Case Studies
We’re really proud of all of the managers, employers and training providers who choose to work with CMI, so here we’ve arranged a selection of their success stories.

Jeff Bezos: stop aiming for work/life balance and do this instead
Just how do you achieve a work-life balance for yourself as well as your team?
Meet the apprentice: Oana Apostol
A talented linguist with a desire to make a difference, Oana Apostol is reaching new heights thanks to her apprenticeship.
How Goldman Sachs makes it’s leaders more productive than rivals
Graduate leaders from Goldman Sachs are 22 per cent more productive than their peers.
Insider Diary: how IBM trains its future leaders
This is what life is like for an IBM apprentice
Two in three millennials choose employers for their purpose
Purpose is the next business objective you need
The reality of a degree apprenticeship for a young professional working with IBM, Unilever and Tesco
This is what a degree apprenticeship actually takes – and what it can do for you as an employer, too
Google workshop that boosts confidence of your team
The Google digital garage ‘#IamRemarkable’ workshop is being used to boost the confidence of apprentices and future leaders.
Why Adobe killed off the annual performance review
Adobe was ahead of the curve when it swapped annual performance reviews for regular employee check-ups.
Four ways Amazon optimises meetings
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos shares the key to managing ultra-productive meetings that drive innovation and efficiency
Trends successful business leaders don’t follow
We take a look at why you need to ditch urgent emails, interviews and formal job roles
8 traits Google has identified as belonging to toxic bosses
Are you an effective team leader? Google study identifies core qualities that distinguish the good managers from the bad
Why Skyscanner turned teams into squads and tribes
Find out how one of the innovative companies featured in leadership and culture at work.