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Topic: Productivity

GDPR: Ten Easy Steps All Organisations Should Follow

Everything you need to know to prepare your business for changes to data protection law in the EU on May 25.

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Topic: Productivity

How To Grow Your Millennial Leaders

What incentives do millennial managers respond to most? What do they hate?

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Topic: Productivity

This is Why Incompetent Managers Are the Most Over-confident

The Dunning Kruger Effect Can Lead Even the Most Ineffectual Manager or Employee to Feel They’re Top of the Class.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Gender Inequality Q & A highlights

For International Women’s Day 2018, we hosted a Facebook Live event to discuss gender inequality in the workplace.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Tackling everyday discrimination: Call It Out, Challenge It, Change It

Discrimination and gender inequality were two key topics in CMI’s Facebook Live Q&A hosted on International Women’s Day

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Topic: Productivity

The Evolution of Change: Why Things Need to Be Done Differently

John Kotter revolutionised change management with his book Leading change, but is it time for a fresh outlook?

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Broken Windows

In Many Organisations Women Continue to Experience Everyday Sexism and Bias in Their Workplace.

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Topic: Productivity

The 18 New Voices Re Energising Management

These Are the 18 Writers, Thinkers and Leaders Whose Ideas Will Shape the Way We Lead Our Organisations.

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Topic: Productivity

12 Productivity Hacks All Managers Need

12 stress-tested work hacks to boost the output of you and your team

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Collaborating with men report

Collaborating With Men is Research Into the Behaviours and Perceptions of Men Regarding Women’s Workplace Experiences

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Topic: Personal Development

21st Century Leaders – Building Employability Through Higher Education

Supporting student employability is an urgent challenge for universities – and has national significance.

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

How I spoke to my boss about my mental health

How would you tell your manager about your mental health struggles? How would it affect your own management style if you did?

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