Chartered Management Institute recognised for its commitment to Board members

5 October 2007 – The Chartered Management Institute’s Secretariat team has received an award for the ‘Best Approach to the Induction of Board Members’ at The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) annual Company Secretary Awards.  The team was singled out for the prize because of processes used to induct Institute Board and Committee members including the launch of ‘The Guide’, a comprehensive resource pack for honorary officers outlining their role and responsibilities.  

Presented at a gala ceremony at the Langham Hotel, London, the ICSA’s ‘Best Approach to the Induction of Board Members’ award recognises programmes which offer exceptional levels of support to members when fulfilling their role.  The Institute’s induction system ensures that individuals are fully informed on the required level of commitment, competency and what duties they are expected to attend to throughout their time in service.

The Secretariat team also recently launched a resource pack for Honorary Officers.  ‘The Guide’, which provides comprehensive information on the roles and responsibilities of Board and Committee members.  This has been very well received and played a major part in the team nomination for the ICSA Award.    

“We are delighted to receive this award as recognition of our ongoing commitment to supporting the Institute’s Board members”, says Jo Causon, director of marketing and corporate affairs for the Chartered Management Institute.  “The processes that have been put in place by the Secretariat are part of an ongoing culture of quality improvement to ensure that Board and Committee members have the right level of information and guidance.”

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Further information:

Mike Petrook /Julia Brook, Institute Press Office

Tel: 020 7497 0496; outside office hours: 07931 302 877

Email:press.office@managers.org.uk

Website: www.managers.org.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

Representing 73,000 individual managers and 450 corporate members, the Chartered Management Institute is the only chartered professional body dedicated to management and leadership. The Institute supports individual members with practical guidance on the issues that affect managers in their day-to-day working lives and, as the guardians of national standards for management and leadership, it is also in a unique position to work with employers to identify and develop the necessary management and leadership skills that drive performance in the UK and internationally.  Through its research and policy programme, the Institute also analyses and shapes the issues that matter to employers and individuals, using its knowledge in open communications with key policy makers and government departments responsible for skills development.  The Chartered Management Institute came into being on 1 April 2002, as a result of the Institute of Management being granted a Royal Charter.