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: Gender

Men as agents for change around gender equality

In an extract from Men Stepping Forward, Elisabeth Kelan sets out the change-maker framework

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Topic: Personal Development

“CMI resources elevate you as someone who really knows their stuff”

Chris Clayton shares how his Chartered journey inspired him to swap his corporate job for a role at a smaller company

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Topic: Personal Development

How I pay it forward

How trained dental nurse Louisa Dallinger’s CMI training helps her to help others

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Why networking matters – and how to get it right

Networking serves as a powerful tool for innovation, problem-solving and long-term professional success

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Topic: Flexibility

Adaptive working: a modern approach to flexibility in the workplace

Adaptive working represents a fundamental shift in traditional work paradigms, focusing on flexibility, autonomy and results

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Topic: Productivity

What harvesting honey and building effective teams have in common

To fully contribute to a team, each team member needs to feel ‘safe’ to do so without fear of retribution

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Topic: Personal Development

“Before you even go into a meeting, the CMI stamp says it all”

Paul Graham shares how CMI accreditation has given him “credibility” – and why EDI is a subject close to his heart

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Topic: Imposter Syndrome

“You are your own brand”

Harjinder Hayer CMgr FCMI tackled his imposter syndrome by throwing himself into lifelong learning

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Topic: Apprenticeships

University of Bolton

Read how the University of Bolton is transforming patient care in the NHS through CMI-assessed management apprenticeships.

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Topic: Personal Development

Why women hold back – and why we need a smarter approach to workplace promotions

Traditional promotion and employee evaluation processes often disadvantage women, write Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi

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University of Huddersfield

See how the University of Huddersfield is integrating management & leadership into a traditionally technical discipline.

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Topic: Personal Development

“Good care starts with good leadership”

How becoming Chartered enhanced Afolabi Erinle CMgr MCMI’s professional recognition

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