Flexible working

Flexible working makes good business sense. If implemented well, it can boost the attraction, retention, progression, and well-being of people.

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Flexible Working Guidance

As part of the Government's Flexible Working Taskforce, we’re joining Working Families to ask employers to use the Happy to Talk Flexible Working strapline and logo when recruiting.

Guide to Flexible Working

Champion Flexible Working

As a leader you should embrace Flexible Working - flexible working is good for people, for business, and for the economy. Even small degrees of flexibility increase your chances of attracting and retaining a diverse talent pool.

Resources and Articles

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Topic: Equality and Diversity

How can managers help remove barriers facing disabled employees?

We ask how managers can better support disabled employees at work (and what support managers themselves need)

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Topic: Workplace Culture

Is middle management just a “thankless slog”?

Data says young people see middle management as an overburdened and underpaid position – so what needs to change?

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Topic: Personal Development

“I felt I could never let myself do anything wrong, which isn’t healthy”

Tegan Ryan CMgr MCMI, our Chartered Manager of the Week, on learning to delegate and build a better work-life balance

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Topic: Productivity

Networked growth: how managers can help unlock the UK’s potential

At a CMI event, Andy Burnham broke down his vision for a prosperous future – and why collaboration is key

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Topic: Flexibility

Adaptive working: a modern approach to flexibility in the workplace

Adaptive working represents a fundamental shift in traditional work paradigms, focusing on flexibility, autonomy and results

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Topic: Personal Development

Seven ways to fight back against the diversity and inclusion backlash  

“We’re at a potentially dangerous inflection point” for EDI, says CMI President Fiona Dawson. Here’s what we can do about it…

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Topic: Personal Development

“I wanted to show that you don’t necessarily need a university degree”

Chartered Manager of the Week Thomas Wakefield CMgr MCMI achieved Chartered status aged just 23

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Topic: Personal Development

How well do you really understand your organisation’s culture?

Adrian Walcott CCMI left a long career in brand marketing to help companies connect with their culture

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Topic: Personal Development

Always think ‘we’ rather than ‘I’, says our Chartered Manager of the Week

How CMI helped Yong Kok Fei CMgr FCMI make the challenging transition to managing a remote team

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Topic: Personal Development

“It’s about fostering an environment that supports women”

Chartered Manager of the Week Emma Finney CMgr FCMI has climbed the career ladder while volunteering and raising a family

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Topic: Flexibility

Would a four-day week really work?

Managers give their take on how a four-day working week could affect both staff and employers

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Topic: Productivity

Managers’ top gripes with hybrid working – and how to fix them

Your burning hybrid questions answered

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