Knowledge and Insights

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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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Highlights – 28 February

How to deal with the risks ahead – and why it’s never too late to change course

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UK Management 2030

The UK is not where it should be when it comes to the quality of management. “Management and UK 2030” shows why that matters.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

The real change makers: how middle managers can transform culture

“Circles of influence”: Why middle managers play a crucial role in driving change

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Topic: Project Management

Rethinking project risk: finding opportunity in the unknown

Prebagaran Jayaraman shares why reframing your mindset around project risk can lead to increased project opportunities

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Topic: Crisis Management

Hacking in a hybrid world: how to minimise your cyber risks

“Managing risk is not an absolute – it’s a moving target”: here’s how to protect your organisation against cyber risk

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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: Crisis Management

Risk management vs crisis management – are you in the right mode?

What happens when risk flips into crisis? Do you have the tools and behaviours required?

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Ethical and Inclusive Leadership: Why does it matter?

Discover the insights from the CMI and YouGov partnership study, revealing the impact of poor management on organisations.

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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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CMI Highlights – 14 February

The highlights from National Apprenticeship Week 2024 – and how management apprenticeships boost your career

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Topic: Consultancy

Change management trends for 2024

Uncertainty and the pace of change continue to increase – how can change managers ensure they add value to clients?

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