Features and Longer Reads

Looking for a deeper dive into a particular subject? Check out our longer articles for a more extensive read.

What you’ll find here

When you’ve got a bit more time on your hands, check out CMI’s features and longer reads.

Still full of practical advice and cutting edge insight, these pieces are a little more detailed and will allow you to immerse yourself in one particular topic or theme.

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Explore the knowledge and insights hub using the dropdown menus below to filter resources by content type, and/or the topic or theme.

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Topic: Personal Development

“You have to keep moving forward, learning and progressing”

An opportunity at her new employer encouraged Kate Campbell-Balcombe to improve her leadership knowledge. CMI was the answer

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Topic: Personal Development

Which is better: chasing the dream or achieving balance?

We asked the CMI community whether it’s best to pursue a dream job or to settle for something with greater flexibility

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Topic: Employment Landscape

“Volunteering will repay you a hundred times over”

Following another inspiring Volunteers’ Week, we speak to two of our dedicated CMI regional board members

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Topic: Personal Development

From freelance writer to digital marketing CEO: CMI helped me “learn on the fly”

Charlie Marchant ACMI fCMgr transformed the digital marketing agency where she freelanced: here’s how…

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Topic: Personal Development

“Management accreditation will just put me one step higher”

Since joining the BA (Hons) Fashion Management course at Nottingham Trent University, Jess Duguid has found her footing

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Topic: Personal Development

“Chartered status sets you apart from others”

Andrew Collins started out as a bricklayer. Now he helps young people lay the foundations for their own construction careers

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Topic: Employability

From football to fashion: “It proves you’ve got a blend of creativity and strategic awareness”

Adam Barthram shares how the CMI Dual Accredited BA (Hons) Fashion Management course helped him to merge his passions

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Topic: Personal Development

“A powerful precedent for leaders”: CMI’s 2024 Gold Medal Award winner

Dame Amanda Blanc has had an impact on her company, as well as the broader push towards net zero and gender equality…

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Topic: Personal Development

“I hope more employers recognise the benefit in formally training their managers”

Dr Jeremy Chambers CMgr FCMI channelled his experience and energy into a management training programme

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Topic: Change Management

The Chartered Fellow helping Cumbria’s tourism and hospitality sectors manage an uncertain future

Sue Clarke CMgr FCMI, marketing manager at Cumbria Tourism, explains how her CMI training is helping her navigate change

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Topic: Communication

Sea change: one Chartered Manager’s journey through the Royal Navy and MOD

Stuart Linehan CMgr MCMI shares his work on “the brains behind the nation’s defences”

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Topic: Personal Development

“I see so many fashion brands that are doing it wrong. I want to be one that does it right”

Student Emily Botha shares why her CMI accreditation will help her to change the fashion industry for the better

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