CEO's Blog

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

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Topic: Productivity

How to Set Up a Hack Week

Hack weeks are all about empowering your teams to make innovation happen. Could they work in your organisation?

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Topic: Personal Development

Functional Stupidity, And How To Deal With It

Many organisations and teams unwittingly suffer from “functional stupidity” – but what actually is it?

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Topic: Employability

Reflections on National Apprenticeship Week 2020

What a week! So many people, of all ages, finding their path in life through apprenticeships. Yes, there are a few problems w

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Topic: Personal Development

The 20 Hottest Leadership Ideas And Thinkers In 2020

This year’s CMI Management Book of The Year competition focuses on the future of management and leadership. It’s t

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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

The world in 2020: how not to be a left-behind leader

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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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