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Topic: Gender

Women in the pandemic – small gains but big gaps remain

This 2022 International Women’s Day discussion paper highlights the overall progress made in industry.

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

Five tips for calling out bias

In the build-up to International Women’s Day, some of CMI’s Leading Lights give their advice on breaking the bias

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

New Year New Me: Part 4

Explore theory and practises to help us shift our level of consciousness to cope better with work and life.

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Topic: Personal Development

Growth: Building a successful consultancy in the digital age

How can you successfully grow a consulting firm? How do you maximise the value of your consultancy for an exit or investment?

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

New Year New Me: Part 3

A session exploring consciousness, self-awareness, and deep listening.

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Topic: Personal Development

A mentoring mantra for managers

The VP of CMI Sri Lanka reflects on how mentoring has become more significant and what a successful mentorship looks like

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Topic: Mental Health and Wellbeing

One day at a time: Managing grief

No one is immune to grief. If you are struggling, this Kooth counsellor has some expert advice

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Topic: Governance

Three big change management wins from the Covid pandemic

Organisations across the globe have had to innovate to survive during the pandemic. For some, it has meant big changes

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Topic: Personal Development

Has video killed the printed CV?

Video CVs are a growing trend. But managers must be careful that they don’t reintroduce bias into the process

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Topic: Trust

“Those at the top must focus their energies on setting context”

With hybrid working here to stay, one of the UK’s most successful business leaders says that leadership itself must change

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Stay interviews: the answer to employee retention?

Employers are switching their focus from ‘why are you leaving?’ to ‘how can we improve things?’. How do you do it right?

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Workplace rivalries, and how to manage them

It’d be nice to think we’re moving into a more collaborative world, but just in case we’re not…

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