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: 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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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

6 Steps to Managing Homesickness and Making Friends at University

Struggling to settle in at university? Taking time to adapt to new friends and surroundings?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

What makes an effective and successful leader?

From me-me-me to you-you-you: 10 reasons why the best leaders leave their egos at the office door

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Topic: Productivity

Five questions to ask yourself about effective hybrid working

Under-management. ‘In crowds’. Alienation. A group of UK business leaders explain how they’re managing some of the negatives

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Topic: Communication

When to be a manager vs when to be a leader: the manager’s guide to avoiding Armageddon

What’s the difference between management and leadership? Is your job to set rhythms or drive change?

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Topic: Communication

How to give feedback like a Strictly judge

Seven things that you can learn from TV’s professional feedback-givers – the Strictly Come Dancing judges

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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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