CMI's CEO, Ann Francke OBE

The new formula for corporate reputation

Yes, the pandemic and economic downturn have pushed many companies into survival mode, but by demonstrating that you operate to metrics beyond profit and loss, you can build a new, deeper relationship with your customers

15 September 2020

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Long Read: Rethinking boardrooms – the effects of Covid-19

Boards are changing. Their roles in the business are more reactive; their outlook shortened to surviving the pandemic. How can you find the right balance for the changing nature of expectations and relationships?

15 September 2020

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The surprising benefits of entirely remote organisations

With so much uncertainty ahead, is it time to become a FROG (a Fully Remote Organisation)? We ask leaders moving to a fully virtual model

15 September 2020

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How to keep your head during a crisis

In a recent CMI webinar, David McLaughlin outlined the essential steps you must take in order to effectively manage a crisis. Here are the highlights

15 September 2020

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"I can't do this anymore" – What happens when we burn out?

Classified as an ‘occupational phenomenon’ by the World Health Organization, we all need to be aware of burnout. But what actually happens to us when we experience it?

15 September 2020

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A wake-up call for the west – 13 ways we can reverse our decline

A powerful new book debates how the Coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses in western leadership and proposes some imaginative fixes

15 September 2020

Portrait of Magid Magid

“My energy is limited, and it’s always better to focus on the positive things”

Magid Magid, the youngest mayor of Sheffield, gives us an insight into how he built his resilience

08 September 2020

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How to fight inequality – and why that fight needs you

The paradox of inequality is that the more we recognise its existence, the less we seem to do to reduce it. Here’s how we can change that

08 September 2020

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How not to be a micro-manager

When managers create a ‘freedom framework’ for decision-making and empowerment, they enable their teams to be more autonomous. With that autonomy comes a leap in productivity

08 September 2020

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Rethinking boardrooms: how to build a next gen-board

When businesses review the way they organise and mobilise their boardrooms after this crisis, they may look to this example of a next-generation board for inspiration

08 September 2020