Resource: How to hit peak career Friday 20 November 2015 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email News by Professional Manager Magazine There's an intensive phase of every manager's career during which you should aim to maximise your personal and earnings potential. Fortunately, there's a tried-and-tested way to make sure you do. Until the early 1980s, there was an unspoken agreement between employer and employee that, as long as you kept your nose clean, you'd have a job for life and a decent final salary pension at the end of it, your reward for years of service. That comfortable era came to a violent end in 1984. The miners' strike called time on the UK coal industry (as well as many mining communities), and shattered the old contract. "The old societal bargains have skipped from memory," says Professor Huw Morris, director of skills, higher education and lifelong learning in the Welsh government Download the full story below. Download Like this article? Why not share it. Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Topic: Jude on finding the right learning style through a CMI apprenticeship An administrator who struggled with traditional classroom learning transformed his career with a CMI Level 3 apprenticeship Read article Case Study Topic: Employability Chartered Managers on the reputational boost of accreditation In 2025, many Chartered Managers told us about the growth in reputation they got with their Chartered status Read article Article Topic: From manager to leader: how professional accreditation transforms workplace impact Chartered Managers bring structured, strategic ways of working, with practices that lead to stronger and more resilient teams Read article Article Topic: Personal Development Rebekah turns self-doubt to impact in local government An early-career policy officer turned self-doubt into local government impact with fCMgr recognition and leadership learning Read article Case Study Resource The information on this page is designed to help you to develop ever more compelling business proposals and presentations. Take a look at our selection of tools which could help support you. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.