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Topic: Personal Development

Becoming Chartered: In conversation with Captain Allan Youp RN CMgr FCMI

Discover how Chartered Manager status can boost your management and leadership capabilities and enhance career development

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Injecting a spirit of community into your workplace

Connection is important for happy employees – but how do we find it in an increasingly disconnected hybrid world?

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Topic: Personal Development

The power of a light-hearted leadership style

Laughter has the power to boost your team’s performance. This is how to introduce humour into your management style

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Top 10 tips for a winning CMI Partner Award entry

If you want to make a successful entry, follow these top tips from past winners and judges

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Reasons to apply for the Chartered Manager of the Year Award

Here are five reasons why you should enter the Chartered Manager of the Year Award

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Top 7 tips for a winning Chartered Manager of the Year Award entry

Our top tips for creating an award-winning Chartered Manager of the Year entry

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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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