Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Can better management and leadership nurse the NHS back to health?

Some people say the problem with the NHS is too many managers, but might one answer actually be to boost their capabilities?

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Topic: Employee Engagement

These management strategies will supercharge your employee engagement

To get the best results from your employees, bite your lip, ask questions and listen well

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Embedding EDI as KPIs: The organisations using inclusion metrics as performance indicators

How do we make equality, diversity and inclusion a measurable goal? One CMgr has found a way

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Topic: Managing Failure

Five practical strategies to build your resilience muscle

Drawing inspiration from real-world leadership stories, these approaches will help you bounce back in the face of challenges

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Apprenticeship Levy 2.0 – Flexibility & Productivity

CMI sets out a vision for a positive reform agenda to raise productivity and deliver economic growth.

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Topic: Time Management

Do you need to conduct a time audit?

Need an extra hour in the day? A time audit might be the way to find it

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The Leading Issue with Karen Blackett OBE

Join CMI CEO Ann Francke OBE and Karen Blackett OBE: CEO of MediaCom and a highly accomplished business leader.

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CMI Highlights

What’s going on at CMI this week? Here’s our latest news, events, updates and more – in one easy-to-find location

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CMI Highlights – 26 July 2023

CMI championing apprenticeships and contributing to national discussions around workplace culture

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Topic: Communication

How to write the perfect professional email

It’s not just about grammar: you need to adapt the way you write to your audience and know how to best deliver bad news

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Topic: Communication

How to avoid communication breakdown in a distributed team

Post-pandemic, managers need to concentrate more than ever on keeping lines of communication open

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Topic: Communication

Are Gen Z really under-equipped for the workplace?

Has the pandemic adversely affected Gen Z’s ability to communicate? The CMI community share their thoughts

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