Future Leaders Blog

Do you ever feel like you're struggling to get noticed or progressing more slowly than you would like?


CMI Future Leaders is here to help. This blog is designed to provide young professionals with the latest news, advice and guidance to help you get started in your career and make your mark on the world of leadership and management.

We'll be posting new content every couple of weeks - including tips from CMI students, graduates and leaders, updates on relevant opportunities and events and information on how to get more involved with us to boost your career.

Content Submissions

CMI believes that diversity makes us stronger and we are keen to feature a wide range of views and experiences. If you'd like to contribute to this blog please email a short summary of your blog idea including your contact details to: flsubmissions@managers.org.uk

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Topic: Employability

Career advice… from TikTok?

In the hands of the digitally literate Gen-Z generation, social media is entering its next phase: career advice on TikTok

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Topic: Personal Development

Making The Most Of Your Summer Break!

How CMI can support you to get the most from summer placements and opportunities.

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Topic: Personal Development

Wondering Whether CMI Future Leaders Will Be Valuable To Your Career Prospects?

How taking advantage of CMI resources has supported Future Leaders Panel Members to get started in their career.

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

Tricky colleagues and how to handle them

First, you need to know that your own behaviour may be the first step in solving the problem…

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Topic: Personal Development

Good Impressions? Nail Them Like An Influencer

If you’re about to launch into the workplace or a new career, it will help to build your personal brand online.

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Topic: Personal Development

Lessons On Resilience From A Former Senior Police Officer

Gill Wootton is used to working in high-stress environments combating organised crime in the UK. Now she’s a career coach her

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Topic: Personal Development

How To Make Everyone Love Your Ideas

You might be an influencer on Instagram, but how’s your influencing game in the professional world?

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Topic: Productivity

How To Have Way Better Meetings In 2020

It’s January, you’ve got a cold and a mountain of emails to come back to after the Christmas break. Here are some ways to jum

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Topic: Personal Development

What Nobody Tells You About Starting Work

The workplace is a potential socio-political minefield. Here’s the knowledge that no careers advisor will ever give you

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Topic: Personal Development

Could Dumbledore Help You Get Your First Job?

Can Gandalf help you get that placement?Can honey motivate you to smash your targets? Can Mary Poppins keep you on schedule?

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Topic: Personal Development

Building Your Career Support Network

Mentor can deliver a lot of valuable advice, but a group of supportive peers can be just as beneficial to your career

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Topic: Productivity

When the Student Met the CEO: What They Learned

Anushka Patil was given the opportunity to experience John Jeffcock’s job for a day. What did she learn

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