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Topic: Personal Development

Could a coaching mindset help transform the ‘contract’ with employees?

Employees, especially younger ones, increasingly want their work to have value, meaning and purpose

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Are workcations the solution to burnout?

They can give employees much-needed space to think, but workcations come with a host of practical implications for managers

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Topic: Personal Development

You may not think you’re a role model, but you are…

Five managers share inspiring anecdotes about the power of role modelling

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Highlights – 16 October

Workers’ rights shake-up on the way – plus, management role models

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Topic: Personal Development

How to build a great mentoring relationship as a consultant

Setting clear objectives within a flexible structure (and making the time to talk) is part of the journey

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Topic: Flexibility

Would a four-day week really work?

Managers give their take on how a four-day working week could affect both staff and employers

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

Probation periods – they’re the real job interview

To make probation periods work, managers must have a clear plan, and offer real structure

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Topic: Personal Development

Is “thought leadership” just the same as good leadership?

Is “thought leadership” anything new? And could the term have unintended, negative connotations?

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Highlights – 2 October

Keeping eyes on the prize in the face of change; from leading multi-generational teams to the need for quality management

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Topic: Personal Development

CMI Awards: meet the International Student of the Year shortlist

This autumn, CMI will recognise one international student with its International Student of the Year 2024 award.

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Topic: Productivity

How should younger managers communicate with older employees?

From leaving your comfort zone to adapting your communication, here’s how to bridge communication gaps between generations

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Topic: Personal Development

Next-gen boards and side hustles: how multi-generational teams can “win together”

A new book explores the modern phenomenon of five separate generations working side-by-side in the workplace

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