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Topic: Productivity

Beware proximity bias and record your Zoom calls: How to smash hybrid management

Eradicate biases and allow your team members to see inside your process

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Topic: Personal Development

Is there a better way to boost productivity?

Before asking your employees to do more, instead rethink how productivity is driven and measured

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Topic: Employee Engagement

How to say goodbye to old ways of working

How to get everyone on board with new ways of working – from how to be respectful of old habits, to the importance of praise

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Topic: Productivity

“Who can we trust?”: How to keep up with the fast-developing world of AI

5 key insights into AI ethics from one of CMI’s latest expert webinars

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Topic: Employment Landscape

“Your role is no longer needed”

The inside story of when Twitter laid off 3,700 people in one go

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Mission Possible – A plan for a stronger managed UK

Read CMI’s policy paper setting out key areas of challenge for a new government.

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Topic: Personal Development

“You may be a great specialist, but unless you know how to manage people you can do more harm than good”

Chartered Manager of the Week Catherine Myszka ChMC CMgr FCMI: “I started asking what was wrong. Was it me?”

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Navigating AI Ethics: Transparency, Fairness, Privacy, and Beyond

In today’s data-driven world, the ethical dimensions of AI are more critical than ever.

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Topic: Personal Development

From Accidental Manager to Competent Leader

How to achieve high-performance teamwork. Hear from Nick Fewings, an ‘accidental manager’ turned leader.

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Topic: Personal Development

How CMI helped award-winning student Daniils

Solent University Business School’s Business Student of the Year on the power of early-career recognition

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Topic: Personal Development

How to start writing your CMI Awards entry – and make it shine

Eight tips for crafting a compelling submission

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Understanding the investor mindset

Explore how the investor community views current and future value, and the likelihood of a company achieving results.

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