Read the latest thoughts, analysis, and observations from CMI's Chief Executive, Ann Francke OBE.
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Topic: Personal Development
Why just being vulnerable won’t cut it
Leaders and managers are told to show their human side. It’s certainly a powerful tool – as long as you remember to lead too
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Topic: Change Management
Three attributes all leaders need to survive in the age of ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in the world with unprecedented power. Avoid it, and you risk being a “casualty” of AI
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Topic: Communication
Informal networks: Strategies for middle managers to boost their influence
Leadership just got harder. It’s not just about brains and emotional intelligence, PQ is key to building a trusted network
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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: Employment Landscape
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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