Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Four ways to deal with a workplace bully

With social media, playground bullies moved seamlessly online; with lockdown, so did the office bullies

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Topic: Governance

These five behaviours make you a bad boss

This won’t be an easy read, but if you want to build trust with your team you need to put a stop to these bad practiices

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Managing up: a complete guide to managing your manager

These proven techniques can help you managing up to your boss is a dinosaur, micro-manager or even a bully

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How to manage Gen Z: born digital and fluent in technology

Have you thought about using SnapChat or TikTok for business purposes? Perhaps Gen-Z’s point of view could help…

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Topic: Productivity

Sustaining wellbeing & productivity

Watch this digital event as Claire Campbell & Dalton Leong discuss key areas around Wellbeing & productivity working remotely

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Topic: Gender

#ChooseToChallenge: Why, What and How?

Insights into the barriers to career progression for women and how you can #ChooseToChallenge.

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Topic: Personal Development

Higher Education during Uncertain Times

Join higher education leaders and policymakers as they discuss how to stay relevant and sustainable.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

“It’s hard to be what you can’t see”: Making female leaders more visible

Women leaders are hungry for inspiration and want to learn how to navigate the uneven professional playing field

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Topic: Crisis Management

We achieve more, when we Choose to Challenge

Create change and thrive during unprecedented times!

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Topic: Personal Development

International Women’s Day advice: How to own your career

We spoke to influential and inspirational women from the CMI community for their stories of building career success

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Topic: Gender

Women in leadership

Hear from modern business leaders and their professional experiences in today’s changing business landscape.

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Topic: Personal Development

‘Defeat that gremlin’: how to overcome self-doubt

It can be called self-doubt, imposter syndrome, even self-sabotage. We’ve all felt it some time but we can beat it

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