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Topic: Employment Landscape

Squiggly careers and self-coaching: embracing nonlinear careers

So, we embraced remote working; we’re warming up to hybrid working; but what about squiggly working?

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Topic: Crisis Management

The next phase of the new normal: balancing FOMO and FOTO

HItachi’s Stephen Pierce shares the company’s approach to developing a hybrid working model in April. He explains the lessons

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Why flat structures destroy employee retention

Actually what you need is a ‘flat culture’. Here are four steps to help you get there.

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to get your people back to the workplace

Re-onboarding will be stressful. The trick will be to treat returners as new starters

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to reflect, reskill and rebuild post-Covid: the manager’s roadmap

So much has changed over the past year, and so much is yet to change. Here are the management and leadership skills you need

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Topic: Crisis Management

Aberthaw: a personal story of managing a large-scale redundancy

Julia Heslop tells us how she managed a large-scale redundancy programme with empathy and dignity

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

How to sharpen your mind and clear brain fog

‘Brain fog’ can hamper our ability to think, perform and communicate – here’s how to overcome it

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Topic: Governance

Do you know your duty of care responsibilities?

Managers have duty of care responsibilities to their team members. Here’s a helpful briefing from a CMI Fellow

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Technology tips to help your staff feel safe at work

Many employees are nervous about returning to the workplace, and tech has an important role to play in allaying fears

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

What coming out taught me about great leadership

Chartered Manager Michael Thirlaway learned early on that an open and personal approach to management led to inclusivity

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Topic: Crisis Management

Are you guided by the science?

Science has informed our response to the pandemic and now offers us a route out. Should you be a more scientific leader?

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Are digital tools the answer to employees’ mental health issues?

Nothing beats face-to-face conversations but, with careful management, digital wellbeing solutions can play a unique part

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