CEO's Blog

Read the latest thoughts, analysis, and observations from CMI's Chief Executive, Ann Francke OBE.

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Ask yourself: “How do I make my employees feel?”

There is no other management behaviour that matters more to your employees

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Topic: Governance

“Lead, follow, or get out of the way”

How can we pick out the best leadership lessons from the recently published practitioner’s guide by the British Army?

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Topic: Governance

How to make crisis-led change stick

How do you bring your employees along with you during turbulent times?

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

As capital assets collapse, intangible assets grow: networking in the age of digital

This could be the best time ever to enrich your personal and professional networks

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

“You can’t sprint a marathon” – taking annual leave in the lockdown

Annual leave is not just a perk; it’s a health and safety requirement.

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Topic: Personal Development

Being a great manager in a Covid-19 world… Starts with you

More than ever, the world needs authentic leadership. Here are five skills you need to brush up on

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Is your business inadvertently ageist?

Fears that the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to many redundancies, especially among older workers

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Topic: Productivity

Team-soothing techniques from the frontline

The COVID-19 crisis has forced change. We asked CMI members how they’re adapting their style to engage with their teams.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

The new face-to-face

How are we recreating valuable human interactions through videoconferencing? Sean Williams gives us his response.

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Topic: Governance

Managing at the frontline: inside the food industry

Food companies have been running flat-out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a vivid insight from the industry.

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