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: 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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Topic: Personal Development

What will be the defining leadership style of the 2020s?

Values-driven, courageous, adaptable: a group of CMI Companions discuss where modern leadership needs to be going

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Topic: Personal Development

And the Chartered Management Consultant of the Year 2022 is…

Learn more about the inaugural award winner who was praised for her ability to deliver challenging programmes and coach teams

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Topic: Communication

Between the lines: What football pros can teach managers

With the World Cup kicking off, we explore why awareness of body language is such a powerful skill for managers everywhere

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

“Disability is something done to people, not a condition that people have”

A new CMI documentary explores how managers can (and must) reframe their mindset around disability

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Topic: Communication

How to ask great questions: Five tips for managers

Thoughtful questions not only make you a more knowledgeable manager, but they also boost your teams’ effectiveness

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Breaking Barriers: in conversation with Professor Dilshad Sheikh CMBE CMgr CCMI

Identify opportunities that you can utilise for career development and success.

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