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Topic: Difficult Conversations

The Middle Manager Lifeline

The Middle Manager Lifeline

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Topic: Productivity

Performance Management After the Annual Appraisal

Three examples of next-gen performance management and whether there are better ways to get the most out of your people.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Women in management in Europe

This policy brief focuses on women who have overcome the barriers and advanced into management.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Unconscious bias an obstacle to womens promotion

In 2017, the UK government introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Importance of Mentoring Your People

What Can Employers Do Today to Develop the Leadership and Management Talent of Tomorrow?

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Topic: Personal Development

12 Steps to Being a Better Public Speaker

Public speaking is a task likely to figure prominently in a manager’s career.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Mind the gender pay gap

Men 40% more likely than women to be promoted in management roles

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Lack of Promotions for Women Fuelling the Gender Pay Gap

Men Are 40% More Likely Than Women to Be Promoted Into Management Roles, According to the Latest Research From Cmi.

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Topic: Productivity

Simple Business Lessons to Be Learnt From 4 British Companies

Sometimes simple is best, and these top tips will help drive your business on to greater success

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Topic: Productivity

Managing The 7 Deadly Sins In The Workplace

Managing a harmonious, fun, hardworking, inventive and productive team is the utopian dream for many a manager.

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Topic: Productivity

Your KPIs: Do You Know Them; Do You Track Them; Do You Care?

KPI’s are an important measure of business and organisational success, get them wrong and disaster could be round the corner

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Topic: Productivity

Conflict Management: Turn Problems Into Creative Sparks

Patrick Dunne, former Chair of CMI’s Board of Companions, shares his expertise on managing conflicts at work.

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