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‘This is not a drill’: a real-life crisis leadership story
One engine fails. Your wing starts melting. What are your options?
Project management: a manager’s deep dive
The best managers also need to be great project managers. Here’s a deep dive into the fundamentals of project management
Sustainability – Cities and Communities
Discover how Singapore has gone from a developing nation, to one of the smartest cities in the world.
Squiggly careers and self-coaching: embracing nonlinear careers
So, we embraced remote working; we’re warming up to hybrid working; but what about squiggly working?
The next phase of the new normal: balancing FOMO and FOTO
HItachi’s Stephen Pierce shares the company’s approach to developing a hybrid working model in April. He explains the lessons
Why flat structures destroy employee retention
Actually what you need is a ‘flat culture’. Here are four steps to help you get there.
How to get your people back to the workplace
Re-onboarding will be stressful. The trick will be to treat returners as new starters
How to reflect, reskill and rebuild post-Covid: the manager’s roadmap
So much has changed over the past year, and so much is yet to change. Here are the management and leadership skills you need
Aberthaw: a personal story of managing a large-scale redundancy
Julia Heslop tells us how she managed a large-scale redundancy programme with empathy and dignity
How to sharpen your mind and clear brain fog
‘Brain fog’ can hamper our ability to think, perform and communicate – here’s how to overcome it
Do you know your duty of care responsibilities?
Managers have duty of care responsibilities to their team members. Here’s a helpful briefing from a CMI Fellow
Technology tips to help your staff feel safe at work
Many employees are nervous about returning to the workplace, and tech has an important role to play in allaying fears