Features and Longer Reads

Looking for a deeper dive into a particular subject? Check out our longer articles for a more extensive read.

What you’ll find here

When you’ve got a bit more time on your hands, check out CMI’s features and longer reads.

Still full of practical advice and cutting edge insight, these pieces are a little more detailed and will allow you to immerse yourself in one particular topic or theme.

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Explore the knowledge and insights hub using the dropdown menus below to filter resources by content type, and/or the topic or theme.

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Topic: Flexibility

Night owls vs morning larks: Is the 9–5 outdated?

What if there was a better way to structure the working day – based on employees’ own body clocks…

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Topic: Employment Landscape

“The great unretirement”: enticing older workers

Despite being one of the most skilled groups, older workers are being neglected. Managers must challenge these ageist biases

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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: Employability

Lifelong learning: A CMgr pioneer talks to CMgr newcomer

20 years on from the first CMgr designation, two CMgrs from different generations discuss their leadership journeys

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Is “calling in sick” a thing of the past?

Given the shift towards hybrid working, is calling in sick out-of-date in the modern workplace or is it still necessary?

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Topic: Communication

Four simple steps to develop better active listening

Take a deep dive into this vital management skill and discover some simple techniques to improve your listening skills

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Solving the skills shortage: why apprenticeships matter

As businesses in all sectors struggle to get the skills and talent they need, apprenticeships are one useful answer

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Virtual workplaces: a new trend in a hybrid world

New platforms are emerging to boost culture, connection and collaboration among remote workforces – are they worth embracing?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Injecting a spirit of community into your workplace

Connection is important for happy employees – but how do we find it in an increasingly disconnected hybrid world?

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Topic: Personal Development

How to set career goals and resolutions that will stick

Take a deep dive into how to successfully set and meet objectives, with all the tools you’ll need in one place

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Topic: Change Management

Four urgent trends for management consultants in 2023

Global recession and continued supply chain disruption means organisations will need new talent strategies and an open mind

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

“People are an amalgam of different features”

The hugely successful career of Paul Wilden CMgr CCMI has important lessons about management and intersectionality

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