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Topic: Personal Development

“Everybody has a degree of leadership in them”: the Chartered Fellow tasked with keeping our MPs safe

Head of the Members of Parliament Security Service, Jo Oakley CMgr FCMI leads a team whose job is to ensure the safety of MPs

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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: Workplace Culture

Three reasons our relationship with work has become strained

Global trends point to an overworked, disengaged and apprehensive workforce, Tim Duggan

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Topic: Personal Development

“Having that formal recognition can change people’s perceptions”

Deon Pillay CMgr MCMI says that perspectives on leadership are evolving

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Topic: Personal Development

The value of emotional intelligence in business

How emotional competencies led to greater productivity, job satisfaction and worker retention

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Topic: Productivity

As a manager, what’s the best way to motivate a team?

The CMI community reacts to the question of how to motivate your team during challenging times

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Topic: Employment Landscape

Why managers need to understand systems thinking

For May Ho CMgr FCMI, a trip to Antarctica reinforced the stark need to “think beyond the organisation”

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Topic: Personal Development

“We must embrace change if we want to improve”

Markus Lung, Chartered Manager of the Week, demonstrates how clearly sharing your vision will get people on board with a plan

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Topic: Gender

Men as agents for change around gender equality

In an extract from Men Stepping Forward, Elisabeth Kelan sets out the change-maker framework

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Topic: Productivity

What harvesting honey and building effective teams have in common

To fully contribute to a team, each team member needs to feel ‘safe’ to do so without fear of retribution

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