Advice

Looking for advice and guidance? Whether you are looking for topical tips or information, you can find the latest advice and guidance from the CMI team here.

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Are you a supportive manager? You should be…

Research finds that the people most affected by the pandemic – young and low-skilled workers – are most in need of support

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Topic: Employability

Top CV and cover letter tips from recruitment experts

Having seen thousands of CVs and cover letters, and written mountains of job listings, these experts give their top tips

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to keep your head during a crisis

In a recent CMI webinar, David McLaughlin outlined the essential steps you must take in order to effectively manage a crisis

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to kickstart your business after a downturn: insights from the best

Many organisations will have had a torrid few months. Rebuilding isn’t easy. Here are people who could help…

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Topic: Communication

The good listener’s checklist

Good listening isn’t just about understanding what’s being said… and that’s the trap most of us fall into

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

The five secrets of energised remote teams

Remote working can make it challenging to gauge your team’s energy – but here’s a handy checklist to reinvigorate them

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Topic: Personal Development

How to monitor your own performance

It can be hard to critically assess yourself and your way of working, but this handy list will help you to stay on track.

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Topic: Personal Development

Five ways to successfully improve your poor delegation skills

Managers can’t do everything but increasingly people find it difficult to allocate key tasks to staff effectively.

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Topic: Governance

Long Read: Eight lessons from 2020s CMgrs of the year

CMI’s Chartered Manager of the Year Award shortlist always offers lessons in best practice for managers on every level

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Topic: Employability

Getting by with a digital boost from our friends

Over the last few months, we’ve shown much we rely on technology. The problem? Some businesses can’t keep up

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Breaking the barriers between you and your wellbeing

Here’s an understatement: burnout is highly prevalent. But completing the stress-response cycle? Unheard of.

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Topic: Governance

How to improve your team chemistry when you’re not together

Many things contribute to team dynamics. Here’s a checklist on boosting interpersonal relationships from a Chartered Manager

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