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Topic: Productivity

How Can We Help Employees After Absence Due to Stress, Anxiety and Depression?

New research is looking at how managers support employees who return to work after mental health issues

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

#BalanceForBetter: Gender Pay Gap Reporting and the High Wire

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Topic: Productivity

Why Millennial Managers Are Unhappiest at Work

The results of a new survey show us why young talent is feeling negative about the workplace

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Topic: Personal Development

Can Businesses Really Afford to Ignore Apprenticeships?

The Director of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (Esfa) Tells Us Why All Managers Should Back Apprenticeships

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

Five Techniques for Overcoming Resistance to Change

Maintaining momentum during a change programme is one of the major challenges faced by managers

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Topic: Personal Development

How the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship is Creating Future Leaders at TFL

Apprenticeships Help Create More Effective Managers Say Two TFL Apprentices

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Topic: Productivity

Three New Ways to Solve a Problem

These Problem-solving Techniques Encourage Cognitive Diversity

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Topic: Employability

In the News: What You Need to Know About Employee ‘Gagging Clauses’

Non-disclosure agreements and settlement agreements are different – and settlement agreements can be used in business

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Topic: Productivity

Forget Kindness – We Need to Talk About Generous Leadership

An Investment of Time and Energy is Different From Kind Actions and It Helps Employees Reach Their Potential

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Topic: Personal Development

Returning to Work? Here’s How to Master the Interview

One CMI management book of the year entry explains how to explain a career break

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Ethnicity Pay Reporting is Not Enough to Address Bame Inequality

Cmi Companion Chika Aghadiuno Calls for Knowledge, Advocacy and Role Models to Boost Diversity

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Topic: Productivity

What Makes Managers Happy at Work?

Former minister of trade lord mark price shares new data on happiness at work.

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