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Topic: Communication

Hey team! Your awesome boss is in the chat

Translating your in-person communication skills to digital spaces doesn’t have to be hard

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Meet the CMI learners: Komathi S Nagendran

Meet the CMI Learner, Komathi S Nagendran

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Topic: Change Management

Becoming Net Positive: Ann Francke in Conversation with Paul Polman

The principles and practices needed to deliver change and transformation.

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Topic: Employability

Asia Pacific Deep Dive Into STEM

Asia Pacific Deep Dive Into STEM.

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Delivering Success for Wales

The economy in Wales depends on world class management and leadership

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Let’s Talk About Inclusion in the Workplace

Explore the importance of inclusion, in particular socio-economic diversity.

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Meta-skills are the future for Scotland

In this submission, we are urging the Scottish Government to make a strong case for management and leadership

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Topic: Flexibility

Agility in an Era of Uncertainty and Disruption

Find out how organisations and individuals can embrace agility to help them navigate these more uncertain times.

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Keeping harmony among virtual teams

Conflict resolution is a key leadership trait under the ChMC competency framework that is rising in significance.

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High-trust teams are high-performance teams

Comprehensive studies support anecdotal evidence on the link between trust – a key component of the ChMC framework

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Four questions to ask about your remote communication

Don’t let your organisation become a glorified TaskRabbit: look at how your digital communication reflects your culture

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Topic: Productivity

The 10 Cs of employee engagement in the Covid era

We need to update the way we think about employee engagement for the post-pandemic era. How is it different now?

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