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Topic: Managing Failure

Jimmy Wales: “It is Important to Have a Culture That Accepts Reasonable Failure”

The Wikipedia founder created the world’s largest online encyclopaedia. He believes that we must redefine management

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Topic: Employability

5 Things Millennials Want From Their Employers

Here’s what you need to do to attract millenials to their business, and keep them there

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Topic: Project Management

Agile Management: Tips For Building A Brighter Future

How agile management can help managers to a more successful future: the latest in a series leading up to the MBOTY

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Topic: Employability

When mentoring goes wrong: Lessons for young managers

When mentoring goes wrong; lessons for young managers

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Topic: Productivity

How to influence others

Strong leaders can inspire and empower, find out how that can be you.

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Topic: Productivity

What Your Management Culture Says About the Financial Health of Your Organisation

CMI Research Provides New, Powerful Evidence of the Connection Between Poor Management and Poor Financial Performance

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Topic: Productivity

Nearly Half of Managers Failed to Receive Any Training in 2015

A lack of training means those in managerial positions are lacking key skills that could damage the future growth

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Topic: Productivity

Culture Club: How Managers Need To Lead From The Front

Insights spoke to work psychology group’s analise la-band to discuss how managers need to be role models for driving a better

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Topic: Productivity

When Change is Bad for You

Poorly managed change programmes are damaging managers’ morale and the performance of organisations across the UK: powerful n

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Topic: Productivity

How ‘socially Unskilled’ Managers Are Denting Productivity

Sir Professor Cary Cooper speaks on how businesses can boost the productivity of their staff through better wellbeing

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Topic: Productivity

Why employee empowerment is key

CMI spoke to Flamingo HR director Diane Foster to see how the consultancy is putting employee wellbeing and an inclusive work

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Topic: Productivity

Want your staff to be more productive? Make them smile

The latest CMI quality of working life research finds that the happier your staff, the more productive they’ll be.

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