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: Support and Wellbeing

Mindful Command: Zen wisdom from the Royal Navy

Navy commander Sally-Anne Airey’s encounter with a zen master led to a novel concept that could transform the way you lead

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Topic: Support and Wellbeing

Grief at work: How you can help colleagues through loss

People respond to loss in different ways. Here’s how managers can help their employees manage their grief

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Topic: Neurodiversity

ADHD at work: Three management approaches to supercharge careers

ADHD coach Leanne Maskell has ADHD herself. She shares three ADHD-friendly management approaches to help boost potential

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Where innovation meets risk: Helping your clients adopt AI and automation

If your consulting clients want to keep up, tying new technology to strategy and ROI will make the switch less overwhelming

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How to give graduates the best first week at work

First impressions matter, and it’s not just new starters who are under the spotlight

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Topic: Personal Development

CMI’s Next Top Models (for effective decisions)

Explore some of the key models, theories and techniques to make your decision making more effective

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

How to stop bias affecting your decision making

Want to know how to reduce your biases when decision-making? Try these five steps

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Five strategies to get repeat business from customers (and clients)

Share these tips for converting one-time purchasers into repeat customers with your clients, and they’ll keep coming back too

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Topic: Productivity

How to achieve a flow state of mind

What does it mean to be “in flow” and how can it benefit managers?

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Topic: Employment Landscape

We’re all going on a summer holiday – at the same time!

Annual leave has proven benefits for both productivity and wellbeing. But what happens when employees want the same week off?

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Topic: Productivity

Is your team engaging in productivity theatre?

From late night emails to fake calendar appointments: discover the warning signs and what to do about it

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Topic: Time Management

Working while studying? Here’s six practical time management tips

Two CMI students share their tried-and-tested tips to avoid procrastinating and balance your work and studies

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