Features and Longer Reads

Looking for a deeper dive into a particular subject? Check out our longer articles for a more extensive read.

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When you’ve got a bit more time on your hands, check out CMI’s features and longer reads.

Still full of practical advice and cutting edge insight, these pieces are a little more detailed and will allow you to immerse yourself in one particular topic or theme.

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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: 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: 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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CMI President’s Dinner: toasting trailblazers and transformation

This year’s CMI President’s Dinner was another celebration of “the very best of modern, inclusive and effective leadership”

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Topic: Personal Development

“Everybody has a degree of leadership in them”: the Chartered Fellow tasked with keeping our MPs safe

Head of the Members of Parliament Security Service, Jo Oakley CMgr FCMI leads a team whose job is to ensure the safety of MPs

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Topic: Personal Development

“You can achieve anything if you try hard enough”

Sandy Farar CMgr FCMI took great risks to build her career – but her hard work and resilience paid off

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Topic: Employment Landscape

How startups can scale and “change the world”

Ian Gray and John Bessant share why growth requires privateers, a multiplayer mindset and a Tupperware approach to networking

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Building NHS talent from the ground up

Level 3 BA apprenticeships are developing the next generation of NHS workers at Dudley NHS Foundation Trust.

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