CMI In The News

Financial Times

Quit-Tok: why young workers are refusing to leave their job quietly

Ann Francke, chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute, says the videos can be a “wake-up call to leaders about potential management shortcomings”.

Financial Times

Keir Starmer seeks to reassure business over Labour’s worker rights pledges

While business lobby groups have expressed concerns about Labour’s workers’ rights proposals, recent polling of managers by the Chartered Management Institute showed 83 per cent said that improving worker’s rights could positively impact workplace productivity.

The Times

Is flexible working just a ‘woke’ trend?

Q: There’s a backlash in the United States about “woke gone mad” and I’m wondering, are they perhaps on to something? I’m thinking particularly about employees kicking off about going back to the office.

The Guardian

Four-day week made permanent for most UK firms in world’s biggest trial

Anthony Painter, director of policy at the Chartered Management Institute, said he was “following the four-day week trials with interest” since CMI research had shown that employees valued flexible working above all else, including pay rises

The Times

I’m surrounded by ‘yes men’ – what should I do?

What we’re talking about here is “groupthink”, and it’s dangerous. According to research by the Institute of Risk Management, groupthink is the biggest cause of corporate failure in the 21st century.

Financial Times

How to improve cyber resilience across your workforce

Cyber attacks are increasing both in number and complexity, yet many businesses are still failing to provide adequate cyber security training for their employees.

City AM

Why Gen Z is avoiding the corporate ladder and what ‘tough questions’ it poses for business

Generation Z is beginning to shrug off the corporate ladder climb, new research suggests, while some experts believe the UK entrepreneurial landscape – and the workplace – could be changing.

City AM

Small businesses expect positive year despite ‘incredibly challenging’ 2023

Small businesses are confident in reaching profit targets this year, new research shows, despite high interest rates and an “incredibly challenging” 2023. Recent CMI polls suggest 33 per cent of SMEs are looking to recruit over the next six months..

Bloomberg UK

More Young UK Bosses Want a Raise to Work From the Office

Managers under 35 are also the most likely to press for travel subsidies, free lunches and other perks, a new survey shows.

City AM

War for talent: How can small businesses stand out?

Small businesses are increasingly worried about winning the ‘war for talent’ against larger competitors, the latest data suggests.

The Daily Telegraph

Bad bosses blamed for dragging down economy

Bad middle managers are dragging down the economy, according to a string of blue-chip bosses and analysts, who say inept executives are at the heart of Britain’s productivity problem...

The Guardian

One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs

It emerged separately that nearly a third of male managers think companies are putting too much effort into achieving gender balance in the workplace. The figure, shared with the Guardian from a regular tracking survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), suggests workplace gender equality faces continuing headwinds.