Interviews

At CMI, we’re hugely privileged to have contributed to many people’s management and leadership journeys. Take a look back at some of the people we’ve interviewed for some top tips and exclusive insight.

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Topic: Personal Development

A long, hard road to management

CMgr of the Year nominee Fiona Apio-Matanda’s story illustrates how leadership skills can transform your life chances

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Topic: Project Management

Creating a new rail network – from the ground up

CMgr of the Year nominee Tom Olliver CMgr FCMI built a new network from scratch… and spawned a social media sensation

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Topic: Change Management

Should you honour the decisions of previous leadership?

Faced with the choice of making your mark or sticking with the status quo – what is a manager to do?

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Topic: Crisis Management

Martin McTague: Three big problems facing small businesses and how to solve them

The FSB Chair gives his advice to small business owners on how to navigate the current volatile climate

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Embedding EDI as KPIs: The organisations using inclusion metrics as performance indicators

How do we make equality, diversity and inclusion a measurable goal? One CMgr has found a way

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Topic: Personal Development

How I grew from a “doer” to a leader of people

There’s nothing tougher than learning than how to manage people and lead a team, says Dahlia Stroud CMgr MCMI

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Topic: Change Management

Five ways to strengthen your supply chains

How do you mitigate supply chain risks? We spoke to Joann Robertson CMgr, supply chain specialist at the Ministry of Defence

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How to use collaborative leadership to get the best out of your people

When you’re trying to solve big challenges, it’s best to take a collaborative approach

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Topic: Communication

Listening to save lives: Lessons from a Chartered Manager

A friend’s suicide prompted David McLaughlin CMgr to listen hard. This is his expert advice for other managers

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Topic: Personal Development

Three lives that were transformed by the CMI bursary

Three recipients of the CMI bursary share their inspirational stories

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Topic: Employability

Lifelong learning: A CMgr pioneer talks to CMgr newcomer

20 years on from the first CMgr designation, two CMgrs from different generations discuss their leadership journeys

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

“People are an amalgam of different features”

The hugely successful career of Paul Wilden CMgr CCMI has important lessons about management and intersectionality

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