CEO's Blog

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

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Workplace adjustments: “Managers are loyal, ill-equipped, and overworked”

The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey results revealed. “When I relayed these findings, one manager cried with relief”

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Topic: Gender

The pandemic and the great leap backwards for gender equality

Hybrid work may turn out to be a giant leap backwards for gender equality unless we manage it well and #EmbraceEquity

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Topic: Gender

“Leader-full” leadership: Lessons from women in power

Author Arwa Mahdawi outlines a lesson she has learned from strong female leaders: empathy is essential

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Topic: Change Management

The Metaverse: It’s Time for Action

The Metaverse is a disruptive force on the horizon coming ever closer – how will you harness it for your business?

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Topic: Governance

Rishi Sunak: this chapter must not be exciting – that’s why we need a manager

Apparently “boring is back”. That’s why we need more management and less leadership from our new PM, says one CMI Companion

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Topic: Governance

Four questions leaders need to be asking about the gig economy

Dubbed “the workforce of the future”, the growth of the gig economy requires new thinking from managers and leaders

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Topic: Productivity

Finding a sense of purpose at a profit-driven company

Creating a sense of purpose in a for-profit firm is harder, but not impossible – and you need these three things

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

5 techniques to support a grieving team member

What’s the best way to approach it? One leader shares the approaches she wishes her manager had known

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Gen Z: “This generation is revolutionising the business world”

I met a Gen Z entrepreneur every day for a year – and it showed me we have to change the way we do business

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Topic: Governance

What the Conservative leadership race teaches us about trust

Thankfully for managers, business isn’t a popularity contest

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