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Topic: Communication

Should you always have work notifications switched on?

What do notifications do to your brain? Should we keep them switched on 24/7? This is how to strike a balance

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Topic: Productivity

Lessons in productivity from the Workshop of the World

CMI took an in-depth look at the West Midlands to discover ways that UK regions can drive up productivity

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CMI Highlights – 12 July 2023

Driving productivity and growth across the UK, plus ChMC of the Year finalists revealed

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Topic: Sexual Orientation

The changes the LGBTQIA+ community wants to see at work

We examined the findings from an important new survey on what the LGBTQIA+ community wants for a more inclusive workplace

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Topic: Flexibility

Why changing your mind is a management superpower

It’s not always easy, but the more we can admit we’re wrong, the better we are as leaders – and the more exciting our career

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CMI Highlights – 28 June 2023

The green transition and concerns about AI, plus wellbeing continues to be an issue for managers

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Topic: Personal Development

Volunteering days: the pros, cons and management challenge

Here’s why volunteering is so important for developing new perspectives and skills in people

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Topic: Change Management

Why great leaders ask: “What’s the context?”

It’s never been more important to probe what’s going on around you and monitor your external environment

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Topic: Governance

AI and business: Should you appoint a Chief AI Officer?

“What is your company going to be doing when AI keeps moving up the exponential improvement curve? What’s your strategy?”

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CMI Highlights – 14 June 2023

Pride Month – and making workplaces more inclusive for everyone

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Topic: Change Management

“Don’t just sit on your shelf”: developing a carbon-management strategy

Successfully reducing your carbon footprint is at the heart of being a sustainable business. Follow this step-by-step guide

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CMI Highlights – 31 May 2023

A successful CMI Women conference and new data on what managers are struggling with

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