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Topic: Personal Development

The mentoring methods you need to try

Chartered Managers share their experiences of the latest tools and techniques in mentoring

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Topic: Personal Development

How can mentors become more self-aware?

Understanding your own thoughts, emotions and behaviours can help create a more open and supportive mentoring relationship

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Topic: Personal Development

“It’s our responsibility to be a great influence and set the right conditions”

Matt Elliott CMgr CCMI hopes his diverse career experiences will continue to help him support CMI’s work

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Highlights – 22 October

Rejection therapy, the role of HR and the rise of politics in the workplace. Plus, do you know how to give feedback well?

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Topic: Consultancy

Collaborating without compromise on large projects

Major change programmes can be political, high pressure and unpredictable. Here’s how to collaborate successfully

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Topic: Productivity

What’s the hardest part of giving feedback?

Feedback helps your team grow, but giving it isn’t always easy. We asked our management community to offer their tips

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Topic: Neurodiversity

Learning to lead with ADHD

ADHD reshaped my approach to management, proving that neurodiversity can be a source of strength, focus and empathy

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Sustainable leadership: why every business must put the planet at the heart of strategy

Sustainability is no longer a compliance exercise but a core leadership imperative

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Topic: Personal Development

“A good leader doesn’t have to do everything themselves”

Joshua Bell left school to do an NHS apprenticeship and later pursued a CMI Level 7 qualification

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are changing – here’s how

We summarise five ways the apprenticeship landscape is evolving, as explained in a recent CMI web event

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Topic: Change Management

Accidental manager to Level 7: “My studies set me up for the rest of my life”

Richard Shand CMgr FCMI was an accidental manager. He shares why he chose formal accreditation and how it helped him thrive

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Topic: Economic Impact

The Emirati Edge: Forging a New Leadership Paradigm

A thought leadership paper from CMI in conjunction with the Oxford Centre for Impact Research

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