Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Productivity

Is your team managing their time properly?

It’s a manager’s job to make sure time is spent well. Here’s six practical techniques to build a more productive time culture

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Social anxiety and how to manage it

For many, anxiety can have a distressing and debilitating impact. If you’re struggling, the experts at Kooth have some advice

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Topic: Personal Development

Drugs. Crime. Rehab. Management.

“There’s nothing I can do about the damage I caused in the past,” says entrepreneur Tobyn Brooks. “But I can share my story”

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Topic: Personal Development

How much should you share in your professional bio?

Leaders are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. So, how honest should you be when you share your backstory?

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Topic: Flexibility

Building Resilience in a Changing World

Join us for tips and techniques for building personal resilience in an ever-evolving world.

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Topic: Personal Development

In Conversation with Simon Cyhanko; his journey to CMgr of the year

A conversation around Simon’s career and journey to become CMI Chartered Manager of the Year 2021.

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Topic: Productivity

Skills, tools, mindset: cracking post-Covid collaboration

An expert group of CMI Companions discusses how managers and leaders can best facilitate collaboration in a new world of work

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Topic: Productivity

Time to jazz it up – literally: Six leadership lessons from jazz music

Collaboration and innovation are the beating heart of jazz music. Time to take some lessons from the likes of Louis Armstrong

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Topic: Governance

Management in a crisis: derisking supply chains

With supply chains across the world enduring shortages and delays, is your supply chain prepared for the unexpected?

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Topic: Personal Development

Are you a manager who spreads stress?

It’s easy to trigger the fight-or-flight stress reaction among your people. Here’s how you’re doing it – and how to stop

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Seven ways to support your staff during Ramadan

During Ramadan, Muslims across the world will be fasting throughout the month. How can you be a supportive manager?

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Topic: Personal Development

“First time management is like taking your driving test”

First-time manager Reece Leggett CMgr had to figure out a problem that was vexing even for experienced managers: the pandemic

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