KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS

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Topic: Workplace Culture

What can managers do to tackle gender pay gaps?

Pay disparities remain a debilitating issue – a panel of experts at a recent CMI event shared how you can help close the gap

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Topic: Productivity

The human catalyst: leading Hong Kong’s workforce in the age of AI

Leaders must balance innovation with ethics, fostering human-centred skills that ensure technology serves society

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Highlights – 12 November

Who will keep Britain working? And how can we support them to do so?

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Topic: Productivity

Managers need to keep their eye on the ball, not the target

Relationship with people is fundamental – Vishwanath Alluri considers what can and cannot be taught about management

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Topic: Personal Development

Studying at Level 5 while running a driving school

From writing a book to teaching defensive driving, Tariq Musaji FCMI MIC takes us along the winding roads of his career

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

How to position EDI as business critical (and other insights from the Global Talent Conference)

How to reiterate the benefits of EDI, while still listening to critical voices was shared at the Global Talent Conference

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Topic: Personal Development

“You absorb best practice almost by osmosis – but qualifications bring kudos”

Joe Swindells shares his journey from trainer to head of L&D

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Topic: Personal Development

“I thought to myself: I’m completely blagging this”

Charlie Hopkin found himself taking on a director’s role without much experience. Through CMI, he learned to inspire people

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Topic: Personal Development

Five leadership lessons from a former Google president

Matt Brittin told a CMI audience about the most important job of a manager how to navigate the changing business landscape

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Topic: Productivity

Why skilled managers are key to the success of new employment rights

The UK government’s Employment Rights Bill introduces changes to the law surrounding unfair dismissal and probationary period

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Topic: Personal Development

“Working in higher education, Chartered status really comes into its own”

Lizzie Turner CMgr FCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, shares how she went from employing Chartered Managers to becoming one

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Topic: Personal Development

The mentoring methods you need to try

Chartered Managers share their experiences of the latest tools and techniques in mentoring

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