Knowledge and Insights

Welcome to CMI’s knowledge and insights hub. Here you’ll find practical guidance and resources to help you with the challenges managers face on a daily basis.

The hub is also home to our cutting-edge research and policy work, keeping you at the forefront of the discussions happening in the management profession.

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Topic: Employability

How to Ace LinkedIn

Maximise the potential that LinkedIn offers to you and your business.

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Topic: Personal Development

Learner to Leader – Who are CMI?

Who are CMI, how can we help you to achieve, and what do you get with your CMI Membership as a learner?

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Topic: Productivity

‘We’ll meet again’ – how military leaders are preparing for the new normal

On VE day, three military leaders about the personal leadership strategies they’ll be applying in the months ahead

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Topic: Productivity

Is the medium-term plan dead?

Blog: Is the medium-term plan dead? Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Managers

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Topic: Employability

How universities and students can transform and thrive in covid-19

Blog: How universities and students can transform and thrive in covid-19 Written by Ann Francke Share Share to Twitter Share

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

How one ex-Googler coped with work-induced burnout

A moving personal story with lessons for anyone on the brink of wfh burnout.

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Topic: Productivity

What happens when a team member gets Covid-19?

If one of your team members gets Covid-19 or you get it the impact on workload, stress and employee health can be significant

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Whatever you do, don’t bottle it up

In this powerful insight, we discover how they are coping with the stress and mental health challenges.

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

What management skills are needed from teachers during the crisis?

Lynn Stephens from South Devon College tells us how she recognised the need to step up.

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Topic: Communication

Killer virtual presentation skills

This webinar focuses on virtual presentation skills including, how to capture and retain your remote audience’s attention.

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Topic: Personal Development

How I gained chartered status in the lockdown

Case Study: How I gained chartered status in the lockdown Written by Mark Rowland Share Share to Twitter Share to

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Topic: Personal Development

“You continually have to reinvent yourself”

Howard Tollit, a member of CMI’s recent cohort to achieve ChMC status, speaks to us about the award.

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