Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Apprenticeships

CMI Awards: meet the Apprentice of the Year shortlist

Celebrating managers who are bolstering their day-to-day experience with insights from CMI-accredited study

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Topic: Personal Development

“I already had the passion… now I feel qualified”: Hollie’s management apprenticeship story

How a Level 5 management apprenticeship boosted actuary Hollie Haslam CMgr MCMI’s confidence

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Topic: Personal Development

“It was a leap of faith… I’ve never looked back”: From completing to teaching a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship

Dawn Fletcher-Wilde CMgr MCMI had over 16 years of NHS experience before she enrolled on a degree apprenticeship

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Topic: Personal Development

“Chartered Manager status was my Everest”

How Chartered status gave Steven Platts CMgr FCMI the confidence to take on a C-suite position

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Highlights – 13 November

How often do you ask your team: how do you feel?

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Topic: Productivity

Autonomous teams: How I learned to let go

Give your people autonomy, and you can expect greater satisfaction, fulfilment, resilience and engagement in return

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Topic: Communication

Six interoperability principles to build multi-disciplinary, rapid-response teams

Valuable lessons for management consultants from the interoperability principles used by emergency services

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Topic: Personal Development

“And how are we today?” How I introduced daily morale as a powerful KPI

Anton Hickey CMgr FCMI shares how it pays to check in with your teams – and how to measure morale effectively

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Topic: Personal Development

The value of Chartered Managers to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Keeping emotions in check and making effective decisions under pressure

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Topic: Personal Development

“I wanted to walk the walk”: what a Level 7 apprenticeship taught NHS manager Debbie

Completing a Senior Leader Apprenticeship has given Debbie McArthur credibility, she says

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Topic: Personal Development

Are you trapped in old ways of thinking?

How managers can challenge their thinking habits to refresh their approaches to decision-making

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Topic: Personal Development

“Some of the feedback kept me up at night”

Eye-opening conversations about her management style pushed Sam Canham CMgr FCMI to work on her people skills

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