Knowledge and Insights

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Topic: Personal Development

Why praise feels so good

An 11-point Checklist to Discover Whether You’re Giving (and Receiving) enough appreciation

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Home Working Flexitime Job Sharing Which Works Best

Should you have fixed ‘office days’? How about sharing your job with someone else? Or flexible hours, even.

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Topic: Governance

The Three Stages of Crisis Management Post Crisis

Post crisis success is linked closely to how you handled the pre and during-crisis phases. it’s also about the next crisis.

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Topic: Governance

CV templates to make you stand out in a tough market

Many people will be looking for a work or career change. Did you know that CMI can help build CVs and format cover letters?

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Topic: Governance

What’s your best advice for delivering successful consulting projects?

Do You Want to Contribute to This Exciting New Book Project for the Icmci? Find Out How to Get in Involved Here!

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Topic: Employability

Strategic Initiatives and the Telework Revolution

This is a Brief Story Illustrating How Good Fortune Can Emerge From Unforeseen Eventualities.

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Topic: Governance

Return to work: Management challenge of our age

Employee engagement will be the key in the treacherous months ahead

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Opportunity Lockdown

The Covid 19 Crisis Will Trigger Countless Social and Economic Changes. Consumers Will Behave Differently After Lockdown.

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Topic: Productivity

Levelling up after Lockdown

We Can’t Allow Covid-19 to Accentuate Regional Economic Disparities. Insights From a Recent Cmi Expert Roundtable

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Topic: Difficult Conversations

The art of Negotiation

How to strike a balance between your needs and those of your stakeholders.

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Topic: Governance

How not to be an old school boss

be strong but not alpha. be aware of the shadow you cast. and never ever say don’t bring your problems to work

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

The idea of getting another job makes me feel a bit sick

Redundancy can be a traumatic experience here are some ways to manage the impact of redundancy on your mental health

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