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Topic: Personal Development

“It’s never too late to shape your future”

Russell Roberts CMgr FCMI shares how a Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship helped him think more strategically

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Topic: Personal Development

How AIU Kuwait is Redefining Graduate Employability with CMI

Discover how American International University (AIU) Kuwait is redefining graduate employability.

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Topic: Consultancy

Transparency, value, talent and scale: changing priorities for management consultants

What forces are shaping the consulting profession? The latest issue of the Management Consulting Journal provides the answers

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Topic: Personal Development

Six leadership and career lessons from James Reed CBE

From hiring for potential to navigating the impact of AI on the job market, James Reed CBE shares career lessons

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Highlights – 25 March

NEETs in need, crisis management and tapping into your higher self

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Topic: Personal Development

Five practices to help prioritise and nurture your ‘self’

Personal performance coach Mikaela Jackson provides self-prioritisation techniques to help you realise your potential

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Topic: Personal Development

Leadership when failure is not an option

Master Mariner James Foong FCMI provides seven leadership lessons for navigating safety-critical environments

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Training Provider of the Year: who made the shortlist?

Celebrating training institutions that have a concrete impact on learners’ knowledge, experience, development and performance

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Topic: Personal Development

Pharmaceutical Leadership – Why Ibrahim Chose Chartered Manager

Discover how CMI Level 8 and Chartered Manager status helped Ibrahim transition from pharmacy to regional leadership.

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Topic: Personal Development

How Thiben Kerisnain is Building High-Performing Teams in Aerospace

See how Thiben Kerisnain CMgr MCMI lead global teams and bridge the gap between engineering and leadership.

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Topic: Personal Development

Curiosity, courage and the ADHD mind

Why we need to rethink leadership through a neurodivergent lens

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Topic: Personal Development

HE Partner of the Year 2025: who made the shortlist?

This award celebrates innovative institutions that are developing students’ skills and boosting their employability.

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