Interview

At CMI, we’re hugely privileged to have contributed to many people’s management and leadership journeys. Take a look back at some of the people we’ve interviewed for some top tips and exclusive insight.

10 ways managers can make the world a fairer place

Some of CMI’s Leading Lights share their tips on how managers can make the workplace – and society – more equitable

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“Disability is a Cinderella – a poor relative of EDI”

Lord Shinkwin discusses living with a disability, and managers’ role in making work easier for disabled people

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What my work with the homeless taught me about management

Sammuel Yisrael channelled his own experiences with homelessness into an award-winning project – he shares what he learned

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Tips from the top: 3 traits you’ll need post-pandemic

Our Leading Lights share what they believe are the most valuable traits and skills for managing in a post-pandemic world

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“First time management is like taking your driving test”

First-time manager Reece Leggett CMgr had to figure out a problem that was vexing even for experienced managers: the pandemic

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What managers need to understand about being an LGBTQ+ leader

Over a third of people are hiding their gender or sexual identity at work. Understanding is the first step to progress

[Interview] [Personal Development]

How one Chartered Manager learned to stop self-sabotaging

Damian helps clients slay their inner self-sabotage “dragons”. He learned how through bitter personal experience

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Five tips for calling out bias

In the build-up to International Women’s Day, some of CMI’s Leading Lights give their advice on breaking the bias

[Interview] [Equality and Diversity]

“I’ve spent a lifetime figuring out how to be a good leader”

Robert Ordever, former HR leader at Harrods and Fulham FC, shares his career journey and his advice for managers

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How to be a pro-sustainability leader

Punit Jaipal Shah CMgr is an engineer, musician – and big believer in managers’ roles in combating climate change

[Interview] [Personal Development]

“Success is a marathon, not a sprint”

Entrepreneurial managing director Bobby Singh Braich shares the story of his journey to managing a successful franchise

[Interview] [Personal Development]

Four leaders, four visions of leadership

Candidates for CMI’s board of trustees share their thoughts on management & leadership and why they’re standing for election

[Interview] [Governance]