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Topic: Personal Development

Leadership by example: discipline, purpose and legacy

Kamarul Hisham Baginda FCMI reflects on what true leadership means and how discipline and purpose create lasting impact

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Highlights – 8 April

Rights done wrong. Plus strong starts, lifelong ladders and the clear benefit of true transparency when starting new jobs

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Topic: Personal Development

What to do if you are starting a new job as a leader

A new book from Anne-Maartje Oud shares seven strategies to help you start off on the right foot at a new company

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Without apprenticeships, I would not be where I am today

Reacting to funding changes, Louise Graham CMgr FCMI FIC says apprenticeships are a lifelong ladder we can’t pull up

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Topic: Personal Development

How Chartered status changed these five managers’ careers

CMI accreditation can spark genuine transformation in people’s working lives. Chartered Managers have shared about the impact

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Topic: Personal Development

“I’m passionate about ensuring young people are properly supported”

Deborah Collier CMgr FCMI, Chartered Manager of the Week, shares how her curiosity has taken her career in many directions

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Topic: Gender

Women in leadership: a journey of resilience and purpose

How women’s leadership can shape institutions that are more inclusive, responsive and better equipped to serve communities

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Topic: Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship changes “threaten to pull up the ladder”

With the government announcing its plans to defund management apprenticeships, the CMI community has made its feelings clear

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Shifting the dial: gender, caregiving and why management systems must evolve

Workplace structures were not designed with caregiving in mind. The cost is lost talent, stalled careers and inequality

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Topic: Personal Development

How Mohammad Sammour is Raising the Bar for Pharmaceutical Excellence

Discover how Mohammad Sammour uses Chartered Manager status to drive pharmaceutical excellence across the GCC.

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Topic: Personal Development

From Project Controls to Strategic Governance

See how Niloy Dey validated 19 years of expertise and moved from project controls to strategic leadership with CMI.

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How Chui Jia Ying is Mastering Management in Healthcare

Learn how Chui Jia Ying used a CMI-accredited MBA to bridge the gap between clinical expertise and strategic leadership.

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