KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Long-Covid: Why we could all be better leaders after the crisis

With hindsight, being a manager was straightforward when we were together in workplaces..

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Should senior managers check in with people who aren’t their direct reports?

We’re encouraged to dial up our empathy and check in with employees but how do you do this without treading on managers toes?

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Topic: Flexibility

How to keep your focus on what’s important

To become high-performers we must create an environment where questions, truthful answers and new solutions become the norm

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Topic: Governance

There’s never been a better time to be a better leader

More free time gives us more time to develop our skills, at a time when our employers need brilliant managers

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Topic: Productivity

Maximising Customer Engagement

This lively discussion digital event, combines industry leading thinking with practical takeaways for your organisation.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Start, Stop, Continue: how to make your leaders more inclusive

When the organisation is for the people, the people will be for the organisation, says Reetu Kansal

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Time to lose the ‘paraphernalia’ of management

In the build-up to the release of CMI’s ‘Management Transformed’, I spoke with one of Britain’s top management commentators

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

Difficult conversations and self-development in the new lockdown

Many =will find their working and professional circumstances altered. Here’s how to turn obstacles into opportunities

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Topic: Crisis Management

How to find your Goldilocks zone (where the pressure is ‘juuust right’)

Right now life is stressful. Some pressure is motivating but too much damages our performance. Here’s how to find the balance

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Topic: Flexibility

Deep Dive: A Virtual Leadership Masterclass

Adopt these five proven traits to overcome remote working challenges!

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Here’s how to get to know your team better

Your team may be feeling low as lockdowns and social restrictions take force. It’s time for some serious team analysis

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Topic: Employment Landscape

The importance of self-awareness at work

Unpack how the unique aspects of your personality affect different types of people.

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