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Topic: Consultancy

How to win clients as an independent consultant

Two consultants give their top tips on securing new business

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Leadership Unveiled: The impact of toxic leadership on achieving results

Recognise the early signs of toxic leadership within organisational structures.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How should managers role-model inclusion in their workplaces?

Practical steps managers can take to build teams where every member feels valued and understood, according to three CMgrs

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Topic: Personal Development

How to win a CMI award (with 6 top tips from the judges)

With the deadline fast approaching for the CMI Awards 2024, now is the time to start filling out that entry form

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Highlights – 5 June

Management Publication of the Year launches – plus, there’s still time to nominate for (or enter) the CMI Awards

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Topic: Personal Development

When coaching (or being coached) don’t forget the ‘inner game’

What a 1970s book about tennis coaching can tell us about management today

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Topic: Personal Development

Reorganise your attention to boost your decision impact

Nuala Walsh shares why being “tuned in” leads to smarter decisions – and offers five ways to reorganise your attention

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Topic: Employee Engagement

What is an employee value proposition and why does it matter?

Top tip: there’s more to it than just ticking a box and moving on

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Topic: Communication

Enabling Open and Effective Communication for Managers & Teams

Explore ways to enable effective communication using the Belbin framework as a guide. Hosted by Kevin Morgan.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

“It’s about respect, dignity, empowerment” – Angela Rayner on Labour’s New Deal

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner shared details of the party’s “New Deal” at the CMI Women Conference

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Highlights – 22 May

In case you missed it: the CMI Women Conference 2024 on the BBC, plus the CMI Awards are open for nominations

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Topic: Workplace Culture

“The culture needs to change” – 6 things we learned at CMI Women

This year’s CMI Women Conference was full of actionable strategies for advancing inclusion. Here are just six key insights…

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