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CMI Awards of Excellence
The Chartered Manager of the Year Award celebrates those who embody CMI’s values and who help us to realise our vision of better led and managed organisations around the world.
Use the nomination guidance and criteria to help build your evidence for the submission. Fill in the form fields when you are ready to submit. If you need to gather more evidence, remember that you can save your progress in your web browser as you go by using the save buttons on the form*.
Deadline for submissions is Friday 10th October 2025.
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CMI membership number (Optional)
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Tell us a bit about your nominee; their role, responsibilities etc.
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the skills and behaviours outlined in the CMI Professional Standard
When did they become Chartered?
What was the trigger for them to undertake the Chartered process?
Please summarise the difference that becoming Chartered has made to them, and how they use the skills and behaviours to make a positive impact.
How do they maintain their personal and professional development?
We want to get a sense of their impact on their organisation. Please describe a project or initiative (or more than one) that they've been involved with in the past 12–24 months that has delivered outstanding results, had a positive impact on their organisation, and where they have put the principles that underpin Chartered Manager and the CMI Professional Standard into practice.
Candidates are encouraged to refer to the following sections of the CMI Professional Standard:
My impact on the organisation
Key projects/initiatives
Using good management principles
We want to get a sense of their impact on their team and colleagues. Please describe their management style and approach, how they engage and interact with their team, and how their approach has been influenced by the Chartered process. If possible, reference specific instances in the past 12–24 months when they've led with integrity, championed inclusivity and looked after wellbeing in the workplace.
My management style and approach
My management in practice
Leading with ethics and integrity, championing inclusivity, looking after wellbeing
We want to get a sense of their impact as a manager and leader. Please describe any specific ways in which they try to be a positive role model for people in their organisation and/or beyond. If possible, share testimonials or relevant links.
Living great management
Links and testimonials
By submitting this nomination you are confirming that, to the best of your knowledge, the following statements are correct:
I confirm that the nominee is a current CMI Chartered Manager as of 1st April 2025
I confirm that the nominee has given me permission to complete this nomination on their behalf
I confirm that the initiative/activity that is referred to in the submission is current and/or took place within the last 12 months from 1st May 2024 - 1st April 2025.
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