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: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Supporting a team member with cancer: A manager’s guide

A leadership and management mentor shares guidance for managers looking to support employees who receive a cancer diagnosis

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Imposter syndrome, self-doubt and how to overcome it

Take a deep dive into what imposter syndrome is, what causes it and some strategies for how to deal with it

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Topic: Personal Development

Six classroom principles to improve your management practice

A business expert-turned-teacher shares six transformational tips that even the most experienced manager can take away

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Menopause: Expert guidance to support your people

Two-thirds of women feel unsupported with menopause symptoms at work, so what can managers do to best support them?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

“Good people don’t make a fuss, they just leave”

How to spot when your best employees are thinking of leaving – and encourage them to stay

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Topic: Personal Development

How do I overcome a lack of experience? – Advice from the experts

Deanna Oppenheimer gives her advice to a manager whose lack of experience is knocking their confidence

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Topic: Personal Development

How to leave a job well

How you leave a job says as much about a person as how you got the role in the first place

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Topic: Governance

Creating a net zero economy: Three principles for leaders

Creating a net zero economy is the ultimate change management project. Business leaders need a plan

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Topic: Personal Development

How to make an impact in your first 100 days in a new job

Tips, resources and checklists to help you create a good impression and build a strong reputation in your new management role

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Topic: Personal Development

Negotiation: 5 things managers can learn from hostage negotiators

A hostage negotiator explains which of her particular set of skills are most applicable to managers and leaders

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Topic: Personal Development

Survival skills for Accidental Project Managers

This project management expert from CMI Malaysia channels his inner Bear Grylls with his top three survival tips for PMs

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Topic: Personal Development

 “Authenticity squeezes out imposter syndrome”

Self-doubt affects most of us, even high achievers. One way to overcome it is to recognise the many strengths it gives you

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