Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Personal Development

How to make an impact in your first 100 days in a new job

Tips, resources and checklists to help you create a good impression and build a strong reputation in your new management role

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Topic: Personal Development

Five great insights you might have missed from the latest Management Consulting Journal

Busy consultants don’t always have the time to read everything, so we distilled the key takeaways from the latest issue

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Topic: Crisis Management

When the going gets tough, the tough get creative

Finding effective solutions is a critical key skill – practical ways of approaching problems.

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Economic Briefing for Managers: Inflation

The UK has soaring inflation and anaemic growth rates. If left
unaddressed, the economic outlook looks grim.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

What managers think about emojis in the workplace

We asked you whether emojis are appropriate at work, and you said they’re fine – apart from in one context…

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Topic: Personal Development

Negotiation: 5 things managers can learn from hostage negotiators

A hostage negotiator explains which of her particular set of skills are most applicable to managers and leaders

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Topic: Personal Development

These habits will make you a more empathic leader

Empathic leadership is in high demand – instil these ways of working into your practice to better take on the challenge

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Topic: Personal Development

Survival skills for Accidental Project Managers

This project management expert from CMI Malaysia channels his inner Bear Grylls with his top three survival tips for PMs

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Topic: Personal Development

These are the most exciting ideas in leadership today: Part 4

Leadership success is about having, and embracing, different perspectives. Check out these from the 2022 CMI MBOTY longlist

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Topic: Workplace Culture

This hospitality company has halved its post-Covid vacancies – how?

To reduce staff turnover, this hospitality manager decided that sometimes you need to forgo the ‘sensible’ decision

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Topic: Workplace Culture

What real firefighting can teach you about crisis leadership

“Then they stopped calling for help.” This firefighter has some expert insight for managers on how to lead through a crisis

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Topic: Governance

Embedding Sustainability Principles into your Consultancy Practice

Learn about the concepts of sustainability and what they mean for your business.

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