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Secure leadership for an insecure economy

More than six million people in the UK workforce are in insecure jobs, and this creates a whole set of management challenges

[Advice] [Employment Landscape]

The State of Leadership and Management in Education Report

CMI has partnered with the Social Market Foundation to examine the state of leadership & management in the education sector.

[Research] [Productivity]

Management Diagnostics: getting to the heart of organisational health

Valneva UK needed to inject their staff with an extra dose of purpose – the Management Diagnostic tool was the miracle cure

[Article] [Personal Development]

“I had to work three times harder”: The professional struggles of women in STEM

One in four STEM professionals are women – here’s why industry leadership needs more flexibility and visibility

[Article] [Gender]

Managing Insecurity Report – The Role of Good Management

Learn more about managers and insecure work in this research report into secure work.

[Research] [Workplace Culture]

How to support your staff with caring responsibilities

Three in five people in the UK will care for someone at some point in their lives. Here’s what managers need to consider

[Article] [Support and Wellbeing]

Better Management Report: Take Responsibility, Take Action

This report explores the impact of good management and consequences of bad management.

[Research] [Workplace Culture]

“Good managers make a lot happen out of a little”

How a lockdown diversion turned into a global social enterprise. The remarkable story of Alka Bohorun CMgr FCMI and BH40

[Interview] [Personal Development]

How to think like a data scientist

Managers can improve the way they handle and interpret data by learning the tricks of this very specialist trade

[Article] [Personal Development]

Data vs gut: the great decision making debate

As the world becomes more data-driven, should you be prioritising data over your gut when decision making?

[Article] [Personal Development]

CMI’s Next Top Models (for effective decisions)

Explore some of the key models, theories and techniques to make your decision making more effective

[Advice] [Personal Development]

The anatomy of a big decision

“It was the biggest decision of my life.” We dissect two managers’ most critical decisions

[Article] [Crisis Management]

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