Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Personal Development

“Consultancy enables me to make positive and sustainable contributions”

Lewis Hodges ChMC shares how earning ChMC accreditation has helped him to build trust with clients and gain confidence

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Topic: Personal Development

Pride, commitment, dedication: what Chartered status means to you

During Chartered Week, a number of Chartered Managers shared their experiences of gaining their accreditation on LinkedIn

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Topic: Personal Development

Dispelled: four myths about degree apprenticeships in healthcare

Degree apprenticeships remain subject to some misconceptions, writes Steven Hurst

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Topic: Personal Development

How Newcastle College is plugging the management skills gap in engineering

David Harrison CMgr FCMI on ensuring graduates are prepared for the realities of modern engineering workplaces

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Topic: Personal Development

Dervan’s light-bulb moment: “I wanted to take my career to another level”

Dervan Alleyne explains how he used Chartered status as a springboard for progression

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Highlights – 12 March

EDI in the spotlight, plus Ann Francke OBE CMgr CCMI’s reaction to the Employment Rights Bill

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Topic: Gender

Men as agents for change around gender equality

In an extract from Men Stepping Forward, Elisabeth Kelan sets out the change-maker framework

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Topic: Personal Development

“CMI resources elevate you as someone who really knows their stuff”

Chris Clayton shares how his Chartered journey inspired him to swap his corporate job for a role at a smaller company

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Topic: Personal Development

How I pay it forward

How trained dental nurse Louisa Dallinger’s CMI training helps her to help others

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Why networking matters – and how to get it right

Networking serves as a powerful tool for innovation, problem-solving and long-term professional success

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Topic: Flexibility

Adaptive working: a modern approach to flexibility in the workplace

Adaptive working represents a fundamental shift in traditional work paradigms, focusing on flexibility, autonomy and results

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Topic: Productivity

What harvesting honey and building effective teams have in common

To fully contribute to a team, each team member needs to feel ‘safe’ to do so without fear of retribution

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