Knowledge and Insights

Welcome to CMI’s knowledge and insights hub. Here you’ll find practical guidance and resources to help you with the challenges managers face on a daily basis.

The hub is also home to our cutting-edge research and policy work, keeping you at the forefront of the discussions happening in the management profession.

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Topic: Employability

Building Employability Skills

Only 22% of employers think that graduates entering the workplace are equipped with key employability skills.

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Topic: Personal Development

A vision for post-pandemic education and training

There’s big plans in Barnsley for delivering lifelong learning in the community and the skills that local organisations need

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Topic: Trust

Transforming Relationships

Exploring the wellbeing aspects of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected us as individuals, as well as teams.

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Topic: Governance

Shining a Light on Funding and Finance

Find out which pillars of an ecosystem matter most to entrepreneurs when it comes to growth of their companies.

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Topic: Personal Development

What does a good boss look like in 2021?

“A good boss is a good human being. Full stop,” explains McKinsey director and CMI Companion Tera Allas

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Topic: Communication

How to do watercooler communication in a hybrid world

Help your employees transition more smoothly into hybrid working with this expert advice from comms guru Advita Patel

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Topic: Workplace Culture

How to be creative in a pandemic

The secret, says this renowned creative agency leader, are “low-pressure moments” and bringing offline and online experiences

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Topic: Menopause

Menopause, and the workplace

How menopause friendly is your organisation? Understand what you can do to help and how.

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Topic: Personal Development

“Success is a marathon, not a sprint”

Entrepreneurial managing director Bobby Singh Braich shares the story of his journey to managing a successful franchise

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Topic: Personal Development

Seven steps to achieving tranquility amid turbulence

In a turbulent world, inner calm will keep you performing at your best. The VP of CMI Sri Lanka shares his recipe for success

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Sri Lanka: a leadership journey

Marking the silver jubilee of CMI Sri Lanka, we speak to its president about the impact CMI is making in the country

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Topic: Personal Development

Reignite your intrinsic motivation

Powerful insights to find your inner drive from a leading expert in intrinsic motivation. (None of them is about pay!)

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