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.

Know exactly what you’re looking for? Use the search bar to find resources containing keywords.

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Topic: Hybrid Working

The great office stand-off

Hybrid working vs full-time office working? Forcing employees back to the office vs consulting with employees?

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Topic: Personal Development

“Studying doesn’t stop at GCSEs”

Kelly Craggs CMgr FCMI had a huge career pivot: from clinical cancer care to a lead nurse at an NHS Trust

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Topic: Managing Failure

How to spot a perfectionist – and what to do if you are one

The pursuit of flawlessness can cause problems for managers and their teams. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls of perfectionism

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Topic: Personal Development

“A dedication to lifelong learning and good management”

Meet one of the pioneers of professional management and leadership

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Topic: Employment Landscape

UK 2030 needs and deserves the best managers possible

CMI research: The UK needs to invest more in management development to boost its productivity and enhance its public services

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Topic: Crisis Management

Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

You’ll never entirely remove risk, so are you prepared for the unthinkable? Here’s what scuba diving can teach you

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Myth busting (or how an apprenticeship gave me the edge)

Apprenticeships: non-academic and just for boys? Think again, argues high-flying apprentice Kate Walker

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Booster jab! How better management is invigorating healthcare

An Executive Master’s course is giving doctors the management and leadership skills to drive their organisations forward

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Topic: Productivity

Top of the class: How better management boosts education

Head teacher Andrew Martin CMgr FCMI explores the difference that quality leadership can make to the education sector

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Topic: Productivity

Management and leadership in local government report

CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to examine the state of leadership & management in local government.

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Topic: Personal Development

The power of delegation (and why it’s so hard to hand over)

Learn how to delegate tasks to your team effectively in this delegation deep dive

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Secure leadership for an insecure economy

More than six million people in the UK workforce are in insecure jobs, and this creates a whole set of management challenges

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