Knowledge and Insights

Welcome to CMI’s knowledge and insights hub. Here you’ll find practical guidance and resources to help you with the challenges managers face on a daily basis.

The hub is also home to our cutting-edge research and policy work, keeping you at the forefront of the discussions happening in the management profession.

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Topic: Productivity

Are managers equipped to solve the UK’s poor productivity?

Not quite, thinks Dr Hugh Billot MCMI. Discover his five tools to enhance your company’s productivity

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Topic: Personal Development

Why just being vulnerable won’t cut it

Leaders and managers are told to show their human side. It’s certainly a powerful tool – as long as you remember to lead too

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Topic: Personal Development

A long, hard road to management

CMgr of the Year nominee Fiona Apio-Matanda’s story illustrates how leadership skills can transform your life chances

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Topic: Project Management

Creating a new rail network – from the ground up

CMgr of the Year nominee Tom Olliver CMgr FCMI built a new network from scratch… and spawned a social media sensation

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The Leading Issue with Rachel Sylvester

Join CMI CEO Ann Franke OBE and Rachel Sylvester: Chair The Times Health Commission and The Times Education Commission.

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Topic: Employability

Decision Making to Drive Business and Define Careers

An exclusive opportunity to gain insights from extraordinary leaders and esteemed members of the CMI Regional Board.

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Topic: Governance

Taking great management global

Get an update on CMI’s growing presence in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets

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CMI Highlights – 20 September

This week: zooming in on data skills and Management & Leadership all over the world

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How to give graduates the best first week at work

First impressions matter, and it’s not just new starters who are under the spotlight

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Topic: Personal Development

How to think like a data scientist

Managers can improve the way they handle and interpret data by learning the tricks of this very specialist trade

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Topic: Personal Development

Data vs gut: the great decision making debate

As the world becomes more data-driven, should you be prioritising data over your gut when decision making?

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Topic: Change Management

Why interrogating your data leads to better decisions

“Data is a valuable tool, but you need to do more than just take in what’s presented to you,” says Richard Bond CMgr MCMI

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