Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Consultancy

Flexible resourcing: how can management consultants adapt to a spike in demand?

Using flexible resourcing when your core team is maxed out is an opportunity to deepen relationships with trusted partners

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Topic: Personal Development

Six tips for managing in uncertain times, from Baroness Minouche Shafik

The new chair of the Victoria & Albert Museum shared her thoughts on navigating crises with CMI chief executive Ann Francke

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Topic: Employability

From football to fashion: “It proves you’ve got a blend of creativity and strategic awareness”

Adam Barthram shares how the CMI Dual Accredited BA (Hons) Fashion Management course helped him to merge his passions

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Topic: Personal Development

“A powerful precedent for leaders”: CMI’s 2024 Gold Medal Award winner

Dame Amanda Blanc has had an impact on her company, as well as the broader push towards net zero and gender equality…

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Topic: Personal Development

“I hope more employers recognise the benefit in formally training their managers”

Dr Jeremy Chambers CMgr FCMI channelled his experience and energy into a management training programme

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Topic: Personal Development

Understanding funding options for Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs)

What providers, employers, and professionals need to know

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Highlights – 28 May

Raise your glasses to our brilliant leaders – and three cheers for training

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Topic: Change Management

The Chartered Fellow helping Cumbria’s tourism and hospitality sectors manage an uncertain future

Sue Clarke CMgr FCMI, marketing manager at Cumbria Tourism, explains how her CMI training is helping her navigate change

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Topic: Communication

Sea change: one Chartered Manager’s journey through the Royal Navy and MOD

Stuart Linehan CMgr MCMI shares his work on “the brains behind the nation’s defences”

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Topic: Employment Landscape

The podcast highlighting the challenges facing SMEs

The Enterprise Research Centre’s podcast, Exploring Enterprise, offers a look at the latest insights around small businesses

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Topic: Personal Development

“I see so many fashion brands that are doing it wrong. I want to be one that does it right”

Student Emily Botha shares why her CMI accreditation will help her to change the fashion industry for the better

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Topic: Consultancy

Why getting ahead of the game pays dividends as a management consultant

Zarina Naqvi CMC ChMC FIC has spent her career transforming businesses, and always manages to stay ahead of the curve

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