off

Hybrid working vs full-time office working? Forcing employees back to the office vs consulting with employees?

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Topic: Personal Development

“Studying doesn’t stop at GCSEs”

Kelly Craggs CMgr FCMI had a huge career pivot: from clinical cancer care to a lead nurse at an NHS Trust

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Topic: Managing Failure

How to spot a perfectionist – and what to do if you are one

The pursuit of flawlessness can cause problems for managers and their teams. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism

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Topic: Personal Development

“A dedication to lifelong learning and good management”

Meet one of the pioneers of professional management and leadership

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Topic: Employment Landscape

UK 2030 needs and deserves the best managers possible

CMI research: The UK needs to invest more in management development to boost its productivity and enhance its public services

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Topic: Crisis Management

Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

You’ll never entirely remove risk, so are you prepared for the unthinkable? Here’s what scuba diving can teach you

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Myth busting (or how an apprenticeship gave me the edge)

Apprenticeships: non-academic and just for boys? Think again, argues high-flying apprentice Kate Walker

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