Knowledge and Insights

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Highlights – 21 August

Electing to hone our skills – in health, happiness and harmonious leadership

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Topic: Personal Development

Happiness at work – why it matters and how managers play a vital role

Six lessons in building a happy workforce from the former CMI president and managing director of Waitrose

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Topic: Personal Development

Are you a recent graduate? Try these four things to get yourself workplace ready

Two Chartered Managers give their career advice to new entrants to the workforce

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Topic: Productivity

Active improvements: why exercising at work matters

Two Chartered Managers share their tips for getting teams moving – even when they’re working at home…

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Topic: Personal Development

Fill your boots: How to succeed at succession

Chartered Managers share their top succession planning strategies

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Topic: Productivity

Can (and should) we automate managers?

Human judgement, communication and collaboration are not at risk of being replaced

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Topic: Personal Development

“As a manager, I’ll never stop learning”

Chartered Manager of the Week Ram Sharan Thapa CMgr FCMI on fostering a culture of continuous development

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Topic: Personal Development

3 great reasons to choose a CMI Dual Accredited degree

From boosting self-belief to wowing recruiters, here are three ways CMI’s higher education courses can benefit students…

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Topic: Personal Development

Keanna’s winding route to entrepreneurship (via a Dual Accredited degree)

Keanna Lawrence has a CMI Dual Accredited degree and is running her own business – but her path wasn’t straightforward

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Topic: Personal Development

How Chartered status helped Gavin Hendrie transition out of the military

Overcoming self-doubt and gaining a confidence boost with Chartered status

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7 August – Highlights

Getting a handle on workplace change: preventing AI “gunking up the system”, managing hybrid holidays – and the rest

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Topic: Personal Development

“Being a Chartered Manager has really opened doors”

How becoming Chartered brought recognition of Dr Kanagasabai Narayanan’s achievements as leader

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