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CMI Highlights – 18 January 2023

New year, new you! CMI discusses setting goals that stick, being authentic at work and staying flexible

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Topic: Gender

CMI Women – Social mobility: Take action and boost opportunity

Expand your knowledge of social mobility and gain practical advice for your organisation.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Got a multicultural team? This is how to get the holidays right

From annual leave to parties: when planning for the year ahead with a multicultural team, how do you include everyone?

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Topic: Personal Development

How to be a better remote worker

A challenge of remote work is not being able to see your team – or boss. This is how to show them how great you are

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Topic: Personal Development

How to set career goals and resolutions that will stick

Take a deep dive into how to successfully set and meet objectives, with all the tools you’ll need in one place

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Maternity leave: Expert tips for retaining your staff

Staff returning to work after parental leave relies on creating an environment where parents feel valued – if not, they’ll go

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Topic: Employability

How to impress in your new job – Advice from the experts

Impressing your boss when starting a new job isn’t always easy. Our expert says you need to concentrate on being reliable

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Topic: Change Management

Four urgent trends for management consultants in 2023

Global recession and continued supply chain disruption means organisations will need new talent strategies and an open mind

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CMI Highlights 2022

Here’s CMI’s news, events, updates from 2022 – all in one easy-to-find location

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

“People are an amalgam of different features”

The hugely successful career of Paul Wilden CMgr CCMI has important lessons about management and intersectionality

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Topic: Governance

“Flawed leadership”: lessons from House of the Dragon

Spoiler alert: the blockbuster show House of the Dragon is really a story about succession planning – and how not to do it

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Topic: Crisis Management

Recession and reinvention: two sides of the same coin?

History shows that recessions and economic downturns are the moment for reinvention. Are your clients ready for change?

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