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: Flexibility

Why changing your mind is a management superpower

It’s not always easy, but the more we can admit we’re wrong, the better we are as leaders – and the more exciting our career

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CMI Highlights – 28 June 2023

The green transition and concerns about AI, plus wellbeing continues to be an issue for managers

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Heritage branding: a tool for developing purpose and people

Don’t underestimate the strength of a shared heritage for fostering purpose and withstanding change

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Topic: Personal Development

Volunteering days: the pros, cons and management challenge

Here’s why volunteering is so important for developing new perspectives and skills in people

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Topic: Change Management

How Edinburgh Airport implemented a green revolution

Edinburgh Airport has had a long and complicated journey to net zero. Here’s some key actions you can learn from its success

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Topic: Personal Development

How I grew from a “doer” to a leader of people

There’s nothing tougher than learning than how to manage people and lead a team, says Dahlia Stroud CMgr MCMI

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Topic: Change Management

Three attributes all leaders need to survive in the age of ChatGPT

ChatGPT is the fastest-growing app in the world with unprecedented power. Avoid it, and you risk being a “casualty” of AI

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Topic: Productivity

West Midlands Future Prosperity

CMI and Aston University set out how a West Midlands management skills upgrade could boost growth locally and nationally.

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Topic: Change Management

Five tips for cultivating an innovative mindset

What’s some of the latest thinking about how best to develop an innovative mindset? Here’s some of the latest expert insights

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Ethical and Inclusive Leadership in a digital age

Learn about different approaches to achieving ethical and inclusive leadership.

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Intervision: The added value and benefits for Management Consultants

Learn about how intervision techniques are used to gain insights into and develop solutions to practical workplace challenges

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How to win the war on talent – and many more insights from the CMI Women Conference 2023

Without fully inclusive practices, you may only be reaching a small pool of potential candidates and limiting your growth

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