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Topic: Workplace Culture

‘Toxic positivity’: it’s on the rise – and it’s dangerous

Managers who bang on about achievements and avoid ‘negative’ emotions can end up invalidating their people’s experiences

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Topic: Productivity

“You are either fighting or you’re not”

Chase Plastics has used the pandemic pause to re-examine every aspect of what it does – and turbo-charged its performance

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

After ‘BAME’: getting terminology right when talking about race

Conscientious managers will want to use the appropriate terminology when talking about race and ethnicity in the workplace

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Topic: Employment Landscape

What you think about WFH, flexible and hybrid working: the results are in

We’ve been tracking how managers feel about work, job satisfaction and hybrid working – the results reveal a new agenda item

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Topic: Communication

Eight ways bad managers kill conversations – and motivation

Great communication is not about delivering messages brilliantly – it’s about making yourself listened to

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Topic: Productivity

High-performance habits: four behaviours to inspire you in the crisis

Want to boost your performance (and your team’s) in the next phase of Covid-19? Dial up the management and leadership skills

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Topic: Governance

Are you leading with practical empathy?

In a conversation with Judge Magnus, we explore the must-have qualities of those looking to be #BetterManagers

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Topic: Employability

How can educators prepare students for their first job?

CMI and KPMG in Sri Lanka joined together to discuss issues of equality in education and how to make young people employable

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Navigating the future of human capital

People are at the centre of post-covid recovery, argues this HR professional – here’s why they’re so important

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Topic: Employability

How the Chartered Management Consultant Award (ChMC) will transform consultancy

The new Chartered Management Consultant Award will elevate clients and the profession, and give individuals clear careerpaths

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Topic: Crisis Management

The future of managers in an ever-polarized world

Managers need to be anchors in an unsettled sea – without them, we become untethered to what’s important for our organisation

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Topic: Employability

Chartered Management Consultant: ‘The bar is set high – for a reason’

The new Chartered Management Consultant (ChMC) award, developed by CMI and the MCA, is showcasing brilliant consultants

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