Advice
Looking for advice and guidance? Whether you are looking for topical tips or information, you can find the latest advice and guidance from the CMI team here.

Why networking matters – and how to get it right
Networking serves as a powerful tool for innovation, problem-solving and long-term professional success
What harvesting honey and building effective teams have in common
To fully contribute to a team, each team member needs to feel ‘safe’ to do so without fear of retribution
Seven tips to build a personal brand as an independent management consultant
Why building a strong personal brand isn’t just for influencers
Feeling ‘squeezed’ by hybrid working?
The skills you need to add to your hybrid working skill set: from being open to change to listening to what the data says…
How I learned to beat imposter syndrome
NHS service manager Aliyah Akhtar CMgr MCMI has learned to manage feelings of inadequacy at work
Autonomous teams: How I learned to let go
Give your people autonomy, and you can expect greater satisfaction, fulfilment, resilience and engagement in return
Six interoperability principles to build multi-disciplinary, rapid-response teams
Valuable lessons for management consultants from the interoperability principles used by emergency services
Are you trapped in old ways of thinking?
How managers can challenge their thinking habits to refresh their approaches to decision-making
Why logic alone doesn’t win arguments
Decision-making, which is never purely logical – it is also emotional and political
The post-summer blues are here. How can you help your team through them?
How to rally your team’s morale as the days get shorter
“They had a private bar on the top floor!”: The good, bad and ugly of management role modelling
The management behaviours that inspire others (and those that don’t)
How to communicate urgency without stressing out your team
How do you convey a sense of urgency while keeping everyone on side?