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: Workplace Culture

The real change makers: how middle managers can transform culture

“Circles of influence”: Why middle managers play a crucial role in driving change

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Topic: Crisis Management

Hacking in a hybrid world: how to minimise your cyber risks

“Managing risk is not an absolute – it’s a moving target”: here’s how to protect your organisation against cyber risk

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to fight fires with critical command decision making

Assistant chief fire officer Richard Stanton CMgr shares how decision making under intense pressure can in fact be taught

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Topic: Employee Engagement

What is ‘purpose’? Six steps to lead your organisation to higher ground

Alison Taylor’s new book will give you a fresh perspective on purpose – and how to get the best from your team

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Providing security: how to give insecure workers a firmer foundation

Managers may feel they lack the resources, power and support to help support insecure workers. Here are seven practical tips

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Topic: Consultancy

Six steps to help your clients boost customer satisfaction

In 2024, organisations must prioritise customer satisfaction. Here’s how to help your clients keep their customers happy

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

Ethical dilemmas: How do I distinguish right from wrong – and act accordingly? Advice from the experts

All managers and leaders will face ethical dilemmas in their work. Here, three managers share their top tips

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Topic: Governance

How to build a business that’s smarter than you: lessons from five transformative leaders

Truly great leaders don’t try to do it all alone. Here’s how five leaders transformed their organisations…

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Topic: Change Management

“You can never tell what’s around the corner”: Here’s how to nail succession planning

Recruiting a successor is no easy task — who should take over, and when? Here’s how to navigate this process successfully…

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Topic: Consultancy

The seven behaviours you need to succeed as a management consultant in 2024

ChMC of the Year David Orr, and Highly Commended Georgina Letts, share their tips for consulting success in the year ahead

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Secure leadership for an insecure economy

More than six million people in the UK workforce are in insecure jobs, and this creates a whole set of management challenges

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How to help clients become more customer-centric

Customer-centric businesses grow up to nine times faster than other organisations. Here’s what customer-centricity means for

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