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“Memo to managers: embrace productive disagreement”
The author of this year’s CMI Management Book of the Year Simon Fanshawe on The Power of Difference
Closing the gender pay gap: “Flexibility is most important”
More work must be done. CEO of Encompass Equality Joy Burnford shares three practical steps business can take immediately
So what makes a great leader, really? – Five things your team expects from you
Based on extensive research into what makes an effective leader, Jo Owen CMgr CCMI shares five qualities your team expect
CMI Highlights – 8 March 2023
Happy IWD! Plus, CMI research on salary raises and the importance of investing in management talent
Four things Happy Valley tells us about hierarchical leadership
Hierarchical management structures have their pros and cons, and Happy Valley did a pretty good job at demonstrating both
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
“Leader-full” leadership: Lessons from women in power
Author Arwa Mahdawi outlines a lesson she has learned from strong female leaders: empathy is essential
Spring Budget 2023; CMI Submission
Read CMI’s representation to the UK Government’s 2023 Spring Budget, outlining the need to tackle the UK’s management skills
CMI Highlights – 22 February 2023
Focus on National Apprenticeships Week, the gender pay gap and getting older people back to work
Skills of the future: Your Gen Z Toolkit
Discover the top five up-and-coming workplace skills. Want to incorporate them into how you work? Read on
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?
CMI Highlights – 8 February 2023
Celebrating apprentices and the new Workplace in Review episode. Plus: Elon Musk’s leadership approach to remote redundancies

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