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Topic: Change Management

“Be self-aware, have an open mind and trust your instincts”

We learn lessons from a successful project manager and leader who has worked in many varied international environments

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Topic: Hybrid Working

The great office stand-off

Hybrid working vs full-time office working? Forcing employees back to the office vs consulting with employees?

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Topic: Personal Development

“Studying doesn’t stop at GCSEs”

Kelly Craggs CMgr FCMI had a huge career pivot: from clinical cancer care to a lead nurse at an NHS Trust

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Highlights – 13 March

Inclusivity, flexibility and investing in our managers

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Topic: Productivity

How to boost productivity? Incentivise human capital investment

Why doesn’t investing in human capital have parity with investment in R&D and physical capital?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

“Rigid, reluctant, demoralising” – accidental managers at work

An analysis of reactions to the CMI Better Managed Britain report and campaign

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Topic: Managing Failure

How to spot a perfectionist – and what to do if you are one

The pursuit of flawlessness can cause problems for managers and their teams. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How to leverage AI while preserving human skills

What leaders and managers need to know to balance AI, automation and the human touch

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Topic: Gender

CMI celebrates International Women’s Day 2024: a message from CMI’s Patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Inspire Inclusion” – here are six actions that we can all take today

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Highlights – 28 February

How to deal with the risks ahead – and why it’s never too late to change course

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Topic: Project Management

Rethinking project risk: finding opportunity in the unknown

Prebagaran Jayaraman shares why reframing your mindset around project risk can lead to increased project opportunities

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Topic: Crisis Management

Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

You’ll never entirely remove risk, so are you prepared for the unthinkable? Here’s what scuba diving can teach you

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