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CMI Highlights – 17 May 2023

No more alcohol at work? And look out for anxiety and loneliness this Mental Health Awareness Week

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Topic: Gender

Male allyship in the workplace: how to be a better ally to women

Surveys have revealed a say-do chasm around standing up for women at work. So what needs to be done?

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Why shared parental leave matters (and how to make it work)

Boosting the popularity of shared parental leave benefits everyone in the workplace – not just women

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Topic: Personal Development

Effective networking for the post-Covid generation

For three years during the pandemic, face-to-face networking stopped. How does the post-Covid generation now view networking?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How to use collaborative leadership to get the best out of your people

When you’re trying to solve big challenges, it’s best to take a collaborative approach

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

What managers need to know about anxiety

For Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re talking about anxiety and managers’ role in supporting their staff

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Topic: Support and Wellbeing

Loneliness – a new management phenomenon

New CMI research finds more than half of UK managers struggle with loneliness. Here’s how make remote work less isolating

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CMI Highlights – 3 May 2023

Ann Francke discusses accountability in toxic workplaces, plus CMI’s work to improve public services

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Topic: Personal Development

How to network when there’s a power imbalance

The network gap is preventing everyone from reaping the benefits that strong networks provide. How can we close it?

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Topic: Personal Development

Emotional intelligence and empathy in the workplace: a deep dive

EQ is vital for building and managing relationships at work, here’s how to improve it

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Topic: Communication

Informal networks: Strategies for middle managers to boost their influence

Leadership just got harder. It’s not just about brains and emotional intelligence, PQ is key to building a trusted network

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Topic: Communication

Listening to save lives: Lessons from a Chartered Manager

A friend’s suicide prompted David McLaughlin CMgr to listen hard. This is his expert advice for other managers

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